Bookends Matter Whether you inherently know it or not, a great keynote speaker starts with a bang and ends with an explosion. They grab the audience’s attention, reel them in with the message and give them something to truly gnaw on for the rest of the meeting or conference. But how do they do it? Time …
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Guest blog by Dede Mulligan Last Thursday, Americans all over the United States celebrated Thanksgiving with their families. On this day, for perhaps the whole day or for a fraction of a moment, they gave thanks for food, family and friends. Once the plates were loaded and stomachs filled, they went back to the football game or …
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Return on Investment or ROI – what does it really mean? According to Business Dictionary, Return on Investment is a measure of profitability that indicates whether or not a company is using its resources in an efficient manner. For example, if you hire a keynote speaker with an investment of $10,000 and if that speaker’s message motivated the sales …
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Who would have guessed that Halloween is the 2nd most celebrated holiday in the US, just behind Christmas? REALLY!? What possibly could have changed over the last 20 years to have it supersede even Thanksgiving and Easter? What once was only for kids – now gets us all wrapped up in parties, decoration, pumpkin carving, special food …
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All things being equal, most meeting planners desire to hire funny AND Inspirational speakers that connect with their attendees. If the presenter does well, they look like a rock star and if the person bombs, they look like an idiot. But the burning question is “How do you know if the person is both funny …
The feedback received from our attendees was fantastic. They could not stop talking about Jon, his message and the delivery. Jon’s enthusiasm and message were exactly what we were hoping to find in our keynote speaker.
Think you’re a public speaker, or would like to be a better one? Then check to see if you make any of these basic mistakes. Recently, I did a 6 Stupid Mistakes Even Great Speakers Can Make and received some fun emails from it, along with some questions. A LOT of which were about audio and sound, so …
Whether you desire a big-name celebrity or highly sought after industry expert, hiring an opening keynote speaker for your conference is a highly important part of an event budget. And if this is the first time using that speaker, there is a risk that they may not resonate with your attendees, which may cause your already tight budget …
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This is NOT political commentary. BUT, whether you are a Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal, or just don’t care about politics – you have to admit that Donald Trump has people talking. But The Donald as a motivational speaker?! Seriously!? Now I didn’t say he IS one, but he sure has traits of a …
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You have prepared and rehearsed the presentation. You ARE the subject matter expert and the meeting planner who hired you is very excited to have you on the itinerary. However, in a blink of the eye, you can blow it, by doing one or more of the six items listed below. Items you possibly never even BEGAN to think …