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How to Find a Speaker (For Your Next Event)

Master the Event

We all know when you find a speaker that is the right fit for your event or meeting makes for some really good news. That just right speaker can help to set the mood and tone for any event or meeting. Hiring a speaker is an important step when event and meeting planning. One that will motivate, inspire and empower the crowd.

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The definitive guide to event planning you’ve been looking for

Hubilo Blog

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. The right speakers can bring life to an event. It could be a motivational speaker or a subject matter expert. Get a video recording of speakers’ previous presentations and make sure they are apt for the event and good at content delivery.

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Building a Winning Corporate Events Program: 7 Critical Success Factors

Attendease

Moreover, having crystal clear goals and objectives means you have a definitive blueprint to revisit if disagreements or hurdles pop up during planning. Include logistical details, session descriptions, speaker bios, FAQs, and personalized calls-to-action to drive conversions. Pssst, event marketing software can help with this.)

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The Complete Event Organizer’s Checklist 

ePly

At its heart, the definition of an event plan couldn’t be simpler. The relative complexity of these plans is reflected in the many different definitions of event planning as a practice. This typically means developing a desirable lineup of performers, speakers, and/or presenters for your event. What Is an Event Plan?

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How to Pitch Your Favorite Speakers for your Next Event

Event Leadership Institute

So your client (or company) is in the middle of planning their signature event or company meeting, and they’re turning to you to come up with ideas on who the speaker should be that will inspire the crowd, while also not costing a fortune. Understand your speaker budget. Take them out to a speaker dinner?

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Technically Speaking: How to Talk AV

SmartMeetings

Often people think projectors, microphone, speakers and lighting, but there’s a lot more there,” Granek says. What are hidden costs planners should be aware of when negotiating audiovisual contracts? Should you ask how new the equipment is and negotiate on that? Most definitely. AV May Be Bigger Than You Think.

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Normal is Over(rated) – For Now

Velvet Chainsaw

It will also limit your ability to imagine things differently — the root cause of organizational failure cited by a thousand motivational speakers during “normal” times. Your value was never in the beauty of your exhibit hall layout or your ability to negotiate a good hotel rate. Lead with your value.

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