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Speaker Trends for This Year’s Business Events

MeetingsNet

The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process. For many events, speakers will be chosen based on outcomes and relevance versus celebrity alone.

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Inside WorldatWork’s Speaker Coaching Program

Convene by PCMA

Mesmer has added new voices to the list of speakers, including young professionals who are on the rise in the industry. It’s a sweeping transformation, and one that relied heavily on the association’s investment in something that often doesn’t get a lot of attention: speaker coaching.

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Public Speaking: Fear Not! Expert Tips on Message & Delivery

Motivation Excellence

Nancy Pender is no stranger to being in front of an audience. Words are important, but it’s how we deliver those words that has the most impact on an audience,” Pender says. Find the supportive faces in the audience and use them like they’re your partner. Psycom states glossophobia affects up to 75% of the population!

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5 Tips for Finishing Strong from Top Keynoters

Smart Meetings

To make the journey a little smoother, we asked some of the top-rated speakers from our Smart Meetings Experiences over the last year to share the one thing you should do right now to position yourself to thrive next year. Speaker, Drummer for P!NK, Keynote Speaker/Bestselling Author, “The Fine Art of Small Talk” (Hachette).

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How Toronto’s New IDEAS Guide Helps Organizers Make a Positive Impact

Convene by PCMA

That pre-event phase offers a window to help prospective attendees understand behavior guidelines. And that doesn’t necessarily mean flying speakers in. We can connect you with an expert or help research speakers.”

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Building Events That Reflect Genuine Human Interactions With Steve Gottlieb

Endless Events

As the industry pivoted to virtual events, virtual audience engagement became one of the most talked-about challenges. TVT was all about building passionate fan groups and creating premium experiences and evangelical audiences that would then spread the word.” Is it even possible? Having the person there is important.

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Everything you need to know about planning events with purpose

Endless Events

Why you need to track audience engagement with your event’s ‘why’. This simple question gives you the direction you need to make sure you’re not only meeting the needs of your client but that you’re also meeting the needs and expectations of your audience. This is why it’s just so important that you know your audience.

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