My View From The Podium As a professional keynote speaker, I know that the obvious part of my job is, well, obvious: I get up on a stage, freshly showered and dressed–me, not the stage–and kick off an event by speaking. For a brief amount of time, usually about an hour. What happens onstage during […]
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Are you planning on hiring a keynote speaker for a corporate event, industrywide conference, or executive summit? I’ve scored you some helpful advice for you here, because I know that hiring someone to speak can be disorienting. It isn’t something most buyers do every day, as the process is for those of us who speak
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I’m a professional keynote speaker. (There, I said it.) I don’t tell everyone my line of work, but there are situations where it can come in handy. For instance, sitting next to an overly chatty seatmate on a plane, “I’m a professional keynote speaker” works almost as well as “I’m a recruiter for a cult” to
If you’re thinking of hiring keynote speakers or other professional speakers, if you’re selecting one right now, if you’re an event planner, if you’re preparing for an upcoming occasion and want to get the best results, even if you’re simply an audience member, I’m hoping to give you a little insight here from my perspective
As a professional keynote speaker, I certainly have my own opinions on professional speaking and event planning. I thought this might be a nice opportunity to summarize some of the advice of my recent keynote speaker-related articles in one column, and pair them with tips from another, and extremely expert, source. So: Half these tips
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