SPECIAL COVID 19 ANNOUNCEMENT During the Covid-19 crisis, your friends at The Speaker Exchange have been hard at work helping event planners and speakers adjust their plans. Virtual conferences and events can be a great alternative for some meetings. This article is great advice for your next webinar or online…
So you’re a speaker and you’ve been asked to moderate an upcoming event. You’re hesitant. You know your way around a stage and you’re confident speaking in front of an audience. But do you have what it takes to be a moderator? What does a moderator even do? To put…
By John O’Leary Reposted from http://johnolearyinspires.com/2020/03/a-lesson-from-jfk-and-1962/ With ever-expanding anxiety around coronavirus, it can feel as if the end is near, there is no reason for hope and we are all doomed. Just go home, wash your hands and wait for the end. And yet, it’s heartening to remember: This is far from the…
Post by Ashley Fox, Award-winning Sports Journalist and Analyst Before Wednesday, the last parade I actively watched was the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade through downtown Philly two years ago. I should have been there, either as a journalist or a spectator among the nearly two million fans who celebrated…
It’s a big year for the Kansas City Chiefs! Why not keep that in mind as you plan your next conference—a motivational speaker with winning Super Bowl affiliations can make a big impact at your event. Fifty-year comeback! As any NFL fan knows, this year’s Super Bowl matchup is going…
Are you planning a winter conference? How confident are you that you’ll get all your speakers there on time? Do you have a contingency plan for canceled flights and no-shows? Planning a winter conference takes a little bit extra. When bad weather hits, as it has the past several weeks,…
The landscape has changed for event planners, and it’s harder than it’s ever been to gain loyalty from attendees and participants. It used to be a signal of an event’s success if you achieved a certain target number of “butts-in-seats.” But that doesn’t cut it anymore. Our current, hyper-competitive atmosphere…
Hi there, Brittanny Kreutzer here! I was talking to one of my clients the other day, and he mentioned how much he values our relationship and why he will always use a speaker bureau. Being that I am usually the one expounding the value of a speaker bureau to our…
Who doesn’t love a surprise? Event planners, that’s who! The truth is when event planners think “surprises”, they’re remembering horror stories when missed details or unplanned mistakes have caused convention disasters. Planners make their money in precision; it’s their job to think of everything and plan every meeting down to…
Hiring a speaker for an event you’re planning can be tricky business... from searching for and finding the perfect speaker, to negotiating speaker fees along with all the other incidentals that go along with an event, it can be a head-spinning experience, especially if you’re a newbie. Speaker fees can…