Owners and managers of advertising and public relations agencies have asked, “Hey! We represent a lot of people! Do you have agency rates?”
Now we do! Want to know more? E-mail us at info@ineedaspeaker.com for details.
We’re so happy to be working with Rotary District 7410 (North East Pennsylvania) to increase visibility for the organization, assist with recruiting members, and help raise funds for polio eradication!
Does your group desire greater visibility and fund development for grants, training, scholarship, community outreach, or corporate social responsibility initiatives? Talk to us about a collaboration! Here’s how it works:
There is absolutely no risk! If no one from your group registers, promoting I Need A Speaker won’t cost you a penny. When speakers join using the specific code we provide, everyone benefits! Consider this: if 100 of your members/contacts joined, your organization would net $5,000. If 250 of your members/contacts joined, you would receive a check for $12,500!
E-mail us at info@ineedaspeaker.com for more details. Know someone who would be interested? Pass this along!
The team at I Need A Speaker is on a mission to connect speakers with audiences to share information and to amplify voices of marginalized groups.
We are proud to work with you to build a directory of credible, engaging speakers and assist event planners with developing events.
Currently, we have users in five countries, and we are excited by the potential to make a positive difference on a global level.
As we move into 2021, our most-requested topics were:
What topics would you like to present or hear about in 2021? E-mail us at info@ineedaspeaker.com to let us know, and we’ll include information about that topic in an upcoming newsletter.
Higher education faculty are tasked with documenting their teaching, scholarship, and service activities in an annual report.
If you’re in academia, you know that your faculty activity report is instrumental in determining rank and tenure decisions.
One way to enhance your activity report is to book yourself for more speaking events or assist in planning some.
Use our directory to promote yourself, increasing visibility for yourself and your college or university. Or use the I Need A Speaker directory to locate speakers on topics of interest to your audiences.
What do zombies have to do with public speaking?
A zombie is my nickname for a speech that is resurrected over and over again, without changes. Using a zombie speech is the easiest way to ensure a dull, generic presentation with dated material.
Fight the zombies and bring life into your presentation by reviewing, customizing, and updating each time you speak on that topic. If you don’t, your audience may soon resemble zombies themselves.
If you’re invited to be part of a panel discussion, take the time to coordinate with other speakers before the event.
Make a quick call or drop an e-mail to introduce yourself and share your talking points. By doing so, you can coordinate your message and avoid redundancy.
This one step will impress your event planner, who wants to deliver the best possible product, and it will create a better audience experience.
Good speakers will tell you that it’s important to know your audience. Great speakers will collect information prior to their speech, then use those details to shape their remarks.
How can you do that? Ask permission to reach out to a few audience members prior to the meeting, conference, or webinar. Prepare two or three questions that you can ask, collecting specific responses that are relevant to your subject matter.
Let me give you an example. Say you’ll be speaking to an audience about consumer behavior. Drop an e-mail to some attendees before you’ve finalized your remarks, and ask questions that can help you customize your presentation. You might want to ask about their most recent purchase or ask how they select from various brands.
When completing your remarks, include specific answers, which you can reference by saying things like, “One audience member reported that …” or “Based on what you’ve told me …”.
There are so many benefits to using this easy tactic. You’ll engage the audience immediately. You’ll delight the event planner for delivering such a customized, thoughtful presentation. And you’ll create a more memorable experience for everyone.
The team at I Need A Speaker wishes you and your families a wonderful holiday season. May you have a healthy, happy 2021!
We’ll be back after January 1 with ideas, tips, and resources to help make your new year successful.
I’ve participated in enough committee discussions to know that some organizations don’t have the funds to pay speaker fees. Today I’ll suggest that perhaps that fact doesn’t stop the process – with creativity, it can begin a conversation to negotiate terms.
Here are some ways speakers can be paid outside of the traditional transactional model of money for services:
A creative approach that results in a win-win situation will pay off for everyone!
Imagine if Lord of the Rings were titled People Looking for Something, or Star Wars were titled Conflicts Among People in Space. Not as exciting, huh?
The same is true of your presentation titles. Both conference planners and speakers want to attract an audience. In many cases, interest begins with the title.
Think about your own experience of browsing libraries and bookstores. Whether the books you’re browsing are print or electronic, it’s the title that usually grabs you first.
When writing presentation titles, consider what you can offer your audience to entertain (is the topic relevant?), motivate (will their lives be better?), educate (will they learn something beneficial?), or inspire (will they leave the presentation feeling excited?).
Here are two potential titles for the same presentation:
Content Creators and Use of Social Automation
How to Turn Your Followers Into Customers
Wow! Big difference!
Here’s another comparison:
Sales Training Techniques
The Sales Training Methods Your Competitors Fear
Make your title exciting and memorable. Use active words that will attract attention and demonstrate the benefits of attending the presentation.
When your title is as exciting as your content, you’ll find the audience you seek. Have fun writing!
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