Search  Phone
  • Generic selectors
    Exact matches only
    Search in title
    Search in content
    Post Type Selectors

Author: Blog Admin

Chester Elton on Leadership

13 June 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: General

Chester Elton, co-author of New York Times best selling The Carrot Principle and The Orange Revolution, is a successful keynote speaker on motivation, management, teamwork and leadership. His work has been called a must read for modern managers, by Larry King of CNN. In this interview with Realizing Leadership Magazine, Chester brilliantly explains his latest keynote, All In, which…

Read More

Polly LaBarre and Gary Hamel on How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge

6 June 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: General

Polly LaBarre, co-author of Mavericks at Work and a founding writer of Fast Company magazine, has worked for nearly 20 years to change the way leaders and their organizations think about working and winning. She has teamed up with Gary Hamel, one of the world’s most sought-after management experts, and wrote…

Read More

Who is the most expensive speaker you have ever booked?

29 April 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Frequently Asked Questions, General

Well, if I told you his name, they would probably kill me, but it’s an interesting story. A few years ago a client came to us looking for some speaker ideas that would help their Leadership team take their company to the next level. As the discussion progressed and different…

Read More

What’s the funniest speaker story you have ever heard?

5 April 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Frequently Asked Questions, General

Several years ago a speaker we work with, let’s call him Gary, was on his way back from spring break with his family, arriving at his home airport at noon on a Tuesday. He knew he had his first post-holiday speech on Thursday, so he took out his Day-Timer to…

Read More

How Do We Limit Speaker Travel Costs?

26 March 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Frequently Asked Questions

Ask the agency if the speaker has a set travel allowance to cover air and ground travel to the event, and most speakers do. A travel allowance is a set amount that you pay to the speaker to book and pay for his/her own travel. Speakers like travel allowances because…

Read More

Should We Do Q&A with Our Speaker?

26 March 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Frequently Asked Questions

To make Q & A work, you need to manage it properly. The greatest challenge is stopping people who say they are going to ask a question but turn that question into a speech which frustrates the rest of the group. The most successful approaches are to either ask for…

Read More

How Long Is the Average Keynote Presentation?

26 March 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: General

Most speakers deliver presentations that are 60-90 minutes long and are fairly flexible if the agenda changes on the event day and they need to add or deduct 10-15 minutes to their speech. The most important point is that you continuously communicate how much time you have on the agenda…

Read More

What Kind of Speakers Do Salespeople Want to Hear From?

20 March 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Frequently Asked Questions, Sales

Our research shows that more than anything else salespeople in every industry want to learn new ideas and skills that help them sell more. They also like ideas on personal motivation and inspiration; however, ideas and tips on building client relationships, negotiating and opening new markets are what really gets…

Read More

What Makes a Great Closing Speaker?

20 March 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Frequently Asked Questions, Inspiration

After 2 or 3 days of content, you need to send people away with an emotional connection to what they have just experienced. All that data over the previous 2-3 days will be further diluted if you end with another data presentation. Instead, consider ending with a powerful story that…

Read More

What’s the Best Kind of Speaker to Open an Event?

20 March 2013
Blog Admin
Categories: Communication, Frequently Asked Questions

We have been helping clients find speakers for their events for 14 years, and without a doubt speakers that focus on some aspect of communications are a great choice to open an event. Conferences are really great pools of information and ideas circulating at a specific venue, but not all…

Read More