WBT Systems

MAY 16, 2022

Now that you’ve dealt with upheavals, pivots (argh!), and unending change, you’re in prime shape to reexamine your association’s sacred cows. You know the ones: “best” practices, traditions, and the way you’ve…

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 9, 2021

As a best-selling author and CEO, Sarah Sladek brings her expertise to 40+ events a year. She founded XYZ University, the nation’s first generational research and management consulting firm. Sarah is an advocate for younger generations and a futurist.

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YourMembership

MARCH 30, 2020

Here’s how to line up speakers that will deliver high-quality content and a great experience for your association’s learners. The speakers that present your material are critically important for delivering the kind of quality content that engages and delights your learners.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 16, 2021

Jeff Cobb helps individuals and organizations leverage the power of learning to navigate change, drive innovation, and shape a brighter future.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 6, 2020

A full commitment to diversity and inclusion means that an association’s educational programming—and the speakers providing it—reflect the learning community. Association resource materials for speakers traditionally include key dates and deadlines, room and AV logistics, and suggestions for slide and handout presentation.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 21, 2017

Journalist and association member, Luigi Benetton shares his best tips on how to land great speakers for any type of event.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 29, 2019

This month's update includes the announcement of the keynote speaker at PersoniFest, our annual user conference, a chance to win an award for your organization, and info on Integromat and our latest release.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 2, 2021

Michael Tatonetti is a Certified Association Executive and Certified Pricing Professional on a mission to advance associations in their pricing models for financial sustainability. If it has to do with pricing and value for associations, he has the specialized expertise to train your audience.

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Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2023

Consider looking to exhibitors and speakers. As part of that marketing strategy, organizations should also consider asking speakers and exhibitors to help. Bringing speakers and exhibitors into your campaign gives more content to the marketing,” said Emily Golding, group director and marketing strategist at mdg.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 3, 2020

Event hosts who treat speakers special, no matter whether they are paid or presenting for free, show speakers just how valuable they are. If you have been thinking about how to show gratitude to speakers, here are some ideas. What do speakers need to know? Thinking through the interactive exercises also adds some time.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 16, 2020

Keynote speakers and main-room experiences are pivotal for bringing the community together and sharing key messaging, but attendees expect—and deserve—transformational learning (change in ideas, attitudes and behaviors) from curated, relevant and problem-centric educational sessions. Speaker Continuous Improvement Plan.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 25, 2019

More often, I see female session speakers and all male keynoters. Is it tougher to find qualified female speakers? But thought leaders and organizations are making strides to ensure speaker line ups represent both genders. Make sure the speaker line ups are as equal as possible, and more women will likely sign on.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Event hosts tell me that their speaker’s presentations are falling flat, and speakers who have given their first online presentation feel their session could have gone better. Here is what your virtual speakers need to know: Not to Be Afraid. The last thing speakers want to create is a boring presentation.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 26, 2024

Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Jon Bassford, MBA, CAE, Founder and CEO of Lateral Solutions *All events are online at Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. Host: American Marketing Association Speaker: Tori Cipollone, Senior Platform Experience Manager, MNTN Tue 4/30 at 11 a.m. – More info/register. Mon 4/29 at 8 a.m. – 1 CAE credit.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

These are just a few of the fascinating questions we walked through with keynote speakers Jackie Huba and Kim Lear at Super Forum this week. Kim Lear, our second keynote speaker, shared that “generational hazing” is something that has been around for centuries. Are you a “One-Percenter” (aka SUPER fan) for anything?

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But whether that crowd leaves happy or not, well…a big part of that has to do with your event speakers. You have the power to make sure your speakers check all these boxes by proving them with the RIGHT materials before your event. You picked your speakers for a reason. Did they cover what attendees were hoping they would?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

At professional conferences, speakers are responsible for delivering informative and entertaining presentations. When retaining speakers to present at their conference or convention, meeting planners must tread very carefully,” says professional speaker Jeff Davidson on the Plan Your Meetings blog.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Become a speaker at our upcoming virtual conference. We are seeking speakers for the SURGE Co-Creation virtual conference on May 1st-3rd. In the call for speakers, each question you answer is putting you in the running to be a speaker in that session. Have questions? The deadline to submit is February 27th, 2019.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 11, 2020

A conference that typically draws over 20,000 in-person attendees a year just announced their keynote speakers. I could not help but notice that of the seven speakers listed, only one was a woman. Hopefully, virtual conferences will level the playing field for speakers. A prediction for virtual conferences in the future.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

Host: American Marketing Association Speakers: Sandy de Arango, Lead Solution Specialist, and Aurélien Caye, Solution Specialist Lead, Sprinklr Tue 4/16 at 12 p.m. Host: Sidecar Speaker: Thomas Altman, Co-Founder, Tasio Tue 4/16 at 12 p.m. More info/register. More info/register. More info/register. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

Host: Blue Sky eLearn Speakers: Ronnie Dudek, Director of Streaming & Production Services, and Jodi Ray, Client Success Manager, Blue Sky eLearn *All events are online at Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. . Host: UST Education Speaker: Dave Will, Co-Founder and CEO, PropFuel Tue 4/23 at 11 a.m. – CAE credit.

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Eplys

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Speakers are a BIG part of many events — especially conferences. That said, you want to leverage your speakers to the best of your ability in order to attract your audience and drive registration rates. To do that, it’s important to ask your speakers for a few key marketing materials. A pretty big responsibility.).

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Jamie Notter

APRIL 30, 2020

I’m just putting this out there to confirm that like every other speaker out there, I’m open to doing virtual offerings to help meet the professional development needs of either your members or your staff. I’m going to spare you the “new normal, uncharted territory, time to pivot” speech (I assume you’ve heard that enough).

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Associations Now

JANUARY 31, 2019

Preparing speakers for your association’s conference is a necessary step, but it can be one that’s overlooked. By telling your speakers about your attendees and the industry, you’re likely to have a more successful event. Match speakers with a mentor. Host a preconference webinar. Put tools at their fingertips.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 12, 2018

Here is how to get the most from your speaker investment while boosting both participant and speaker engagement at the same time! Lean on the opening speaker. The opening keynote speaker sets the tone for the rest of the conference. Repurpose speaker’s best content. They can encourage participation.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Meet the brains behind the design of the highly successful National Speakers Association’s INFLUENCE 2020 Virtual in August. The post [Webinar] INFLUENCE 2020, National Speakers Association Virtual Experience appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw. The importance of production values. REGISTER NOW.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Jon Bassford, MBA, CAE, Founder and CEO of Lateral Solutions *All events are online at Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. Host: American Marketing Association Speaker: Ayush Goyal, Associate Director, Product Management, Sprinklr Tue 4/9 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Mon 4/8 at 12 p.m.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 4, 2019

We refer to these conferences as meetings of speakers speaking to speakers. If your conference has the “speakers speaking to speakers” model, the primary avenue for growth has been to make room for more speaking slots or add to the poster-board footprint. The post Are Your Speakers Speaking to Speakers?

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Jamie Notter

APRIL 30, 2020

I’m just putting this out there to confirm that like every other speaker out there, I’m open to doing virtual offerings to help meet the professional development needs of either your members or your staff. I’m going to spare you the “new normal, uncharted territory, time to pivot” speech (I assume you’ve heard that enough).

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Association Success

MARCH 19, 2020

We’re opening the call for speakers today for our next edition, which will be June 9, 10 and 11. Because it is and always has been a virtual event, there’s no need to go anywhere, either for attendees or for speakers. Apply to be a speaker for SURGE Connect. The deadline for entry is March 30.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

Host: American Marketing Association Speaker: Buddy Waddington, Manager, Insights and AI, Sprinklr Tue 3/12 at 12 p.m. Host: UST Education Speaker: Sam Bush, Senior Partner Marketing Manager, FloQast Tue 3/12 at 1 p.m. Host: Grype Digital Speaker: Farhad Khan, CEO and member strategist, Grype Digital Wed 3/13 from 9 a.m.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hosts: Billhighway and Mariner Management Speaker: Sheri Singer, president, Singer Communications Tue 2/27 at 12 p.m. Host: PropFuel Speakers: Thomas Altman, Co-Founder, Tasio Robert Barnes, CEO, BettyBot Dave Will, CEO, PropFuel Tue 2/27 at 5:30 p.m. Host: HighRoad Solutions Speakers: Chandler Miller, Sr. 1 CAE credit.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Whether you are a presenter preparing for a conference or a meeting planner working with speakers, here are six things speakers need to know to design a more powerful learning experience. While more knowledge is definitely desirable, these six areas are the foundation for speaker success. What are their most pressing issues?

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

Host: Fridays@4 Speakers: Jennifer Baker, Anuja Miner, Jennifer Poff, LaToya Tapscott, and K. Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Guest: Hardy Smith, keynote speaker, trainer, consultant, author, Hardy Smith Consulting, LLC Tue 3/5 at 12 p.m. More info/register. Mon 3/4 at 8 a.m. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Timothy E. Host: UST Education Speaker: Erica Salm Rench, MBA, COO, Rasa.io Host: ASAE Young Professionals Community Speaker: Gabriella Lehimdjian Srour, Senior Communications Manager, ASIS International Wed 2/21 at 12:30 p.m. Fri 2/16 at 4 p.m. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Wed 2/21 from 9 a.m.

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Association Success

JULY 30, 2019

We have now opened our call for speakers , and you might not be too surprised at this point to hear that we’re doing things a little differently this time. If you decide to apply as a speaker, consider these prompts. By responding to the quote, you are putting yourself “in the running” to be a speaker in the corresponding session.

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