Keynote Speaker Susan RoAne
Tips for Working with Speakers
The planner/speaker partnership is one that is special. Here are
some thoughts I have accumulated over these last 25 years:
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A professional speaker should have: Pre and post
surveys, questionnaire, room set up, speaker needs, a contract/letter
of agreement, handout (educational, NOT promotional). |
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Back of the room sales is your decision. There are many speakers
who do not do it and others who will gladly honor your wishes. |
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Local bookstores will come to conventions to sell books and
tapes and they will give multiple sales discounts. Ingram has
accounts with many companies and associations that have inhouse
book/resource centers. |
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NIGHTMARE Prevention: Many best-selling authors are wonderful
speakers...even more are not!!! That is why they write! Make sure
that the best-selling author can deliver a program and understands
the profession of running a business as a speaker. |
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Insist that a speaker arrive early
enough so that you are not given cause to worry. Relying on timely
plane arrivals is not a good idea. Are there any anymore??? |
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Aretha Franklin said or sang it best... it is always
about the
R E S P E C T which is mutual to make meeting a success. |
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