photo credit: Wesley Fryer So you’re booking speakers for your event and you find that your budget just won’t stretch as far as it used to. Maybe it’s because of cutbacks related to the economy. Maybe it’s because the speaker you want just had a #1 bestseller which caused a spike in demand and, as […]
The Speakers Group Helps Planners Enhance Meetings, Add Value with ROI Speakers Launch
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 22, 2009 — Responding to the unique pressures facing its clients and others in the meetings industry as a result of sensational media coverage, government regulations, and reduced budgets, The Speakers Group has launched a new initiative, ROI Speakers (http://www.ROIspeakers.com), to help planners add value to their meetings and events — and […]
How to Make Your Meeting Cancel-Proof
It seems that corporate and association meetings are being canceled right and left lately: the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority reported that 402 conventions and meetings scheduled to be held in the city were canceled from October to mid-March; Orlando has had 114 meetings canceled this year as of late March. That’s just two […]
Jason Jennings: Author of Hit the Ground Running, In-Demand Business Speaker
We had the privilege of sitting down for coffee with Jason Jennings today – the day his new book, Hit the Ground Running, landed on bookshelves. While Jason’s previous New York Times Bestsellers – Think Big, Act Small and Less Is More – have focused on top-performing companies, Hit the Ground Running looks at the […]
Judy Carter – An American (Comedian) in China
When corporate comedian Judy Carter was selected to be the closing keynoter for Hong Kong’s top business leaders, she realized she had a problem: “How would my American comedy translate to an Asian audience?” she wondered. The problem was magnified when, after giving the client an outline of her talk, they responded with a list […]
Top Motivational Speakers on Video
Evaluating motivational speakers for your next meeting or event? We’ve added preview videos of some of the top candidates to our web site – easy to view at your leisure, or easy to share with your planning committee members. You can check out our speaker video viewing room for the full library, or here is […]
