We reached out to dozens of conference producers with a brief questionnaire asking about their transitions over the past year. Here are the insights we found most interesting from their responses
In 2020, huge changes took place on a global scale. If you’re a thought leader and you’re hoping to earn a speaking opportunity at a major conference, it is critical to ensure that your discussion topic correlates to the macro trends being discussed at conferences.
My wife came to me needing help with a speech. We had 10 minutes to work on it. It turned out perfect. Here's how.
The shift to virtual conferences has made it easier for thought leaders to present. The hurdles of huge time commitments with cumbersome travel has been alleviated and the advent of more but shorter events has created a plethora of new opportunities to speak. Conference producers are now creating more conferences than ever. But, this doesn’t...
Virtual conferences have become the new norm. Even when we are able to attend conferences in-person we expect that a virtual component will still remain since there are so many benefits. Many seasoned presenters are quickly realizing that presenting at a virtual conference is very different than presenting in person to a live audience. We’ve...
Not too long ago conferences were an amazing way to meet, learn about, and enjoy virtually any topic. The pandemic has changed the conference universe radically, at least for the time being.
Maybe instead of “social distancing” we need to create a new, broader term like “physical distancing and social connection”.
As of early March, the rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide is wreaking havoc (having an even greater impact than first anticipated) on the conference world.
We’re evaluating at the most important conferences in the healthcare and pharma space and wanted to share the key issues being discussed by the industry’s top leaders.
The holy grail of marketing communications is finding the right mix of activities to convey the right message to the right audience all within a set budget.
As of February 21, increasing numbers of announcements are being made about how coronavirus is impacting major conferences worldwide. Most notable to date is the cancellation of Mobile World Congress.
When we think of building a brand, we immediately think of a corporate brand. But today, branding is becoming just as important on a personal level.
We’re continually amazed how often we hear from communications pros at major brands that they have no strategic plan for securing speaking engagements for their key executives at major conferences.
Presenting at a conference is a major undertaking, are the benefits really worth the effort?
Thought leadership. You see this term all the time, especially when considering speaking at conferences. But what exactly is thought leadership?
Here are 7 simple things you can do to build your executive speaking program into a highly impactful and successful part of your marketing and communications strategy.
There are many activities that can be done before, during and after a presentation to leverage each to the fullest and maximize its impact.
Here is S3’s process to evaluate any conference speaking opportunity.
The conference organizer can be your key to success, or the roadblock preventing you from confirming the speaking opportunity you want.