Without proper consideration for the audience, speeches delivered on topics within the financial industry can sometimes be met with bored faces and blank stares. When choosing a speaker for your organization, the most important question to ask yourself is, “What will my audience find most helpful and relevant to their role to provide a productive experience?” Here are four of our favorite speech topics that are not only innovative and timely, but also won’t put your audience to sleep.

Worldwide Speakers Group, in partnership with APCO Worldwide, hosted an Exclusive Breakfast on Monday, October 5, featuring WWSG Exclusive The Honorable Gary Locke, former U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and other global thinkers and thought leaders. The event featured a discussion between Ambassador Locke and business leaders on the importance of the U.S.-China commercial relationship. APCO’s Gadi Dechter moderated the discussion, with contributions from Don Bonker, APCO International Advisory Council member and former U.S. congressman, and James McGregor, chairman of APCO's Greater China offices.

Silicon Valley icon. Notable Philanthropist. Co-founder of Apple Computer. Muse for many disruptive technologies: iPod, iPhone, iPad. Co-inventor of the Apple I & II. He is “Woz.” Steve Wozniak.

You've done all the planning and preparation. The speakers are booked - and they're incredible. The event is sold out. Everyone is buzzing with anticipation...so what do you do to keep your attendees engaged?

Many Keynote speakers use technology as a means to engage their audience and vary the form depending on the event and type of presentation. Technology can vastly expand a speakers opportunities to directly and indirectly engage their audience.  Social media, customized conference media networks and innovative ways of sharing information make it fun and easy for speakers to connect in new ways. Here are 3 common technologies being used by some of the most sought after speakers to muster up engagement:

Something is always bound to go wrong at an event or a speaking engagement:  no matter how much double-checking and following up is done, or even how much attention is paid to the details.  Mistakes come in all sizes – and may be as small as leaving a plus-one off the RSVP list or as huge as sending a keynote speaker to the wrong venue. 

Social media remains on the rise and is now very popular in the professional workplace, making it a great asset. Twitter can be used as an online, collective, and interactive way of taking notes, not to mention that live-tweeting is a great way to get your audience involved with what is happening in the moment. Here are a few tips on how best to live-tweet a professional speaker event and some of its derived benefits.

Event planners want to find the best speaker for their upcoming event yet budgets are not unlimited.  WWSG also understands that it’s not always easy to find a great list of vetted $15K & Under speakers – which is exactly why we decided to showcase one below.  Click here for an EXPANDED list of speakers.

Planning a memorable and productive event that keeps an audience talking year-round can demand a lot of time, preparation, and attention-to-detail.  To accurately assess how well an event turned out, event planners must concern themselves with constructive ways to follow-up with their audience once the event is over..

What You Need to Know about Sanjay Gupta...

With his hand on the pulse of the U.S. healthcare system, millions of Americans and people worldwide rely on Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon, for breaking medical news and to provide answers to top health questions.