The Latest Tips On Event Planning & Trends In Keynote Speakers

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At 1:45pm on Friday 13^th, I was standing on the Castle lawns in the shade of a cedar tree watching some cars leave Highclere after a press event here. Luis and his banqueting teams were in waistcoats (of course), they had been practising heading a football whilst I was throwing it in, only slightly worried about the Library windows – see my previous blog for more photos! We then began to carry plates of food back from the picnic to the office as I can’t bear to waste food and the meats and salads were utterly delicious. Bella the Labrador was helping.

At the Worldwide Speakers Group, we value and appreciate all of partnerships in the global lecture industry. This especially extends to our trusted Speaker Series, who present communities and audiences across the country, with the chance to listen and learn from thought-leaders who have shaped the world.

One of our trusted partners, the Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California, has been continuing their tradition of excellence for over 22 years, by offering Southern Californians in Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Redondo Beach and Thousand Oaks the opportunity to witness and experience six exceptional speakers each year. Co-founder and President, Sue Swan, answers a few questions below about the trusted partnership between her Series and a leading global professional services firm like Worldwide Speakers Group.

With any event, a keynote speaker is posed to add unique value. In most cases, they are the main attraction of the morning or afternoon, and therefore, finding the right one is essential to a successful event. A great keynote speaker should affect the audience and inspire them with new ideas and creativity.

Bringing on a keynoter for an event will be at cost to the client, but the benefit of a great speaker will always outweigh it.

At WWSG, our thought leaders possess the characteristics of great speakers. Being prepared, engaging, and having the ability to impact an audience, are all qualities an exceptional speaker must have in order to make a true and lasting influence.

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My Uncle Ian enjoyed asking his younger brother when that wastrel Niall would leave college and get a real job. The implication was that, by becoming an academic, I had essentially failed to grow up. I sometimes think Uncle Ian was right.

One of the attractions of university life to me was precisely that academic jobs were not like real jobs. At Oxford, my tutors inhabited large studies with towering bookcases. They wore not suits but well-worn tweed jackets. During the vacations, they were free to do as they pleased, so long as they occasionally published books. I resolved to join these happy eggheads.

In those distant days of the 1980s, academic historians came in different flavors. There were fierce Marxists. There were brilliant liberals. There were acerbic Tories. On the whole, I found the Tory dons more fun. We Oxford Thatcherites were a minority, but we had our mentors, and they egged us on.

Fast forward more than 30 years and I find myself at Stanford. My don’s life has been not exactly as I had imagined it then, but near enough. Books? Fifteen at the last count. Scruffy jackets? A wardrobe full.

But there is one huge difference that has crept up on me almost imperceptibly. Today, unlike in the 1980s, there are scarcely any conservatives to be found among academic historians.

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Much of American history has been created by entrepreneurial pioneers who kept inventing things.

Eli Whitney created the mechanical cotton gin in 1793, which sparked a revolution in the ability to process cotton. His development of interchangeable parts for manufacturing revolutionized productivity in factories.

Robert Fulton launched the first commercially successful steamboat that brought passengers from New York City to Albany in 1807. Profitable, timely and efficient, it set a pattern for steamboats that revolutionized travel.

Cyrus McCormick patented the mechanical reaper in 1834 and created various innovative business practices that revolutionized agricultural productivity.

The Wright Brothers discovered how to fly in 1903.

Celebrity speakers are continuing to draw in audiences of the masses at events across the globe. With their international appeal and exciting presentations, more and more Clients are turning towards booking well-known speakers. With their motivational and inspirational presentations, they are a great choice for all types of events.

At Worldwide Speakers Group, we have the ability to help Clients contact and book the most well-suited speaker for their event, which includes their desired celebrity speaker. There are differences, however, when booking a celebrity speaker as compared to a professional speaker.

Meeting and event coordinators are vital players across every industry. They are expert planners and communicators, and ultimately responsible for creating experiences that bring every team’s vision to life.

One of WWSG’s experts, Carleigh Blewett, answered some questions about her past and present experiences as an Event Planner across different industries.

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E pluribus unum… 102 different origins… And, from that, a single nation!

The first multiethnic nation, in other words, that really works.

The first republic on the Rousseau model, where one fine day someone said, “Let’s make a Contract” and lo! the Contract was made.

Country of refuge.

Country of a promise.

A superfluous country for superfluous people.

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has come and gone and for that we are all very thankful. But the political overhang of the dinner is adding momentum to President Trump’s favorite theme, that the D.C. swamp can only be reformed if additional conservative voices are elected in November. A dinner is just an evening, but this dinner could actually help cement even more independent-minded Americans to the Trump cause.

To remind you, a so-called comic and her profanity-laced, vulgar monologue was the main “entertainment” at the dinner.

The heart of any business lies in marketing. The most successful companies, big or small, depend on effective marketing.

The term "marketing" covers a lot of different activities -- all associated with selling your company's products and services. This can be tricky for a lecture agency, like the Worldwide Speakers Group, where the products and services are people and their keynote speeches.

Rahna Faddoul, Manager of Marketing at WWSG, understands the importance of determining what the client needs and creating demand, the two things marketing should encompass.