The rules of business are being rewritten in code. In order to grow and future proof themselves, corporations have to keep up with the latest trends and technologies, collaborate with experts and consequentially expand their vision.
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In the same way; in order to bring the best out of your teams, to inspire and motivate them; it is a great idea to invest in their personal/ professional growth. A quick and efficient way to do this is by inviting experts and professional speakers to your events. Working with experts through keynotes, workshops or consultations you can tap into their expertise and bring your teams up-to speed with the leaders in their fields.
This is where we come in. With our carefully curated portfolio of speakers, all experts in their own chosen field, we are able to provide professional speakers for seminars, kick-offs and workshops. All tailor-made to suit your specific team’s needs and end vision. By working with Speaker Agency you can transform your year-end, quarterly and vision meetings, making them interesting, vision expanding and add great outcome driven value.
In these blog posts we will aim to talk about the specific advantages that working with a speaker bureau will bring you, your workforce and ultimately your company as a whole.
Key takeaways
Knowing something and putting that knowledge into use are two very different phenomena. For an idea to turn into action, often what is needed is a catalyst.
Take the idea of healthy diet for instance. How do we put the idea of healthy diet into action? Especially when we are faced with temptation? How do we align our attitudes with our actions? Listening to personal accounts, success and failure stories can be the catalyst for us to change our actions. It could be a dietician who explains the why’s and how’s of healthy living, giving examples from their practise. Or it may be someone whose weight related health issues have disappeared following adopting a healthy diet. Personal experience always speaks louder than formulas and bullet points.
Perspective. Motivation. Out of the box thinking. All necessary ingredients for innovation and success. Hearing about new trends, technologies and innovations first-hand will have a profoundly inspiring effect on your team. Investment in your team’s continued professional growth will motivate them, translating in higher productivity levels, and better outcomes for the company.
Motivation is key to success! Shareholder meetings, vision meetings, yearly and quarterly gatherings serve that very purpose: to create synergy and motivation. A motivational speaker will help make your event memorable, pass on their invaluable knowledge and experience, ultimately adding value to your organisation and your team.
Organising events is no mean feat! Choosing the right speaker and topics amongst many might appear confusing and time consuming. This is where we come in. Give us a brief and let us know your end target. We will be more than happy to provide you with the best speakers, create a specific programme to meet your needs and add maximum value to your organisation and event.
The practical difference shows up in who absorbs the work and the risk:
| Through a bureau | Booking direct | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding candidates | Shortlist matched to your brief and budget band | You research, approach and compare individually |
| Fee guidance | Band benchmarking against comparable events | You negotiate without market reference |
| Contracting | Terms, rights and cancellation handled in one agreement | Negotiated speaker by speaker |
| Briefing | Structured briefing call arranged and documented | Depends on the individual speaker |
| If the speaker withdraws | Replacement sourced from the same band | You restart the search |
| Expenses | Itemised before you commit | Often surfaces after booking |
Booking direct works well when you already know the speaker and the format is simple. It gets harder when the brief is open, the budget needs justifying internally, or the date is tight.
Fee bands and what sits inside them: our UK keynote fee guide. The factors that move a fee up or down: seven factors that set the fee.
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Our professional speakers are experts and opinion leaders in their specific fields. With tight schedules and demands on their time, they are often hard to reach. Working with a professional speaker agency bridges the gap between you and the speaker, allowing you to reach out to the right speakers with the right expertise quickly.
Organisational culture and team dynamics vary from company to company. We find this fascinating and working with you, we will endeavour to understand your company culture and pinpoint specific growth routes to be able to offer you the best speakers. Who in turn will help transform your teams’ vision.
Topics for an event are usually determined by the event’s concept, the organisational culture, or your teams’ requirements. Whether it is a workshop, seminar or a training session. Whether it’s business themed (digital transformation, fintech, AI, economy) or personal/ wellbeing themed (mindfulness, music, sports, comedy…) by working with our agency, you will receive a personalised service in procuring the best speakers for your event.
Whether you are organising a small local affair or a gigantic multinational gathering, Speaker Agency will help you access leading speakers, catalysts and change makers from across the globe.
We can provide tailor made solutions for your organisation’s specific needs. With our global portfolio of speakers, all recognised leaders in their fields, we are confident that we can provide the right speaker for your event.
Please get in touch and rest assured that we will do our very best to source the right expert to meet your teams’ needs.
Lead time shapes the shortlist more than it shapes the fee. The earlier you start, the wider the choice.
| Lead time | What to expect |
|---|---|
| 6–8 weeks | Optimum. Widest choice of speakers, and enough room for a proper briefing and preparation |
| 4–6 weeks | Workable for a domestic booking, though speaker diaries start to tighten |
| 2–4 weeks | Short notice. Still possible when the calendar allows, with a narrower shortlist |
If your date is fixed and close, tell us early. Availability is the constraint that cannot be negotiated. Send us the date and the brief.
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