There are many benefits to hiring a keynote speaker for your next corporate event, chief among them their ability to inspire, motivate, and engage your audience. The long term results of having a keynote speaker at your event include increased profits, increased productivity, and increased morale within your company. As the benefits of hiring a keynote speaker become more well known, so too do the number of speakers who are available for hire. Here are a few tips on how to find a reputable corporate keynote speaker.
Think About Past Industry Events
Think about industry events you have attended in the past, particularly those with motivational or keynote speakers. Consider the ones that you have found to be particularly engaging, or whose messages stuck with you long after the event. The most inspiring and interesting speaker will be one that you remember, which gives you a great place to start when you begin your own hunt for your own keynote speaker.
Go Through Your Chamber of Commerce
Browse through your local chamber of commerce listings to see if there are any motivational or keynote speakers registered in your municipality. This is a great place to start because you can be sure that they know your area, and may even know your business. A reputable speaker will be a member of some type of professional organization, and contacting your Chamber can help you determine which organizations to look through, even if a speaker isn’t registered.
Check References
Once you have narrowed your list down to a few names, ask about their references. Call each one and ask whether or not they would have the individual back for a repeat presentation, if the circumstances ever arose. This can help you be sure that even if you hire somebody without a huge portfolio, you are getting a quality speaker, who has satisfied customers in the past.
