Speakers business breakfast. Which speakers will be in demand at conferences this year - five trends Russian speakers

Ninth ceremony of awarding the best speakers website , organized by the Prosperity Media group and the website portal, will take place January 25, 2019(location: Moscow, Hotel Metropol, Teatralny proezd, 2).

About the award

Around 90 of the best speakers will gather that evening to receive their awards.

Since the range of conferences held by the website portal is very wide - from budgeting and controlling to SSC, risk management, IFRS and taxes, the professional responsibilities of the award winners are quite diverse.

Awards will be given to financial directors, chief accountants, heads of IFRS departments, economic planning departments, tax departments, and heads of General Business Service Centers. What our winners have in common is that they are all top managers of leading Russian companies.

Laureates

Among the award winners will be representatives of well-known Russian and international companies and banks: Gazprom Neft, NLMK, Norilsk Nickel, Rostelecom, TELE2 Russia, MegaFon, M.Video-Eldorado, Moscow Exchange and many others. Also among the best speakers were representatives of relevant Russian ministries and departments.

MOTIVATION #2

We continue to explore motivation. So, we have already found out that motivation can be long-term and short-term.

Today we’ll talk about short-term motivation (see video by Anya Stogova on motivation in learning). How do you get your magic pendal, and who are the people handing them out? These are motivational speakers. The size of the “portion of motivation” depends on the way you interact with them - YouTube videos, articles, quotes, books, blogs, and of course, their seminars and personal consultations.

I was very interested to look at the biographies of the 10 best motivational speakers in the world. Their speeches are powerful and inspire tens of millions of people around the world to make changes, no matter what their situation in life. As it turned out, I didn’t know everyone*:

1. Eric Thomas.

"From Homeless to CEO." He was homeless at age 16, but was able to overcome his circumstances, get an education (it took 12 years), and began to inspire others to learn, change, and be determined. He has written books that now bring him millions in income, and is one of the most viewed speakers on YouTube. Helps disadvantaged youth.

2. Tony Robbins.

“Awaken the giant within you” (Personal growth, NLP). Left a failed, poor family at 17, was a promoter for Jim Rohn, then learned to do his own seminars. Now one of the most quoted and requested speakers in the world, one of the 100 most influential celebrities according to Forbes. Founded a non-profit foundation to help the homeless.

3.Les Brown.

"Follow your dreams". He grew up in a tough neighborhood in Miami, was adopted, and was recognized by his school as a developmentally delayed student. Now he is one of the 5 most outstanding speakers in the United States. He became a successful politician and received an Emmy Award for his outstanding achievements.

4. Jim Rohn.

"The art of achieving success." (Died 2009) Inspired a whole generation of psychologists. The idea: make yourself the kind of person who will be pursued by success. He spent 39 of his 70 years traveling and performing.

5. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

World famous bodybuilder, movie star, governor. Inspires fans with discipline and struggle for achievements. As a child, his father constantly beat him and forced him to work as a farm laborer, with barely enough money for food. From the age of 15, he began to fanatically lift and amazed everyone with his forms. After school, he fled to the army to “sleep and eat,” then moved overseas alone and began to conquer the world alone.

6. Zig Ziglar.

"See you at the top." The 12th child in the family, when Zig was little, his father died of a stroke, a few days later one of his sisters died, his mother had to carry the family alone. Inspired by his mother's grit, Zig dedicated himself to sales, eventually writing more than 25 books on sales and success, leadership, faith and personal development. And his I Can course is sold in more than 3,000 schools around the world.

7. Vine Dyer.

His books have sold 35 million copies. Renowned speaker on living a life of meaning and passion, personal and spiritual growth. One of Oprah Winfrey's favorite guests. He spent his childhood in orphanages and foster families, served in the navy, created himself independently, despite numerous obstacles, taught others to enjoy life and fill it with joy.

8. Robin Sharma.

“The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” (book sold 5 million copies), leadership and self-development. He left his career as a successful lawyer and, combining Eastern wisdom with discipline and European efficiency, became a successful writer and speaker. A decade of searching for truth through Eastern religions and philosophy passed.

9. Brian Tracy.

In the Top 10 most successful entrepreneurial trainers. Knows 6 foreign languages, founder of 3 huge companies, has written more than 40 books about success, effective habits and motivation. Coming from a poor family, there was no money for education, he went to work as a sailor and spent 8 years traveling around the world and strengthening his character.

10. Nick Vujicic.

Born with a rare disease, Tetra-Amelia syndrome, the absence of 4 limbs. Thanks to his outward inferiority, he was able to show true strength and fortitude, which inspires others to see solutions through the prism of even the deepest despair. Millionaire, traveler (performed in more than 40 countries), philanthropist, preacher, raises his own and adopted children, travels the world, starting his speeches with the phrase: “If you think that if you have problems, look at me.”

I noticed that all these people had one thing in common - the enormous difficulties that they overcame, many of them had difficult childhoods, despite or because of which they were able to become a source of inspiration for so many people.

Mar 13

Finding a good speaker for an event today is not so easy. The public's appetite is growing, which means that charisma, presentability, eloquence and the talent of a good storyteller alone are no longer enough. Conference participants are always expect something more from her than just a lecture. Today, the speaker must be both a talented speaker and showman.

In addition, so that the event participants do not die of boredom, it is important to remember three modern trends in this matter. Firstly, the speaker's speech should be technologically advanced(the use of modern technology should help the event), secondly, interactive(participants must be personally involved in what is happening). And finally, do not forget about such an important component of modern life as social media. The speaker and what he does should be represented in them.

If the applicant is not aware of these trends, it is worth considering how modern and interesting his presentation will be.

However, these three components are not enough to make an excellent impression on the conference participants and to ensure that the event itself is well remembered by them.

Here are ten more principles that are important to consider when choosing a speaker:

1. Competent activity on social networks

A person's presence on Facebook is not enough. A person who understands carefully monitors his accounts. They don't have to have tens of thousands of subscribers. It is important what content he puts there, who it is aimed at and who reads it.

2. The performance cannot be free.

Just think about what an event would be like if a person does not ask to be paid for his personal time and effort spent actually speaking, researching and preparing quality materials for an interesting and useful event. You can agree and not pay, but if he doesn’t ask for money, pay attention.

3. Presentations on Slideshare

If a person is supporting their presentation with a slide presentation, they must have an active Slideshare account. A good speaker, thinking about the people who came to his lecture, must, for their own convenience, post all the materials on an accessible resource.

4. Technical rider

The speaker must warn you in advance about the requirements that he places on the technical side of his speech. The responsible person will ask in detail whether the organizers have a projector and Wi-Fi in the hall, equipment for playing audio and video materials, microphones and devices for interactive voting of event participants. Beginning organizers will even be grateful to the meticulous speaker who taught them to be prepared and conduct the event efficiently at a technical level.

5. Thoughtful presentation slide design

If a speaker's presentation consists entirely of text on a white background (and God forbid, it uses Comic Sans and clipart from 1994), there is no place for such a speaker at a modern event. He must understand how important the visual component of his performance and its design are today. And in order to make sure that your speaker’s presentations meet modern requirements, see point 3. Always ask to send the presentation at least a couple of days before. Firstly, you will be able to “tweak” the presentation in time in terms of readability, and secondly, the speaker will not finish it at the last moment on his knees before his own speech.

6. Audience Feedback

Voting or polls should be a mandatory part of the event. Such an interactive experience will not only involve participants in the presentation, but will also help them better assimilate previously received information. This type of interaction with the audience should certainly be included in the program of a good speaker.

7. Interest in the audience at the event

You are definitely communicating with a professional if he is primarily interested in the public who will be attending the event. A good speaker will find out from the organizers who his target audience is, what they do, what age group they belong to, what kind of education people have and, most importantly, what they want from his speech.

8. Stimulation of horizontal interaction

We all know how hard it is to listen to one person for 45 minutes. Modern speakers solve this problem by involving listeners in a discussion of an issue among themselves. Such a horizontal interactive not only develops critical thinking among its participants, but also makes them feel involved in knowledge. Listeners will always appreciate it.

9. Use of mobile applications

The event must have its own mobile application. Moreover, the speaker must “shine up” in it and show his activity even before the start of the event. It's no secret that any application has a rating. Moreover, the rating becomes higher the longer the time users spend in it. This is why it is important for the speaker to interact with the event audience before the event itself. And the speaker himself must understand this.

10. Promotion of the event itself

Thanks to social networks, any event becomes an excellent opportunity for PR for the speaker himself. A good speaker will voluntarily provide blog posts and social networks with messages, photographs, videos, in general, any content that is in one way or another related to your event. After all, he understands perfectly well that he must not miss the opportunity to become the star of the event before, during and after the event.

But even if your speaker satisfies all the principles mentioned above, you should not write off the classic set of qualities of a good speaker: charisma, presentability and eloquence. Only in combination you will get not only an excellent speaker, but also an excellent event that everyone will remember.

An important topic is the marketing and “selling” component of the speech. But that's a completely different story.

Finding a good speaker for an event today is not so easy. The public's appetite is growing, which means that charisma, presentability, eloquence and the talent of a good storyteller alone are no longer enough. Conference participants always expect something more from it than just a lecture. Today, the speaker must be both a talented speaker and a kind of showman.

In addition, so that the event participants do not die of boredom, it is important to remember three modern trends in this matter. Firstly, the speaker’s presentation must be technological (the use of modern technology should help conduct the event), and secondly, interactive (participants must be personally involved in what is happening). And finally, do not forget about such an important component of modern life as social networks. The speaker and what he does should be represented in them. If the applicant is not aware of these trends, it is worth considering how modern and interesting his presentation will be.

However, these three components are not enough to make an excellent impression on the conference participants and to ensure that the event itself is well remembered by them. Here are ten more principles that are important to consider when choosing a speaker:

Smart activity on social networks

A person's presence on Facebook is not enough. A person who understands the power of social networks carefully monitors his accounts. They don’t necessarily have to have millions of subscribers, which can easily be achieved through bots. It is important what content he puts there, who it is aimed at and who reads it.

The performance cannot be free

Just think about what an event would be like if a person does not ask to be paid for his personal time and effort spent actually speaking, researching and preparing quality materials for an interesting and useful event.

Presentations on Slideshare

If a person is supporting their presentation with a slide presentation, they must have an active Slideshare account. A good speaker, thinking about the people who came to his lecture, must, for their own convenience, post all the materials on an accessible resource.

Technical rider

The speaker must warn you in advance about the requirements that he places on the technical side of his speech. A responsible person will ask in detail whether the organizers have a projector and Wi-Fi in the hall, equipment for playing audio and video materials, microphones and devices for interactive voting of event participants.

Thoughtful presentation slide design

If a speaker's presentation consists entirely of text on a white background (and God forbid, it uses Comic Sans and clipart from 1994), there is no place for such a speaker at a modern event. He must understand how important the visual component of his performance and its design are today. And in order to make sure that your speaker’s presentations meet modern requirements, see point 3.

Event staff. Reliable, high quality, efficient

Audience Feedback

Voting or polls should be a mandatory part of the event. Such an interactive experience will not only involve participants in the presentation, but will also help them better assimilate previously received information. This type of interaction with the audience should certainly be included in the program of a good speaker.

Interest in the audience at the event

You are definitely communicating with a professional if he is primarily interested in the public who will be attending the event. A good speaker will find out from the organizers who his target audience is, what they do, what age group they belong to, what kind of education people have and, most importantly, what they want from his speech.

Stimulation of horizontal interaction

We all know how hard it is to listen to one person for 45 minutes. Modern speakers solve this problem by involving listeners in a discussion of an issue among themselves. Such a horizontal interactive not only develops critical thinking among its participants, but also makes them feel involved in knowledge. Listeners will always appreciate it.