8 Scary Reasons Jobsites Don’t Work As a keynote speaker and a consultant on hiring the best person, let me begin with a controversial statement: in my opinion most of the job search websites are not worth the digital keystrokes they are built on. When I as a change management speaker give a personal or in-person keynote address on hiring the best person, I am amazed, but not surprised...
Mike Hourigan: Your Next Keynote Speaker for New Orleans, LA Why Meeting Planners Choose New Orleans New Orleans is one of the Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States, and for good reason. With more than 22,000 sleeping rooms, a vibrant cultural, music and food scene, this easily walkable, exciting, diverse city also boasts some of the nation’s best convention centers. For example, The Ernest N. Morial...
Why should you choose Houston, TX to host your next sales meeting or keynote speaker event? As America's fourth-largest city, Houston manages to be a bustling metropolis that has a small-town feel to it even though it's home to an incredibly high concentration of Fortune 500 companies and over 90 languages are spoken in Houston. Houston is also an event planner's dream with four different convention centers to choose from...
Human Resources Keynote Speaker Human resources Keynote Speakers are expected to be experts on just about everything that keeps an organization's heartbeat in check. Finding the right people for the organization and making sure that quality talent and recruiters are on the same page on an ongoing basis is just the first part. Human Resources (HR) professionals are also tasked with resolving disputes, arranging training, the bureaucratic aspects of managing...
You're planning an event or meeting and need to hire a keynote speaker. You could potentially arrange that with just a few clicks but if you haven't worked with a professional keynote speaker before, communication skills training is key if you're going to email them. Here's what you need to include in your keynote speaker invitation email. The most important information you need to mention upfront is what type...
With a rich history that has attracted music lovers for decades, Nashville, TN has become an up and coming city for travel & tourism programs, events and of course you Nashville Keynote Speaker. As Tennessee's largest city and main metropolitan area, Nashville is a hospitable small city that has seen rapid growth since bouncing back from the 2008 recession. Being conveniently located between the Deep South and Midwest, Nashville...
Why hire a keynote speaker? Just ask your event planner: putting together that sales management training program, company-wide meeting, or conference is an exciting but also stressful endeavor. You may want your employees or leaders to show their accomplishments or give a speech, but a professional keynote speaker puts their unique fingerprint on your event while delivering the message you want to communicate. The term "keynote speaker" actually comes music. It's...
Common Mistakes in Hiring a Keynote Speaker
You need a great keynote speaker for your event and in all the hoopla leading up to it, you might be getting overwhelmed. As a result, you can end up making some mistakes when choosing a keynote speaker: this can cause your meeting to totally flat flat, or other aspects of your event can go wrong. Here are some common mistakes...