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How to Become a Conference Speaker

How to Become a Conference Speaker

John Bell, an award winning healthcare conference speaker, has produced this book to share his knowledge with a wider audience. Filled with top tips, it will help anyone who needs to speak powerfully and convincingly to industry audiences. Buy it online

Author John Bell, a top conference speaker himself, is also a professional trainer and is regularly asked by major companies to provide courses on the skills and techniques of conference speaking. John is a Master of Education and Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association, affiliated to the International Federation for Professional Speakers. Delegate evaluation scores, independently collated by International Conference Organisers TTA, have voted John Bell ‘Best UK Conference Speaker of the Year’ on four occasions.

John has produced this book to share his knowledge with a wider audience. Filled with top tips, it will help anyone who needs to speak powerfully and convincingly to industry audiences. Few people are natural conference quality speakers - but learn the rules covered in this book, practise them, and you too can become a confident public speaker. The positive impression an effective and efficient presentation has on an audience cannot be overstated.

The book is arranged in three distinct parts: understanding your material; the psychology of an audience; and self-awareness. By studying this book you will learn how to speak on your chosen topic with a new and convincing authority. You will learn how to: prepare a talk; the importance of speech objectives; the benefits of brainstorming; how to structure with notes; understanding your material and audience; how to introduce yourself and give an overview: what to do with awkward questions; how to keep to time; the best use of visual aids; how to dress appropriately; why seminar speakers should not read their presentations; the benefits of rehearsal; overcoming fear; audience involvement techniques and many other gems - too many to mention in this foreword - that will make you a superb, confident presenter.

Many potentially great conference speakers begin honing their skills by facilitating smaller, satellite groups at conventions. As this is a good place to start, John also gives you an overview of how to manage such groups.

You will find the information contained in the following pages to be of enormous value, whether you are new to presenting, or already a seasoned conference speaker.

This book may well prove to be one of the best investments you
have ever made.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction and forward
Understanding Your Material
First steps
Preparing the talk
Time to cull
Creating order
The beginning
The middle
The end
Visual aids
Clear text
Using notes
Psychology of the Audience
Forming, storming, norming, performing
Get off to a good start
Self-Awareness
Should I use humour?
How do I deal with nerves?
Are great speakers born or made?
How do I keep the audience’s attention?
Am I getting my message across?
How much should I move around?
Do I need to by new clothes?
What you must not wear
So what can I wear?
What should women speakers wear
Authority
How to deal with a question I can not answer?
Do I need a shovel?
How do I deal with difficult questions?
So, do I have to swagger?
What’s a nodder?
How do I remember my material?
Should I watch the clock?
How do I get bookings?
Can I specialise?
Who else can help me?
Do I need a written contract?
Is it a glamourous profession?
Should I join a professional association?
Conclusion
Sample contract
Useful contact details

How to Become a Conference Speaker