How to Make Conference Speakers Love You

By Deane Barker 2 min read
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This post offers practical tips for fostering positive relationships with conference speakers. The author emphasizes the importance of clear communication, providing support, respecting their time, and creating a welcoming atmosphere to enhance their experience and ensure a successful event.

I spoke today at the Social Intranet Summit in Vancouver, which was put on by the good folks at Thought Farmer. Great conference, all-around, but I was especially struck by how well it worked for conference speakers. I speak at 3-4 conferences a year, and there were just so many little things they did right which I don’t see often.

For example:

All of these things came together to make for a really great experience, from a speaker’s standpoint. My talk was demonstrably better because of it. And speakers like to give good talks, which means I really want to come back to SISV next year and talk again.

If you put on a conference, I hope you find this list as compelling to read as I felt compelled to write it.