This year, Innovation Women members submitted more than 30 applications to the SXSW PanelPicker! PanelPicker applications are a rite of passage for speakers. The annual festival of festivals in Austin, Texas, has a unique system […]
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Articles by Ray Bernoff
7 Ways to Make an Impression at In-Person Events
Love it or hate it, networking is an important part of the writer life! In-person events provide access: a way to make writer friends, meet the conference organizers for future speaking opportunities, and connect with agents and publishers. However, with so […]
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The Perfect Speaker Match: Is Selecting the Right Speaker More About Fit Than Fame?
The perfect event speaker can energize a conference, ignite a sales retreat or turn a routine meeting into a moment people talk about for years. A misaligned speaker, however, can flatten the energy, confuse the […]
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Why speakers need a brand kit
Every professional speaker should have a brand kit. They define your brand identity and are essential for keeping your marketing efforts consistent, recognizable, and appealing to your audiences and the event managers who hire you. […]
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Forbes: Women’s History Month: Women Leaders On The Power Of Sharing Your Story
According to Bizzabo, two-thirds of all conference speakers are men. This leaves women out of important career and business opportunities, because speaking is a path to pay equity, equal funding for women-founded companies, and more […]
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