How to Find Speaking Gigs & Leads
post by Susan Levin, owner of Speaker Services
My clients always ask me how can I be pro active and find speaking gigs. There are bureaus, paid listing services (that’s us) www.speakerservices.com, there are directories that come out once a year, there are Business Journals with leads and then there are organizations that simply post a call for proposals on their website or blog site.
Here is how that works and I have included some leads for you too.
You can find many of these events in your specific arena by going to google or bing and here is what you do…
Search for call for speaker presentations or proposals (your industry) 2010 or 2011 and you will be really surprised as to how many conferences are looking for speakers.
May 4-7 2010, Chicago (Schaumburg Hotel) Deadline to submit speaking proposal: Nov. 14
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
Contact: 847-981-0100 or iest@iest.org
http://www.iest.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3340
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June 8 – 9, 2010, 2010 Annual Conference
Iowa Alliance in Home Care
The Meadows Events and Conference Center, Altoona, IA
http://www.iowahomecare.org/Events/2010AnnualConference/index.htm
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August 5-7, 2010 Omaha Nebraska – Deadline, December 18
National Association of Local Boards of Health
Journey to the Future: Facing Public Health Challenges Today for a Healthier Tomorrow
2nd Annual Health Care New Media Marketing Conference: Call for Speakers
http://www.nalboh.org/NALBOH_Conference.htm
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Oct. 24-27, 2010- MGMA 2010 Annual Conference
New Orleans
Reflect, Retool, Rebuild
MGMA’s Annual Conference is the premier professional development and networking conference for medical practice administrators. This event brings together thousands of attendees — including administrators from various specialties, physicians, medical vendors and high-profile keynote speakers. The MGMA 2010 Annual Conference will be held in the historic and culturally colorful city of New Orleans, a city famous for its rich, resilient and diverse heritage.
http://www.softconference.com/subs/MGMA/2010/cfa/
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SHRM 2010 Diversity Conference, October 10 – 12, 2010, deadline February 15, 2010
Society for Human Resources, New Orleans, Louisiana
You are invited to submit a response to this Call for Presentations to be considered in the speaker applicant pool for the SHRM 2010 Diversity Conference. Submissions for this conference are accepted October 1, 2009 through February 15, 2010. Decisions will be mailed to proposed speakers by April 30th, 2010.
http://shrmcfp.appspot.com/conference.html?conference=10DIV
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2 Responses to “How to Find Speaking Gigs & Leads”
Leslie Guria
October 29th, 2009
Do you have any connections to similar organisations that list events in the Uk?
Cath Daley
December 30th, 2009
I always tell my clients to take the time to network after they speak. If they’ve already “wow’d em” with their presentation, a little hand shaking and conversation after the event can lead to future gigs and clients. A referral is worth its weight in gold!