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$ ≠ A successful speaking engagement

By on November 21, 2013 in Communication Skills, Events, Presentation Delivery, Presentations

A good friend of mine recently posted this blog post written by someone who refused a TEDx speaking engagement because it wasn’t paid.  You can check it out here.  The gist of what this fellow says though is this: TED costs $6,000 for a week; therefore, speakers should get paid TED is a non-profit, but […]

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Event planning check list: Tech Needs

By on October 2, 2013 in Events, Planning, Presentations

I’ve worked a couple of events recently and have seen a few event organizers have mini meltdown over tech needs.  In many cases it’s because it was their first time in a space and they just didn’t know what to ask.  Some of their melt downs spread to their entire tech crews.  To help you […]

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