Why You Should Work With a Speakers Bureau - From a Speaker Himself, Nick Webb

When it comes to booking a speaker for an event, it seems like there is a swirl of information on the internet created to help you choose wisely, but oftentimes ends up making the decision even more difficult. With speaker reels on Youtube and thousands of websites for each individual keynote speaker, it’s easy to get lost and (worst case scenario) choose a keynote speaker who isn’t the best fit for your team, organization, or theme.

There’s a lot that goes into choosing the right keynote speaker, from audience size to forms of engagement to sub-themes of the event to audience demographics. As an event planner, the pressure to find the perfect fit can be overwhelming. We know this, that’s why we exist. But oftentimes it can be hard to see the potential benefits of a bureau until after things have gone wrong. So, we wanted to highlight some of the top reasons to work with a speaker bureau from a speaker himself.

Keynote Speaker Nick Webb is a world-renowned strategist, bestselling author, and futurist. He invented one of the first wearable technologies and one of the world’s smallest medical implants. He has been awarded over 40 Patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office for a wide range of cutting-edge technologies. Nick is also the founding CEO of LeaderLogic, LLC a Management Consulting Firm that helps organizations drive growth and profitability, as well as an Adjunct Professor and the Chief Innovation Officer of the Center for Health Innovation at Western University of Health Sciences.

As Nick emerged into the world of keynote speaking he started as a free agent, but quickly turned to a speaker bureau because of the ease and efficiency for both ends of the event—the meeting planner and the speaker. In a recent video he produced, he shares these three reasons for why he prefers to work with a speakers bureau.

More Bang For Your Buck

A common misconception in the world of event planning is that you will pay more if you hire a keynote speaker through a bureau. This is in no way true. You will always pay the exact same amount whether you work directly with a keynote speaker or find someone through a speakers bureau.

The real difference is you get more for your money’s worth when you work with a bureau. You spend the same amount, yet you receive industry expertise, objectivity and an introduction to speakers you may have never considered.

They Know the Perfect Fit

Speakers Bureaus have spent years working with keynote speakers, discovering new talent, and finding tried and true, dedicated experts across all industries. While your job is planning a stellar event, theirs is ensuring you have the perfect fit for this event.

You can find websites and demo reels galore online, but the truth of it is, you won’t know how well that keynote speaker performs until you see them at your event. Bureaus, on the other hand, base their reputations on knowing who can and will perform best for you.

Plus, they are helping you choose from a roster of thousands of speakers, with intimate knowledge of every last one of them. This means they can handpick the best fitting speaker for your specific event and tailor their recommendations to your every need.

You Don’t Sweat the Logistics

Just like how speakers bureaus know their talent, they also know how events play out. They’ve worked with thousands of event planners on countless events, meetings, and conferences. They are the experts at risk management, logistics, planning and replanning, and overall event success. They foresee any obstacles and challenges and guide the event planner to avoid and adjust.

While they help their meeting planner client with their end of planning, they also take care of the speaker’s logistics, giving you one less thing to worry about. Call Executive Speakers Bureau to get started today!