Comments on: What Should You Hire…a Presenter or a Speaker?

By: Emilie Barta

Emilie Barta — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:11 +0000

Thank you for that wonderful compliment, Tim! I would never be able to guess how much time individual presenters or speakers spend on preparation for their next booking. I know my prep time varies significantly depending on the client, the product, the event, the audience, the press, etc. And I have validation that my preparation was exactly the right amount when the audience mistakes me as a company employee. Because after all, my client is who I am representing and the only one that matters!

By: Tim Berkesch

Tim Berkesch — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:47:23 +0000

Emilie, I would wager that presenters like you also spend much more time preparing for your presentation on behalf of the client than most speakers spend preparing for their speech about themselves. That time you spend preparing is one of the reasons you do a better job than speakers usually do.

By: Emilie Barta

Emilie Barta — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:24:24 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Shayna. So many of us in the events industry have job descriptions that are not common, but we don’t mind, do we, because we love what we do and we love talking about it to anyone who will listen!!

By: Shayna Walker

Shayna Walker — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:18:08 +0000

That was a really interesting distinction – I hadn’t considered the difference before. They definitely need to add presenter to career day!

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