September 09, 2019
by DR. MARK T. WADE
#056: 5 Steps To Winning The Speaker Recruitment Process
Description
Marissa Stone walks us through her 5 step process to vetting her speakers and turning them into long term collaborative partnerships. Plus how aligning a mission with your summit can ensure a positive outcome while making an impact in the world.
About Marissa Stone
Marissa Stone is the owner of the Systems Lounge and host of the Women’s Business Systems Summit.
Marissa is a Powerhouse Biz Growth Strategist and helps new and aspiring entrepreneurs fall in love with systems and technology through seminars, retreats, online courses, eBooks, webinars, one-on-one strategy sessions and group Masterminds.
Reach Out To Marissa Stone
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LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastone/
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Twitter
https://twitter.com/Marissa_stone?lang=en
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5 Step Recruitment Process
✔️ A robust application
✔️ Weeding out those applicants who do not fully complete the application
✔️ Ensuring that vetted speakers values and expertise align with your own
✔️ Speaker agreement and welcome letter
✔️ Scheduling tool and final questionnaire
How To Create A Nurturing Speakers' Community
➡️ Through a speakers-only Facebook group
➡️ Introducing speakers to other speakers
➡️ Recommending speaker opportunities
➡️ Maintaining engagement after summits
How To Say 'No' To Unqualified Speakers
➡️ Follow up email similar to welcome email
➡️ Explaining the reason for declining
➡️ Encouraging to re-apply at a later time
➡️ Why "no" means "no right now" and not "not forever"
➡️ When to follow up with speaker even if not qualified
Marissa's Advice (If You Are Thinking Of Doing A Summit)
👉 Give yourself the opportunity to see if it is for you
👉 Give yourself time and don't rush the planning process
👉 You will learn more about yourself and your strengths through the planning
👉 It is a great opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals
Bonus
👉 Marissa shares an example of a great collaboration experience
👉 How to ethically share your list with your speakers
👉 Why A-List speakers may not be the right fit for your audience
MY REQUEST
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- Second - share this podcast with anyone you know who has done, or wants to do a summit
That’s all I ask...
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
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👉 If you know someone I should interview please put me in touch with them.
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I want to end this episode by saying,
"I believe in YOU & YOU can do this."
Summits are by far one of the most powerful ways to quickly grow your list, launch your platform & make more money! (Even if you are just getting started).
Don’t get caught up in Analysis paralysis, because the world needs to hear your message & there are people who are waiting for you to help them.
So just get started. Imperfect action is always better than doing nothing!
Thank you and see you on the next episode!
Dr. Mark T Wade went from brick & mortar to multi-million dollar online business using a strategy called the "One-Day Summit".
Having created 6, 7 & Multi 7-figure businesses in the Brick & Mortar, Online (Education) Business, & Software As A Service space (Virtual Summits Software), Dr. Mark now helps entrepreneurs scale their online businesses with proven strategies such as the One-Day Summit Formula.
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