EVENT INDUSTRY

We re not gonna waste your time, here: no one needs to tell you how to Google how to find speakers for your event . And doing that will turn up all the basics: databases of speaking professionals (Gigmaster!), speakers associations, blah blah blah. But there are plenty of fascinating, confident, articlate people that don t speak for a living and are outside . Here a few unique ideas on how to find and connect with them.

Look up Inventors on Kickstarter

There are a lot of very interesting people in the world who are driven to create very interesting things. And interesting people know that they have a strong chance of funding their good ideas on Kickstarter. We re gonna go out on a limb here and say that every one of those people is a potential event speaker. Since Kickstarter is geared towards helping potential funders find projects that they re inspired to support, the site is segmented by categories dare we say topics? making it easy to narrow down a list of people who might add some spice to your event would, in fact, probably welcome the opportunity to promote whatever they re working on. Plus, many Kickstarter inventors and creatives make videos in which they explain their projects, so you can get a sense of how well they string a few words together.

Search for Speeches on Slideshare

If someone s got a speech on Slideshare, it means they ve already spoken in front of a group of people, and may be willing to do so again. It doesn t necessarily mean they re good at it, but the upshot here is that you can preview their speech before you even contact them, and get a pretty solid idea what the content would be like.

Hire a Consultant or Bureau

Companies like The Speaker Group specialize in having a wide body of speaker resources at their disposal, and they can help you nail someone down. Needless to say, this is a great option if you have a budget, need to find multiple speakers or don t have the time to suss out the right fit.