Often, as speakers, we get asked to host an event or facilitate a panel. This can be a great way to increase the impact or influence you have on the audience. It can also be an absolute nightmare if you don't do it right.
So how do you do it well in a way that positively impacts your brand, the event and the audience experience?
We are delighted to have one of Australia's most decorated event hosts joining us face to face to share the secrets of How To Master the Art of Panel Facilitator and Event Host.
Warwick Merry CSP, CVP has been hosting events since he was High School Captain back in 1985. From the likes of annual conferences, TEDxMelbourne to the opening of an envelope, he loves to stand front and centre and help delegates get more out of their event.
Join us on July 18th as he shares with us two sessions on the hosting and speaking business. This session is being bespoke crafted for us. This is not a "speaker" session. This is a workshop by a speaker - for speakers. So anything can and will happen!
During the first session he will cover:
- The three immutable rules of hosting
- Why the skills that make you a great speaker are the skills that will make you a poor host
- How you can use what is happening in the room to make the event more fun
- How to manage speakers going over time so they NEVER DO!
- How to facilitate a panel and make the panelists feel like a rock star
- How to bring your event to life all while trying to be forgettable
- How to decide if hosting is for you (and why it can damage your business if it's not)
- What you need to do if you want hosting to be part of your business
The second session will be more about what it takes to run a successful speaking business. It will be more discussion style than presentation and will cover:
- The business side of a speaking business
- How important is strategy
- Where do you get clients from
- How much should you charge
- How do you increase your price so your clients love you for it
- How do you manage the risks of a speaking business
- What does it mean to be a "Successful Speaker"
- How to manage Imposter Syndrome, FOMO and a massive ego
- Plus anything else you want to talk about
This entire session will have you revisiting your business, reconsidering your approach, and reinvigorating your spirit all while having a few laughs, a few "Aha moments" and a load of fun.
Can you afford NOT to be there?
Register today to experience one of Australia's best simply doing what he does.
Find out more about what Warwick has in store for the night by watching this short video:
About Warwick Merry CSP
Warwick Merry CSP CVP has been a PSA member since 1999. He has hosted events on five different continents (and Antarctica is not looking likely unless it is a black tie event for penguins) with a highlight being hosting a gala dinner on the Great Wall of China. One of the few PSA members who solely focuses on hosting events, he has become a highly regarded industry expert on hosting. A regular contributor to industry magazines and sought out for industry events, he constantly shares his ideas on how to be making events awesome. He is our past national president, past state president, past national treasurer, past board member, and past Nevin Award recipient. So his session is one you can't go past!
Program
5.00pm Dinner (at your own cost) at reserved PSA tables in The Kitchen on the ground floor
(Please note: dinner is not included in the registration fee, but tea and coffee are supplied)
6.00pm Registration opens - if you would like to be drinking something other than water for the event you are welcome to purchase it at one of the ground floor bars, including at The Kitchen when you dine, and taking it with you to the room.
6.25pm Online Mingling
6.30pm Meeting begins
9.00pm Meeting closes. Move to another area within KWSC for drinks and networking
PSA’s Values in Action Policy applies to this Event