PSA NSW Event - How to Guarantee Commercial Speaking Success in 2023 & Beyond with Marty Wilson CSP and Michael Arnot

  • 17 Aug 2023
  • 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Holiday Inn Potts Point, 203 Victoria Street, Potts Point
  • 0

Registration

  • Register by 12 August
  • Register by 12 August


Presentation 1:

The Golden Rules of a Commercially Successful Speaker Business

Speaker Success Principals from a Global Speaker and an International Speaker Agent

In one hour we show you how exactly what large events want from Keynote Speakers right now.

In Our Session We:

- Give you exclusive behind-the-scenes industry tips from a global keynote agency on what clients are buying now and into 2024.

- Teach you how to evolve your marketing, one sheet and website so it's ready for what buyers in the events industry REALLY want now.

- Pull back the curtain and explain WHO buys keynotes, WHY they buy them, and HOW you can position yourself as THE premium offering in your niche.

BONUS -Ask Me Anything: Bring ANY curly question you want answered by a Global Speaker Agent, and Michael Arnot, Principal at Encore Speakers promises he won’t hold back.

Presentation 2:

More Funny, More Money

Why humour is EVEN MORE important now than ever in speaking, and how you create enough funny content to last the rest of your speaking career…

All over the globe clients are all having their first big live event in over 3 years, they ALL want to make sure their first time back together is a heap of fun. So bureaus and event organisers are all saying “We need someone to speak on X, Y and Z, but they MUST give our people to have a great time. They’ve got to be funny."

In today’s speaker market, EVERYONE has great content, EVERYONE has a bestselling book, and EVERYONE is an “expert.” So you MUST entertain as well as educate. 

In this session, Marty will 

- Teach you his Proven 3-Step Formula that ANYONE can use to add great slabs of humour to their speeches, videos and online content. 

- Run a humour hot seat where you can bring your funny story and Marty GUARANTEES to make it funnier, AND relevant to the corporate market.

BONUS: every attendee will receive a FREE copy of Marty’s book More Funny, More Money. 

About Michael Arnot - Global Agent, Principal at Encore Speakers

Few people know more about business events than Michael, having spent his entire professional career of more than 18 years in the industry. Michael runs his own Speaking Agency, Encore Speakers – which now operates from Australia and the UK. Michael’s client base of hundreds of business, corporate, association, and general conferences stretches the entire globe – he knows what clients want and how to sell speakers! Michael was the first bureau to ever book 9 speakers in one year on the Million Dollar Round Table Main Platform. www.encorespeakers.com 

About Marty Wilson CSP

Marty has performed in front of over 1,000,000 people since starting stand up over 20 years ago. Within 2 years of his first gig he was Australian Comic of the Year, did the Edinburgh Comedy Festival and was invited to be a headliner on the UK comedy scene appearing on the bill with Michael McIntyre, Julia Morris, Jim Jeffries, Jimmy Carr, Adam Hills and many more. He returned home 2008 and is now a full time Global Speaker who works with large corporates who want their people to be more resilient through change, stress and disruption. www.martinwilson.com

Program:

5.30pm: Pre-event networking (in foyer/bar area)
6.00pm: Registration opens
6.30pm: Formal event start 
6.35pm: Session 1 - Michael Arnot  
7.20pm: Dinner and networking break
8.10pm: Session 2 - Marty Wilson CSP
8.55pm: Fun group photo and evening close

NOTE the following:

  • Venue is Holiday Inn Potts Point, 203 Victoria Street, Potts Point
  • Event Start time is 6:30pm

Transportation Options for Holiday Inn Potts Point:

  • By car - flat parking rate of $15 (There are two entries on Victoria Street. Enter from the right sided lower entry point.)
  • By train - nearest station is Kings Cross
  • By bus - connected to most lines in Sydney

PSA’s Values in Action Policy applies to this Event