- Want to get more lucrative speaking enquiries?
- Want to be found more easily and short-listed more often?
- Want to improve your conversion from speaker enquiry to events & roadshows??
“Big Dave” Staughton will share his accidental speaking journey from standing up to the stages of the world and share secrets of why Speaker Buyers choose a particular speaker.
Discover the KEY things that event organisers look for at different stages of the selection process and learn what you can do to be more findable and more easily buyable.
These fun and practical presentations are based on Dave’s extensive research and relationships with Conference Organisers, Speaker Bureau Consultants, Talent Agents and the highest-earning speakers in Australia.
ABOUT DAVID STAUGHTON B.Sc.(Hons) CSP CCEO
David “Big Dave” Staughton is a business guru & speaking industry legend. Dave was awarded the 2017 PSA Nevin Award, he’s been on the PSA Board and twice been convenor of the PSA Convention. He knows a LOT of speakers and many things about the business of speaking.
He is famous at PSA for the biggest challenge facing a speaker – moving from AAAAA to TTTTT – by saying ‘no’ more often.
Dave’s met his best mate, Scott Pape, the Barefoot Investor on stage at a conference in 2007. Scott knows has written Australia’s best-selling books and built a powerhouse brand as a speaker & media star.
For nearly ten years, Dave advised one of the biggest speaker’s bureaus in Australia. He worked on their new talent development and found out the secrets of thousands of successful & starving speakers.
During Covid, in his spare time, Dave uploaded lots of his speaking knowledge and advice for speakers onto a helpful website - www.speakeradvisor.com.au . Read the Blogs!
David has been speaking a lot less lately and has finally found his focus as the founder of Specialist Practice Excellence, a consulting company providing practice development for Plastic Surgeons around the world. Visit www.specialistpracticeexcellence.com.au
Program:
5.30pm: Pre-event networking (in foyer/bar area)
6.00pm: Registration opens
6.30pm: Formal event start
6.35pm: Session 1
7.20pm: Dinner and networking break
8.10pm: Session 2
8.55pm: Fun group photo and evening close
NOTE the following:
Bookings taken September 17-21st are welcome, but may not receive a meal.
No walk-up bookings on the night.
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