As an emcee you need to control your down time. What I mean by down time is; you have to have things planned. There can’t really be any lack of flow in your seminar. If you’re on a break, that’s different. That means no one is on stage, no one is holding a microphone and no [...]
I tie in a story that is a true story between me and that speaker. It could have happened yesterday, it could have happened at another seminar, or lunch or years ago. I tie the speaker in with me and that brings them closer to the audience, because I’m the closest person to the audience [...]
Now I know that the biggest key or a huge key to this whole process is the power to persuade another person and its not just enough that your product is the greatest you have to be able to present that product as the greatest and you also need to be able to teach that’s [...]
Part of the job of the emcee, was introducing people onto the stage. How is that done? Well, introducing a person is not just a matter of saying, well let me give you an example of a bad introduction. I had a bad introduction at a very well known seminar.
There was this person who was [...]
Another part of being an emcee is to make sure that your seminar stays on time. You need to make sure your seminar stays on time. The biggest complaint that people have at any kind of seminar that I’ve ever been to is, it ran over it wasn’t staying on time.
You handed out a schedule [...]
Strategy number three is an awards program using trophies or plaques. You should use a trophy because it will sit somewhere in their house and be in front of them all year long.
If I give them a watch or pen, for example, they may never see it. A trophy will be set prominently and they’ll [...]
You need to emcee your own event. You need to be your own master of ceremony. Lets drop back one step, when a person, when a seminar promoter, I think one of the biggest mistakes I see a seminar promoter do is turn the teleseminar series over to another person because you lose control.
You [...]
A major trend is happening in the seminar world. That is that there are more and more seminars being put on, especially towards the latter part of the year.
People have been joint venturing together on seminars. More and more seminars are coming out on many different topics.
They have workshops coming out and therefore [...]
If you’re just starting, the biggest way that you’re going to fill your seats is by joint ventures. That’s going to be the biggest method. I would suggest that you get your speakers to help you promote your event. In many case that will work. In some cases, it won’t. It will always help you [...]
If you’re not using video right now to promote your seminars, you are losing money. People are looking for cutting edge. I don’t care what type of seminar you’re doing. People are looking for cutting edge.
Remember that if you’re marketing online, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t take advantage of audio and video on [...]
