Mistakes to avoid when hiring a motivational speaker

Your team, company or organisation deserves the best when it comes to arranging motivational speakers for your team building session or function. Here are some of the top mistakes to avoid when hiring a keynote speaker:

• Not discussing what you want: Motivational speakers are able to customise their presentations for your company, so not meeting with the speaker to give him or her information about your organisation is a costly mistake to avoid. Discuss your expectations, your employees and your corporate culture with the motivational speaker ahead of time.
• Not defining costs: Will you be paying a set booking fee or will you be paying additional expenses, such as travel and accommodation? Certain motivational speakers will have a set of requirements, such as bringing a spouse along (which will affect your seating arrangements and budget) so discuss the entire cost estimate.
• Not defining rules about promotional material: Many motivational speakers are also writers, public speakers, keynote speakers and life coaches. Some of these speakers may have books, DVD’s, CD’s or other products that they like to promote at corporate events. Discuss these types of promotions so that you can either agree to dedicate an area for these materials or at least define what you are comfortable with in terms of personal promotion.
• Not hiring the right motivational speaker: The internet has allowed a number of inexperienced speakers to advertise their services to companies. Instead of simply accepting a web page as proof of a motivational speaker’s ability, ask for referrals and testimonies to ensure your speakers experience and ability matches your needs.

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