The awesome people who work in speaker bureaus are even busier than the amazing people who organise conferences and events.
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Frantic.
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Stressed.
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Constantly pulled from pillar to post, balancing the needs of 147 clients all at once.
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So you can’t just drop them an email introducing yourself and telling them how wonderful you are and expect to be flooded with enquiries.
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Here is my list of things that have helped me turn bureau reps from faceless emails into lovely people I have a great working relationship with, and some of them have even become friends.
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1. Wait Till You’re Ready
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All the bureau people I spoke to for this blog said speakers need to wait till they are truly ready before getting in front of them, because “first impressions count.”
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If you look too raw and inexperienced, and obviously haven't really done many speaking events, that lack of trust in your abilities will nag away at them for years.
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So please please please don’t do three 15 minute ...