Friday, 30th September

Welcome from the GSF President Martin Laschkolnig and an overview of the worldwide speaking community.

Everyone has a story to tell. In 2002 NSA president Jim Rhode and conference chair Mark LeBlanc invited Tim to do a general session event at the next annual NSA conference. They were convinced Tim’s original style and pee-your-pants hilarious stories needed to be shared with everyone at NSA.

His 30-minute program later that year was a big hit.
More importantly, one story really was especially unique and hilarious, his “Save Me the Middle Seat”. As Tim exited the Main Ballroom, CSP, CPAE Zig Ziglar told him: “You knocked it out of the park, Tim! On the spot, he was offered the main stage opening keynote spot at the next Million Dollar Round Table event and received offers from all over the world to book him or learn from him. He also had several speaker bureaus approach him for representation, and many still book him today.

What is your million-dollar story? Laugh-out- loud and have fun with Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE, as he shares his own million-dollar story and then explains how it helped put him on the path to a million dollars.

Discover why:

* A joke is simple in its elegance, but a story is as long or as short as it should be.

* Discover for yourself how to craft your own story using Tim’s Tips for story success.

* Signature stories and signature styles are so important.

The session is an opportunity to develop your Diversity and Inclusion ethos – this, like many other threads to your business, is not just a box to check. Our audiences are becoming more demanding that we, as speakers, trainers and coaches, are aware of the need to be inclusive in our use of language and ensure that everyone can participate – this can seem like a minefield.

This interactive panel discussion is an opportunity to explore your thoughts and address the common problem of “the fear of getting it wrong, by saying or doing the wrong thing”.

Takeaways for the audience:

• Why understanding your Inclusion and Diversity Vision and Values matter as a starting point.

• Realising there is no magic bullet or shortcut to being Inclusive – it’s about following a positive direction of travel.

• Practical and Implementable ways to be more inclusive and consider your client’s needs
and most importantly – finding your own “why of D&I.”

Charisma is a word filled with mystique and appeal. What is it? Is there a formula? How can I get it?

Looking into what science says about charisma, it is evident that most of us speakers already have this in abundance. This mini-keynote will bring tips and insights that will strengthen you as a speaker so you can add even more value to the audience.

Takeaways for the audience:

– The three communicative superpowers.

– The top 10 tips on how to bring charisma to the stage.

We are wired for real and meaningful connections. For many speakers, a deep connection with any audience may seem challenging.
In this innovative talk, Ian Hatton will help you relieve anxiety by practically guiding you on how to make your keynote a conversation. This talk has been designed to showcase the value of using technology that elevates both virtual and in-person talks. Building variety that fosters authentic audience engagement.

Takeaways for the audience:

1) How to make your keynote a conversation.

2) The value of adding technology to virtual and in-person talks.

3) How to build variety into your audience engagement.

How Speakers, Trainers and Coaches Leverage Their Networks to Build Both Impact and Income.

Building a community around you is Essential for speakers and professionals who want to stand out in a saturated marketplace.

A community of raving fans will resonate with what you have to say, relate to you in a way unlike anyone else and refer you – over and over again, without you even having to ask! This is the holy grail of marketing, and in this session, Denise is making your quest easy and possible.

This engaging workshop will give you a proven process to create, grow and scale your speaking business – enabling you to make a bigger impact and become more famous – whether world domination or more well known in your country.

Takeaways for the audience: The Reality is this – we’re all part of communities, but we’re not all part of communities of raving fans.

In this engaging session, attendees will walk away with:

-The winning missing piece from your marketing or brand message.

-The three Rs that are essential for building a community of raving fans.

-Three tactics that you can immediately implement to get your audience or clients to become your secret salesforce.

Three plain black cotton t-shirts. Three polarised prices. How can these t-shirts help your audiences become more confident and accepting of themselves? Join this session to find out!

People today are experiencing unprecedented emotional fatigue. Research shows that 85% of the world’s population suffers from low self-esteem. How does this impact their work? Their decisions?

In this session, Keka will show us how to use powerful global branding principles and brain-based science to deeply connect with our audiences, so our spoken word can deliver greater impact.

Advertising is designed to move people. Use these principles to move your audiences, too.

Takeaways for audience :

1. Help audiences identify their self-limiting beliefs using undeniable science (that advertising uses every day)

2. Help their audiences re-charge their inner drive and motivation, using strategies that the world’s top-performing brands use

3. Articulate their own speaker brand more effectively to their audiences using social-emotional learning strategies that marketers use