13 ways to be an awesome guest speaker

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If you are ever asked to be a guest speaker for an organization, these 13 tips by Prof. Barbara Nixon from Southeastern University will help you prepare.

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13 Ways to be an

Awesome Guest Speaker

Barbara B. Nixon

Barbara

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Learn about your audience

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Tailor for your audience

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Share your A/V needs early

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Create social bookmarks

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Upload to Slideshare

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Know your technology

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Plan for the technology to fail

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Only show what audience needs

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Don’t count on an Internet connection

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Have a speaker’s toolkit

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Be able to expand or contract

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Allow for extra travel time

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The show must go on

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Contact Me

Barbara B. Nixon, Ph.D. (ABD)Assistant Professor, Communication DepartmentSoutheastern UniversityLife Member & Past President

of the International Listening Association (listen.org)

• E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: barbaranixon• Skype: barbara.b.nixon• Blog: publicrelationsmatters.com