A speaking insight report from AAE Speakers Bureau reports the following trends. I’ve summarized it.
Rising Costs and Organizers’ Concerns:
- Organizers worried about rising costs (no surprise here) and attendee numbers.
- Meeting professionals may be more inclined to check out speakers in the city where the meeting will be held to hold down costs.
Themes and Topics:
- Top themes include artificial intelligence, Belonging, DEI, wellness – especially mental health, corporate culture issues, and economics.
- Speakers must be able to bridge gaps in divisive environments, focus on belonging, and address neurodiversity and accessibility.
AI as a Critical Tool:
- Speakers will need to address impact of AI as well as it’s social implications
Driving Attendance:
- Attendees are more selective than ever on what they attend due to work/life balance, budgets
- Great communication and promotion a must to drive people to the meeting. Speakers need to help with pre-event publicity. Ask what your clients want!
Demand for Diverse Speakers and Virtual:
- Organizers will advance DEI by booking diverse speakers. I feel strongly that we need to challenge groups to make sure their platforms reflect their audiences, their client bases.
- Virtual offerings are down, but we may see a rise as budgets get tighter.
Indicators of Event Success:
- Top indicators include attendance, survey responses, social media engagement. No real surprises here.
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