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Discussion on how to find and develop relationships with Speakers
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| BUG\dan.stolts | 0 | 8/20/2010 3:16 PM | Discussion | First, anytime you talk to someone about being a speaker, you should be talking to them about being a sponsor and visa-versa. The two go hand in hand.
Anywhere that someone is speaking in public is a good place to look for a speaker. Some examples:
- Tradeshows / Seminars
- Promoting a Book
- Webcast or Webinar lead
- Podcast lead
- Blogger(s)
- Professional Trainers
- Other User Group Leaders
- Evangelist and/or Technology Specialists at companies
- MVP's
- Online Forums
If you come across someone talking about a topic that is of interest to your group, ask them if they would have any interest in "giving to the community" by speaking to your group about this or a similar topic. Don't get bogged down in the details like the date of your next meeting. First get them to say yes, they will support the community and speak to your group. Then you can figure out if the next meeting (or three or four meetings from now) is best.
As with Sponsors and everything else that we do, start developing the relationship. Running a group is a relationship business.
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