Program

Come behind the scenes as Anneli Blundell (Professional People Whisperer) shares some strategies on how to handle a hostile crowd. Hostility is not just heckling or verbal pushback, hostility, as far as the brain is concerned, can be something as simple as blank faces, side comments or people on their phones. As a professional speaker, there comes a time when you will present to a less engaged audience (or audience member). Whether the audience is mandated to attend your session or just not impressed by your content, or whether they are simply having a bad day, not everyone will engage with you and your message all of the time. For the most part, this is par for the course as a public speaker (or for anyone making a work presentation or sharing an idea in a meeting), but some audience responses can throw us off our game. Join Anneli in this session as she shares the three types of hostile crowds you need to be aware of, and the strategies for effectively winning them over, or neutralizing their impact on others.

The agenda is out for the Platform Professionals Summit on the Friday of Convention! This year's Convention theme is 'Experience' and, as speakers, sometimes we have to overcome adverse experiences, which is what we will be exploring on the day.

Unpacking the Speaker Driven Business Model, Jacqueline will step you through the five key stages of building a knowledge based business where speaking is your core strategy to market. With her experience launching 6 and 7 figure consultancies, and driving multiple 8 figure growth with speaking as a key strategy to market, Jacqueline has spent the last three years working with clever people who not only want to be paid for their work, but are keenly interested in creating influence and positioning through speaking. Responsible for driving multiple 6-figure client growth, together with launching speaking careers, it is within this work that she has been able to distil and confirm the lessons from her own previous career; that you must understand where your knowledge really sits, the speaking-driven-business model that will suit you, and the irrefutable truths of how to build with strength. Expect to walk away with a fresh perspective, strong frameworks, and your personal heat map of exactly where you are at and the opportunities that exist in your world right now. In this workshop, Jordana will teach you how to generate unique content ideas that will have an impact. You'll learn how to develop a unique brand voice, how to generate captivating visuals, how to use compelling storytelling techniques to connect with your audience, and how to grow your creative skillset and apply innovative approaches to your social media marketing strategy in order to stand out and capture attention

In today’s noisy digital world, we’re all content creators. And brands and businesses and fighting for attention. So, how can you rise above the chaos to create awesome online experiences that will capture your audience members' hearts, minds and imaginations? The key is creativity and innovation. In this workshop, Jordana will teach you how to generate unique content ideas that will have an impact. You'll learn how to develop a unique brand voice, how to generate captivating visuals, how to use compelling storytelling techniques to connect with your audience, and how to grow your creative skillset and apply innovative approaches to your social media marketing strategy in order to stand out and capture attention