Speaker - May 2009

the microphone! For my presentation, I’m taking a chunk of a bigger message from my Keeping the Fires Lit keynote. To get there, I’m using what I call the gold pan effect, which is swirling the best things around for the next few months until all I’ve got are the nuggets.” UPCOMING BOOK: “It’s an inspirational novel, but the title is classified until I finish writing it!” WEB SITE: nativediscovery.com

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Scott Halford, CSP

TITLE: Impacting Audiences—Creating Behavioral Changes

WHAT TO EXPEC T: “There’s neurobiology behind how people change, and it’s not typically as simple as many of us make it. My goal is to provide some strategies on how you can change your audience deeply with what we know about the brain. Ironically, we want our audiences to become lost, because then they start overriding certain survival systems and come up with their own answers instead of ours.

“Even in a short format, these presentations need to have a beginning, a middle and an end. Given that we know a ton about neuroscience that absolutely drives our audiences into successful behaviors, it’s enough time to deliver the one key thought that can get you jazzed about the information and help you along the way. For that matter, I’m excited about getting lost in the information myself—to live the point I’m trying to make!”

RECENT BOOK: Be a Shortcut: The Secret Fast Track to Business Success

WEB SITE: scotthalford.com

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David Nour

TITLE: What’s Next with Social Networking?

WHAT TO EXPEC T: “You’re on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, but what’s

next? The ultimate power and promise of social networking is a platform for mass collaboration— and the ability to identify key opinion leaders faster and nurture critical relationships with value-add in every interaction. From ‘ co-opeti-tion’ in content and product development to ‘pre-mortem’ in engagement delivery, it’s also transforming the speaking profession.

“The REAL Rally format has to be that much more engaging. It’s definitely a challenge to ask professional speakers to get their key points across in 25 percent of the usual time—after all, we like to speak! To prepare, I’ve been watching a lot of interesting TED videos, which illustrate the importance of visual content.

“My goal is to offer content-rich value in a condensed version, and leave the audience wanting more— which, luckily, they can get by participating in the technology track dedicated to social networking.”

UPCOMING BOOK (2010): Enterprise Social Networking

WEB SITE: relationshipeconomics.net

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Valorie Burton

TITLE: Live with Purpose, Communicate with Confidence WHAT TO EXPEC T: “Authentic confidence is essential for every great speaker. I’m going to reveal how to regain confidence in the face of doubt, and how to reignite the passion that first led to choosing a career in professional speaking.

“Because of the short format, I’ll focus on five or more key principles that the audience must take away with them. In contrast, my usual keynote presentation is usually filled with engaging stories or real-life scenarios that would make it more practical for the audience. To

develop the content, I’m depending on interaction with audience members at other speaking engagements and coaching clients, who provide helpful feedback and are good indicators of what the audience may need.” RECENT BOOK: How Did I Get So Busy? The 28-Day Plan to Free Your Time, Reclaim Your Schedule, and Reconnect with What Matters Most WEB SITE: valorieburton.com

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Keith Ferrazzi

TITLE: Who’s Got Your Back— Building Meaningful Connections WHAT TO EXPEC T: “Even though it’s only 15 minutes long, my presentation will be highly interactive. And here’s my promise: It will fundamentally change the way you think about your professional relationships. By the end of it, you’ll have picked up some critical new skills in bonding relationships, and you’ll have a chance to do some active learning with the other attendees. What you experience will increase your return on investment for the entire conference. I know that’s a big promise, but I plan to deliver.

“The brief format is an intriguing challenge, since I usually speak for 90 minutes. I’ll probably look to the 50,000 or so people on our GreenlightCommunity.com Web site for ideas on honing the material—if I can only do one thing, what would they like to see?”