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Exit Interview With Megan Bourque-Stith, CVEP
Event Organizer Shares Feedback On Receiving Speaker Proposals Through The SpeakerMatch Job Board
About This Interview Series
Many of the speakers in our community
have expressed interest in learning more about the speaker selection process. These
exit interviews will share feedback and insights from meeting planners
utilizing The SpeakerMatch Job Board. Enjoy!
Q1: Overall, how was your experience utilizing the SpeakerMatch Job Board to find a speaker?
A: It was good.
Q2: How was the quality of the applicants who applied to your listing? Overall, did you feel the applicants met the criteria you outlined in your listing?
A: Many of them applied with their own sessions and didn’t focus on our topic or theme. We didn’t consider those.
Q3: Of the applications you received, what kinds of things in the teaser/headline of the application drove you to want to open the full letter of application? What kinds of things in the teaser/headline of the application made you skip over reading a full letter of application?
A: Anything specific to the listing, our theme, topic or my name. I skipped applications when I could tell it was a general response to everyone.
Q4: Of the applications you received, what kinds of things in the letter of application stood out in a positive way? In a negative way?
A: Focusing on the topic requested, short and informative. Negatives were not putting a price but asking me to contact to discuss. All planners work on a budget, you could be the best speaker in the world but at the end it is all about price.
Q5: Would you use SpeakerMatch again to help you find a speaker?
A: Yes.