Planner Exit Interview
Exit Interview With Pat Stanforth
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: The candidates were good. The system works well!
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: We had a hard time reducing to the final speaker.
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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: Anytime we had to search for their video, we eliminated right away. SpeakerMatch has a video icon for those that include a video. Also, the ones that responded with only their stock response got little to no attention.
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: The ones that tailored some part of their response were opened. More personalized responses resulted in more time we took to review it.
Q5: Would you use SpeakerMatch again to help you find a speaker?
A: Yes. We will use it next year.