“I want to host a vision board workshop without actually ‘hosting’ it. Can I just HIRE a vision board party speaker to do it?”
This topic comes up a lot. And I'm here to tell you… YES YOU CAN!
Public speaking leave your palms sweaty?
Don’t have time to get to grips with how to actually teach vision boards?
Here’s the exciting news—YOU DON’T HAVE TO!
I’m going to guide you through how to hire someone to help with your workshop vision.
Let’s dive right in.
How to Hire Your Vision Board Workshop Speaker
GET YOUR WORKSHOP GOALS IN ORDER
Before searching for the perfect vision board workshop facilitator, clarify your workshop goals.
Of course you want someone who can engage with your audience, get them excited and drive them towards their goals!
But you also want to find someone who can serve your group with the right message! So before you go looking for a host, make sure you understand your audience and their needs:
What do you want their experience to be?
What will create that ‘a-ha’ moment?
What’s the takeaway message that will help them reach their goals?
Once you’ve got this nailed, home in on who’s the perfect fit to communicate your unique message.
DO YOUR SPEAKER DUE DILIGENCE
A speaker can make or break your event so you want to choose wisely.
Their message has to align perfectly with your workshop goals to give the audience the experience they need and deserve.
It’s crucial to find someone with the right background.
Imagine wanting to do a workshop for people working on their finances.
If you asked me to speak, I would say: “Sorry, but I’m not your girl!”
Why??
I specialize in workshops on goal setting or intentionality, that’s what I love to talk about! I wouldn’t want to talk about finances, instead I’d want to talk about what each person wants to focus on.
Sure, the answer might be finance, but I totally recommend throwing finances out the window if something else brings that person joy.
APPLY THE ‘HECK YES’ TEST
You found a potential speaker and you’re excited.
But there’s still homework to do.
The speaker may sound good on paper, but make sure that translates in real life…
… they gotta pass the ‘heck yes’ test!
What’s the ‘heck yes’ test, you ask?
This is where you hop on the phone with your potential speaker to evaluate their ability to serve your event and your audience. How you feel after this conversation is likely how your audience will feel. Now is the time for quality control!
After your conversation, ask yourself:
Would you enjoy working with the speaker?
Did the speaker feel like a breath of fresh air?
Are they relatable and trustworthy?
Will their story motivate and inspire your audience into ACTION?
Pay close attention to your answers, here.
Did you say “HECK YES!” to all of those questions?
Otherwise, my friend, it’s a ‘heck no’ and move on to the next candidate.
GIVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION
When you’ve found your ‘heck yes’ vision board workshop leader, give them as much information as you can, including:
• goals for the workshop;
• audience and their needs;
• the key message and takeaways.
Without ALL the background, your speaker won’t be able to create, or deliver, the awesome workshop you’re hoping for.
Hire to Inspire
A speaker can up level your workshop or allow you to host, without actually hosting!
YOU’LL have a professional on side to bring your workshop goals to life and deliver the transformation you’re looking for on the day.
YOUR AUDIENCE will leave the workshop with actionable steps, taking them closer to their goals.
There’s nothing stopping you from following your workshop dreams.
So go out and find that message-giving, action-generating vision board workshop speaker, and bring those dreams to life!
Drop a comment here: What’s YOUR dream vision board workshop? Who would be your dream workshop speaker?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cyrene is a fun and accomplished workshop facilitator, learning and development guru and Human Resources professional. Being at the helm of Thrive Lounge has been a long-time dream. Through vision board workshops she plans to accomplish two-way learning. Sharing her vast years of knowledge to motivate and encourage others; while simultaneously getting the reward of great energy, ideas and questions to ponder back from each group. A super win-win. Please join our Thrive Lounge community so you too can benefit!
