How can you use speaking engagements to build your executive network?

When you're speaking at a panel, the prep work is where you get to collaborate with the other speakers. You can make new friends that you'll appreciate, or discover that someone is not really a good team player. The harder the topic, the more intensive the prep work, the better this experience highlights whom you want to work with (or not).

Speaking engagements are a great opportunity to connect and build on a network. Being a speaker at key events related to work area, builds authority of the speaker. By sharing insights and expertise at conferences, helps establish credibility. Speaking engagements are pivotal for the expansion of the executive network. Such engagements offer networking opportunities with industry leaders. Speaking at key events enhances visibility, and positioning of the executive or an entrepreneur as a thought leader in the industry.

By strategically selecting and participating in speaking opportunities, delivering value through my presentations, and actively engaging with attendees, participants i can effectively leverage speaking engagements to expand my executive network and open doors to valuable opportunities.

Durchaus korrekt, gerade am Anfang bieten sich hierfür die IHK`s als erste Anlaufstellen an, diese haben meist geplante Vortragsreihen bei denen man sich noch einklinken kann. Außerdem nehmen auch Gründervereine dankend neue Speaker an.

Wichtig ist es hierbei nicht nur die eigene Expertise heraus zu arbeiten sondern sich vor allem auch damit auseinander zu setzen welche Zielgruppe anwesend sein wird. Meist scheitert es nicht am Wissen sondern an der Transformation auf die Zielgruppe!

Gut ist es auch immer im Anschluss noch einen kleinen Work-Shop zu bilden bei dem dann direkt Kontakt aufgenommen werden kann und eventuell Lücken bearbeitet werden können.

Wichtig ist hierbei das gleiche zu beachten wie auf den gängigen Plattformen, Persönlichkeit und Individualität ist King. Gerade wenn V-Card eingesammelt werden, am besten eine kurze Info worauf man sich bei der nächsten Kontakt Aufnahme beziehen kann, dabei nie vergessen, du triffst eventuell 100 neue Kontakte aber die Hörer nur 3 Referenten!

In my experience, engaging with other speakers you might find interesting is a good way to build your executive network. Genuinely ask questions, be interested in the answers and pay attention when they’re speaking as well so your questions are well thought out. Everyone wants to be heard. When someone feels heard by you, it’s easier to build a relationship with them.

Adding to your personal level of speaking engagements to build an executive network is tricky! I say, tricky because we’ve all heard of so many cliches, but we don’t really know what will nail the personal contact. So hear me out, think of a place or an idea you will consider drawing in a large crowd, and you may get ideas from your community young or elderly; ideas from the news or simply a topic from your history. When speaking adjust for the audience that you visually see in attendance, switch a few words/jargon. If it’s more of an urban vibe get urban, if it’s presidential elects give that aura. I would suggest laugh a bit, be straightforward and guide your network or potential network into your place of trust, loyalty, and respect.