This is the first in a series of videos we put together about…
Top Mistakes Made When Hiring a Motivational Speaker.
Today we talk about speaker’s preview videos… a necessity but the source of some problems. Check out the video…
For those of you who aren’t interested in watching the video, here’s the transcript:
Hey, this is Brad Montgomery from Brad Montgomery.com with the first in the series of top mistakes you might be making in choosing your motivational speaker.
Alright, so one of the big mistakes that I see and I hear my clients talk about is being fooled by a really slick professionally edited video. Here’s the problem—we know this—video editing is cheap. Anybody who buys a Mac computer comes with a pretty good piece of editing software and you can cut little clips here pretty easily and make it look like your speaker knows what they’re doing when in fact, they have no idea what they’re doing.
So here’s my suggestion to you. If you’re looking to book a motivational speaker, I want you to look pretty close to the video because I know you got to do that and I know you’re going to find some really slick videos. I don’t mind telling you that I’ve got some very fast edited fun preview videos. But then, I want you to ask your speaker or your prospective speaker, show me the meat—how do I know you’re any good; are there any longer clips I can see? I need to be able to see you in front of an audience for an extended period. Can you hold my attention on video and we know how hard it is to hold your attention on Youtube right? If you can hold my attention on video for five or ten minutes without any cuts, I’m totally interested. If not, if you can’t show me that stuff, there’s something wrong.
Alright, again, top mistake in booking a speaker is being fooled by an overly slick video. I’ve got them, they’re important for our business, but the next question is what else do you have to show me what’s behind all this, and any speaker who can speak—and I’ve been at it for 20 years so I’ve got hundreds of videos available and I’m very happy when my clients click on not only one video, but another preview video. Here’s me as a motivational speaker here. Here’s me doing a keynote there. I love that and so I love that question when people say show me more video.
If you’re thinking about booking a speaker and they don’t have more, they’re the wrong guy. Alright, I’d love to be your speaker. My name is Brad Montgomery. You can reach me through my website—love to be part of your team. Call us and ask us about how to find more video. Have a great day.
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