Preventing An Embarrassing Situations: Backup Plans And Advices For Event Speakers

Here’s a nightmare that many meeting and event planners have surely awakened from with a shudder: One of your top executives is ready to present to the largest audience of the year, including a host of print, web and TV journalists seated in the front row. He steps to the podium and begins to speak…and then he faints.

Backup plans for speakers

You must secure a Plan B in advance in case you won’t be able to the one your speaker won’t be able to perform.

Making room for plan B

You can contractualy ask to your speaker to come with someone else able to make the presentation if he has a problem which prevent him to get on the stage or if he just faints. It could be wise to have a list of backup speakers too so you won’t have to cancel the event. They could be academic speakers which have the same knowledge as professional and usually cost less.

Using resources

Different sources of backup can be use. High-profile attendees of your event might be able to conduct a discussion or to give their own point of view about the subject.

Proactive check-ins

You must check with your speaker, a week ahead the event that there is no personal and professional problem for them to perform on the D-day.

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