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How to Engage an Audience with Your Business Founder Story  

January 17, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)

Presentation Tips for Business Owners, Founders, CEOs & Entrepreneurs telling their own Business Story by David Staughton CSP CCEO, Keynote Speaker on Business Growth in Tough Times and Expert on Small Business Many successful business owners and entrepreneurs get asked to tell their own business story – the story of their life journey or their
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for Speakers Business Story, CEO Story, Founder Story Leave a comment

Biggest Mistakes Conference Speakers Make and how to avoid them

January 15, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
Speaker Mistakes

What are the Biggest Mistakes Conference Speakers Make on Stage ? 12 BIG Mistakes & TIPS on how to avoid them. Having attended hundreds of conferences I have seen a LOT of speaker mistakes – here’s a list of 12 BIG Things to avoid and some Useful Tips for Presenters & Speakers   Please don’t
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For Conference Organisers, for Speakers presentation disasters, Presentation tips, speaker mistakes, Speaker tips Leave a comment

The Role of Master of Ceremonies – An MC CHECKLIST for event hosts

January 15, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
MC Checklist for Master of Ceremonies

What does a TOP Master of Ceremonies (MC) or Room Host DO? – An MC Checklist for Event MC’s Recently I was Master of Ceremonies (MC) for a 200 person conference at a large hotel in Sydney and had to use my own MC Checklist. I presented two keynote presentations and hosted the Awards night
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For Conference Organisers, for Speakers Best MC in Australia, Event MC, Hosting an Event, MC Checklist, Role of MC Leave a comment

Adding Humour to Your Presentations – How to be Funnier Presenter

January 10, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
Add More Humour

How to be a better Speaker by using more Humour, Comedy and Laughter in Your Presentations Would you like to be a funnier  presenter? Need to add more laughs and interaction to your presentations? Want to charge higher prices for your speaking fee and get more spin-off? You have found the right Blog! – Being
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for Speakers Comedy Coach, Comedy for speakers, Funny, Humour, Humour coaches, Speaker Comedy Coaching Leave a comment

How to Use AV & Meetings Technology To Deliver A Better Conference

January 10, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
AV Tech at Conference

Tips for Speakers to get Better Conference Results with AV, Meetings Tech and Sound Equipment by David Staughton CSP CCEO, Keynote Speaker on Business Growth & ‘Growth Habits’ and Expert on Small Business Would you like better results at your conference or Event? Need some tips for using AV at your conference? Are you a
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For Conference Organisers, for Speakers Acoustics, AV, Conference Sound, Conference technology Leave a comment

SEO Basics for Speakers – How to get found in Google & Online

January 8, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
SEO for Speakers

Keywords and Keyphrases that Buyers use to Search for Speakers How good is your on-page SEO for your Speaker Website? Do you really trust your web guy to “do the SEO”? Who picked the KEYWORDS in your website? This blog discusses how to get found in Google by choosing the right keywords and putting them
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for Speakers Finding Speakers Online, Google for Speakers, Keyphrases for Speakers, Keywords for Speakers, SEO for Speakers Leave a comment

Graphical Facilitation Resources for Speakers & Presenters

January 4, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
Think Differently

BEST Graphical Facilitation Resources to improve your Presentations Graphic facilitation and graphic recording are great techniques to engage groups in the communication process, especially at events. Visual meetings are a great way to get people involved. I could never draw when I started yet have been a big fan of visual graphics since doing a
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for Speakers Graphic Business Strategy, graphical facilitation, Visual Meetings, visual thinking, visual tools Leave a comment

Should you be an “EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER” with a Speakers Bureau – pros and cons

January 4, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
Exclusive Speaker

Should I become an “EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER” with a Speakers Bureau? Have you ever thought of becoming an “Exclusive Speaker” and working exclusively with just ONE main speakers bureau in Australia? Speaker Bureaus in Australia know thousands of clients organising events & conferences and are always looking for HOT new talented speakers. I believe there is
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for Speakers Exclusive Speakers, Professional Speaker, Speakers Bureau Tips Leave a comment

How To Write A Great Speaker BIO

January 4, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
Writing Your Speaker Bio

Copywriting Tips for crafting the perfect Speaker BIO by David Staughton CSP CCEO, Keynote Speaker and Small Business Consultant Want to convert more potential Clients and Speaker Buyers? Would you like to know how to position yourself in conversations about you? Need to improve your Speaker BIO and ONE SHEET? This blog covers how to
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Converting More Speaker Enquiries into Bookings – Best Questions to Ask

January 2, 2025 David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)
Speaker Enquiries

BEST QUESTIONS for Speakers to Ask to Convert more Speaker Enquiries How do you convert more speaker enquiries into bookings? – Ask BETTER QUESTIONS, Provide Proof and build a relationship By David Staughton CSP CCEO, Professional Speaker and Small Business Consultant   Would you like to improve your conversion of Speaker Enquiries to Bookings? Want
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ABOUT David Staughton CSP CCEO Speaker Advisor

David Staughton Presenter David “Big Dave” Staughton is a Business Growth Consultant and an Award-winning Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) with over 20 years of professional speaking & consulting experience.

He is a PSA Nevin Award Winner, a past board member of Professional Speakers Australia, advisor to E-Speakers and a past advisor to a large Australian Speakers Bureau.

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