the pretalk - what should you ask a host about before giving a talk

The Pretalk: What Should You Ask a Host About Before

Giving a Talk

● business functions● Levels of management● How many People

Who Will Be in the Room?

what are they working on? What do they feel they need to improve? Be Specific and relevant.

What are Their Main Business Objectives Related to my

Expertise?

Bring something new and unique.

Have They Received Any Other Training in This Field?

If you know where their Achilles Heal is and you can help them with it, you will truly be a valuable speaker.

What is Their Main Bottleneck Related to my Expertise?

If you know what value they’d like to take, you can gear your talk towards that take away.

If There Was One Thing They Could Take Away from my Jolt…

Remember - This is the first group among many that you have the potential of meeting at this organization and others. If you make it count, you’ll be asked backagain and again.

Well Done. You Have Mastered the Art of

Pretalk.It’s Time to Start Giving Jolts.

Read our article on How to Choose a Topic for Your Talk or How to Give the Perfect LIVE Video-Talk