Simplify the speaker
booking process.
Twelve short videos for meeting and event planners, built to make booking a speaker more seamless, streamlined and a good deal less stressful. Watch what you need, ignore the rest.
Start here
2 videos
What we do here at M.I.I. Professional Speaking
Who we are, how we're paid, and what you can expect from working with us.
The main value we provide for corporate speaker buyers
Where a booking partner earns their place, and where you're better off on your own.
Choosing the right speaker
4 videos
How to select the right speaker for your event and audience
The questions to answer before you look at a single name.
The three different types of speakers, and when you need each
Professional, expert and transformational. What each is for and how to tell them apart.
The six questions we use to find the perfect speaker for your event
The discovery call, unpacked. Answer these and the shortlist writes itself.
Choosing a speaker to solve a problem for your team
Booking for an outcome rather than for a slot on the agenda.
Timing and vetting
2 videos
How early should you book a speaker for your event?
Realistic lead times, and what it costs you to leave it late.
Your current process for vetting, selecting, negotiating and hiring speakers
A short audit of how most teams do it, and where the time actually goes.
ERGs and heritage months
2 videos
Top tips for ERG leaders booking external speakers
Running a speaker event on a volunteer budget and a day job.
How to optimize your ERG heritage month speaker events
Planning around the calendar so you're not competing for the same names in the same week.
Working with a booking partner
2 videos
A trusted booking partner lets you outsource
What comes off your plate, and what stays on it.
A trusted booking partner lets you plan earlier
Locking in the right speaker before the calendar fills up.
Need a custom solution?
If your event doesn't fit any of the above, that's usually the interesting kind. Tell us the audience and the goal and we'll come back with three to five names in under 48 hours.