Canada Learning Code: Melissa Sariffodeen’s organization rebrand pushes for more coding education across Canada By Emily McConkey Here at Talent Bureau, we’re always thrilled to see our speakers taking their ventures in new directions. Tech expert and advocate Melissa Sariffodeen announced on October 27 that Ladies Learning Code has rebranded to Canada Learning Code, with […]

Takeaways from a revered ideas conference; create an identifiable theme for your event, and let it be reflected in your venue atmosphere and speaker lineup. By Emily McConkey It’s been a few weeks now since TEDxToronto 2017, and I’m still in awe of what an inspiring and stimulating event it really was. In my last […]

Insights from one of Canada’s largest speaker events; promoting opportunities for audience connection and cultivating diversity. By Emily McConkey Being new to Talent Bureau, I’ve been getting to know Jeff Lohnes as I help put out new content on the website. Alongside his role at TB, Jeff volunteers as co-chair for TEDxToronto. I was curious […]

Preparation tools that will help you give your best By Jeff Lohnes Today alone, there are hundreds of thousands of people stepping on stages, grabbing a mic and addressing audiences. These audiences range from 20 people to 20,000. Some audience members are looking to be inspired. Others are hoping to learn something new. Many just […]

2- A few apps that will make the entrepreneur life easier. By Jeff Jacobson Hello there! I’m Jeff Jacobson, one of the founders here at Talent Bureau. I’ve been running a small business a few years now. Perhaps the most delightful thing I’ve discovered about operating one is the number of tools at my disposal […]

So you’ve booked the speaker of your dreams to give a presentation at your event or conference. Now what? By Jeff Jacobson   Obviously, the 45 minutes or so that he or she on stage will be terrific. However, there are a few things a conference planner can do to get the absolute most out […]

Prevent your keynote from sucking by avoiding these all-too-common oversights By Jeff Jacobson We’ve seen each of these errors adversely affect a speaker’s performance or a client’s opinion of a speaker and thought this article would be a helpful resource in avoiding these mistakes.

The benefits of exploring and hosting hybrid events. With most people vaccinated, is a future of live events the best move? Or is living life on the hybrid side the way to go? By Julia Marchionda.Every day, life is starting to look a little bit closer to how we remember it. Now that 60% of […]

Three Experts On Burnout And Resilience In Life And The Workplace. Meet three burnout and resilience experts, and learn what they can do for you and your team. By Julia MarchiondaRaise your hand if you’ve been feeling burnt out. We can’t actually see you, but we’re confident that the majority of folks reading this article […]