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 […]

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day of celebration. This annual celebration marks the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Additionally, International Women’s Day provides a great opportunity to accelerate women’s equality. Women and girls represent half of the world’s population, and therefore, also half of it’s potential, yet, many women […]

Meet Melissa Sariffodeen. Melissa is a social entrepreneur, leader and big thinker. She is the co-founder and CEO of both Ladies Learning Code and Canada Learning Code. Her ventures have established her as a fierce advocate for women and youth. Ladies Learning Code (LLC) has championed digital literacy for Canadians. It has inspired many women […]

Happy International Podcast Day! Podcasts, once an obscure medium of spreading information, have grown to become one of the most recognized methods for sharing content. Over 75 million Americans listen to a podcast at least once a month. The average podcast listener is said to listen to at about seven podcasts a week. In comparison, […]

There’s a well-known trope in motivational and self-help circles: discomfort makes you grow. You might hear comparisons to lobsters shedding shells, or clams making pearls out of sand, or any number of other “as in nature” scenarios. The idea itself is very intuitively grasped; put strain on your muscles and they grow stronger, work through […]

Our own Jeff Lohnes shares tips on great speech-giving By Emily McConkey In addition to booking and coordinating speakers, we at Talent Bureau are always excited to offer coaching on speaking and performance. Just a few weeks ago, our own Jeff Lohnes sat down with Bay Street Bull to share his expertise on effective speaking. […]

If you want more speaking gigs, make yourself accessible, relevant, and engaging online. By Talent Bureau While charm and talent may be marks of a great speaker, many miss out on potential opportunities when they have a lack of presence and relevance online. With the wide variety of keynote speakers available to event and meeting […]