Speaker Showreel Secrets
Want more speaking engagements? Speaker Showreels, your secret weapon for being booked on more stages!
Want more speaking engagements? A Speaker Showreel could be the weapon you’re looking for.
Getting booked on stages, whether physical or virtual, is the most powerful way to share your message and grow your business.
However, it can be overwhelming to develop marketing strategies, create social media campaigns, all while following up leads and nurturing networks. Honestly, it’s a lot.
Enter the Speaker Showreel. When produced correctly, your showreel has the potential to be one of the most powerful sales tools in your marketing armoury. Not only will it magnify your key message, but a speaker demo video will boost personal brand value among those who control the stages you’ve dreamt of speaking on.
Behind-the-scenes secrets
In this episode, join me as I talk with the CEO and Co-Founder of ALTAFY, Emma Hawker. As an accomplished Conference and Exhibition Director of some of Asia’s largest events, Emma will give you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what international event organisers actually want to see in your showreel.
You’ll learn:
The biggest mistakes speakers make when creating Speaker Showreels.
The essential footage to include in your Speaker Showreel.
What to do if you have no footage either because you’re new, or because of COVID-19.
If you’re ready to increase your influence and grow your business by sharing your message on stages, join us on this episode!
About our guest, Emma Hawker
Emma Hawker is the CEO and co-Founder of ALTAFY; an automated self-service Event Tech platform created out of a passion to bridge the gap between Organisers and Speakers to creating more meaningful live events.
An accomplished Conference and Exhibition Director with over 13 years’ experience specialising in the B2B event space, Emma has previously worked in the Aviation, Garment, Personal Development and HR industries.
Accountable for the conceptualisation, planning and management of her previous company (HRM Asia’s) medium to large-scale events, Emma led the well-established and recognised HR Summit & Expo Asia (now ‘HR Tech Festival’) – Asia’s leading and largest Workforce Management show boasting over 4,000 attendees – and was key in winning the Organiser of the Year Award, at the Singapore Experience Awards 2015 (by Singapore Tourism Board).
Emma holds an LLB in English Law and French Law from the University of Reading in the UK. Born and brought up in Monaco, she is a British native and has lived in Singapore with her husband and two children for the past 10 years.
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Smartphone Rig: Product Care
Smartphone Rig Product Care Tips, to help you create amazing videos on the go!
Welcome to the league of extraordinary smartphone video creators!
Congratulations on your Smartphone Rig purchase! So you can get the best life out of your new product, we’ve created a list of product care tips. You’ll be creating amazing videos on the go, in no time!
Product Care Tips:
Don’t expose it to extreme heat. Avoid storing it in places with extreme temperature changes, such as vehicles or near windows.
Store it in a protective case, so that the adjustment knob and cold-shoe mounts aren’t damaged.
Keep free of dust. If dust does find its way into the 1/4” threads or adjustment knobs, simply use dry compressed air to blow it out.
Please keep away from babies and toddlers, as there are parts which can be disassembled.
User Tips:
When mounting your smartphone, turn the cradle knob just enough to loosen the mounting cradle to the required amount. One to two turns is usually adequate.
When adjusting the height of the mounting cradle, use two hands. Place one hand on the rig, and use the other to slowly adjust the height of the cradle.
Don’t let the spring-loaded mounting cradle slam shut. Reduce the height gently.
Depending on if you’re using your smartphone’s front-facing or back-facing camera, place the phone into the mounting cradle, so that the camera lens is close to the centre of the rig. This will improve the quality of your shot composition, and create greater stabilisation.
Ensure the V-grip of the cradle doesn’t touch on any buttons on your smartphones. All phones have buttons placed in slightly different positions.
Use velcro (hook and loop) ties for cable management, so they don’t obstruct the lens.
Do you have your own tips for using the Smartphone Rig? Leave a comment below. Enjoy creating!