Coming Events, Workshops and other Professional Development Opportunities
Who wants to go to another meeting? (Yawn.) That’s why, here at CAPS Toronto, we don’t have meetings. We have events. And the difference isn’t just semantics. All of our events are specially designed to give members the opportunity to get exposed to great ideas, learn new skills, and network with colleagues.
Our events take many forms. Sometimes it’s a half-day workshop lead by a leading expert. Other times, it’s an evening experience with a renowned speaker. We even do the occasional mini-seminar – which we call “inbetweenys” – which hone in on specific high-value niche topics.
And, of course, we provide plenty of opportunities to meet and chat with fellow speakers. (The great food and cash bar helps!)
Come join us at our next event! Check out our EVENTS CALENDAR or see below for details…
May 14th Afternoon Workshop
The Wealthy Speaker Seminar: Marketing Your Way to Wealthy with Jane Atkinson
Whether it comes to the speech, positioning, or marketing materials, Jane Atkinson will help you avoid the common mistakes and take advantage of techniques and tips that have helped many of her clients catapult to the top 3%.
Being able to understand a client’s needs is a key in the speaking industry and Jane spent over a decade on the front line selling to them and working through to speech completion.
The number one complaint Jane hears from speakers who’ve been around awhile is that they are doing well, but they’d like to get to the next level ie: more bookings…..FASTER! Does that sound familiar?
If you answered yes to the last quesiton then this afternoon workshop is for you!
Afternoon Workshop: Monday, May 14th, 2012 3:00pm – 6:00pm. At the International Centre. Click here for more information and registration.
May 14th Evening Event
New Realities for Growing Your Speaking Business with Jeff Mowatt, CSP
Rest assured, these tips and strategies are insights that you’ve never heard before, because they are based on realities of today’s marketplace.
Over the last 4 years, the world of professional speaking in Canada has been knocked off its traditional axis. For keynotes, meeting planners are increasingly opting for pseudo-celebrities. And for training, companies are getting the information for free off the Internet. That means it’s more challenging than ever for non celebrity speakers to grow their businesses.
The good news is by making a few adjustments, the speaking business is also potentially more lucrative than ever.
2012 marks Jeff Mowatt’s 20th year as a full time professional speaker. He’s the first to admit that he’s often learned – the hard way – what does and doesn’t work to continue to grow your business.
Evening Event: Monday, May 14th, 2012 7:00pm – 9:30pm. At the International Centre. Click here for more information and registration.
June 11th Afternoon Workshop
Business Development & Networking Strategies for Building a Profitable Speaking Business with Allison Graham
What does it take to build a profitable speaking business in today’s economy?
If you have amazing content to share and deliver it in a way that engages the audience, but your target market is just not “getting it” then this session is for you. Allison truly believes that it doesn’t matter how fantastic a speaker you are nor how important your message is, if the right people don’t know about you and don’t understand why they should hire you (for a solid fee), then you’ll be frustrated in business.
If you want to change that, then this session will spark the shift in business you need to get going in the right direction.
Afternoon Workshop: Monday, June 11th, 2012 3:00pm – 6:00pm. At the International Centre. Click here for more information and registration.
June 11th Evening Event
How I Made 90% of My Revenue in 30% of My Time with Valerie Cade, CSP
How often have you wished that you could meet your income goals for the year and still have time to spare?
At some point most speakers want to earn more income. And at some point, in order to do so successfully, one needs time. Without (extra) time, you will not really be able to successfully leverage your speaking business with any sustainability, depth or real profitability.
This is not a time management session. This is the specifics of how Valerie doubled her income last year and did it in a third of the time. What did she do with the other two thirds in 2011? Speak. It was the first year on the ‘plan’.
Event: Monday, June 11th, 2012 7:00pm – 9:30pm. At the International Centre. Click here for more information and registration.
