Our Events
CAPS Toronto offers professional development and networking activities for its members based on our CAPS Advantage: Learn, Share, Grow, and Belong.
LEARN skills and strategies that differentiate you in the marketplace and help you to monetize your message
SHARE ideas and network locally and nationally with the best in our industry
GROW by accessing our global network of resources that help your clients say yes more often
BELONG to a unique community of exceptional individuals
CAPS Toronto events are designed to provide you with inspiration and skills to showcase your expertise, develop greater eloquence on stage, and learn effective tools to run your business.
All of this happens within the remarkably generous and welcoming community of practice that is unique to the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.
An Evening with Dini Petty and/or An Afternoon Book Writing Workshop
An Afternoon and Evening Event for CAPS Members and Guests!
VIRTUAL EVENT: Monetize Your eSpeakers Account for Better Results!
Virtual Event:
Monetize Your eSpeakers Account
(It’s a CAPS member benefit!)
for Better Results!
As CAPS members, we all have an eSpeakers account as a benefit! How many of us use it to its potential, or even remember we have one?
Join us and discover the secrets, ins and outs, some how-to’s, best practices, and getting all you can get from your eSPeakers account. Joe knows it all and is willing to help us get the best from it.
If you are not a member, now is the time. Become a CAPS member and get your account! Of course, you can still take advantage of eSpeakers directly. This event will still bring you tremendous value as the speaker management piece of our businesses is the fundamental topic of the evening.
Schedule:
6:00pm: Virtual Networking
6:30pm: Event Start
8:45pm: Event close and then more networking
Get to Know Joe Heaps:
As a managing partner and the Chief Marketing Officer at eSpeakers, Joe Heaps is responsible for creating and accelerating the company's sales & marketing strategies. He is focused on driving the company's vision of helping organizations and individuals improve in substantial, long-term ways. He believes it happens when the perfect speaker is in front of the right audience.
Joe's greatest strengths are his creativity, drive, leadership, and ability to relate to people. He thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the company's reach. His most recent project involved a strategic partnership with The John Maxwell Team to bring eSpeakers core services to their fast-growing emerging speaker/coaching market.
In his many years in the industry, Joe’s strategic vision and leadership has propelled eSpeakers forward as the leading software provider in the industry. When he’s not in the office, Joe can be found outdoors, either in the mountains or out on the lakes of Utah with his family.
Donald Cooper: Confessions of an Accidental Speaker & An Evening CSP Panel!
CAPS Toronto is excited to announce two special events in one day for CAPS Members!
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Donald Cooper, MBA, CSP & Hall of Fame Speaker :
Confessions of an Accidental Speaker
…OR…
About 100 things it took me 32 years to learn about the art, science & business of speaking!
Note: Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced speaker, this is a ‘can’t miss’ Session!
After being a world-class manufacturer and an award-winning fashion retailer, Donald Cooper, MBA, CSP, HoF, became an ‘accidental speaker’ at the age of 50 with an unpaid gig in Chicago.
As a management and marketing thought creator, he has delivered over 3,000 sessions in 40 industries throughout the world…and is still loving it. He also coaches business owners and their Teams to sell more, manage smarter, grow their bottom line…and deal with difficult issues! Donald has built his success on telling audiences and clients what they need to hear …not what they want to hear.
In the process, he has figured out a thing or two about the art, science and business of speaking. In this ‘no-holds-barred’ Super Session Donald will share over 100 insights, truths and tips about our wonderful but challenging ‘industry’.
Donald is insightful, courageously truthful, edgy, irreverent, controversial and wickedly funny! He will inform you, challenge you, disturb you, inspire you…and leave you with a new and powerful understanding of the reality and the possibilities of your business, your life and your bottom line!
Donald has prepared this extraordinary Super Session just for us and it‘s unlikely that it will ever be repeated. All attendees will receive an extensive ‘Implementation Guide’.
While there is usually a fee for our in-depth afternoon sessions, we believe that Donald’s ‘Super Session’ will be so impactful that we’re offering it ‘no charge’ to you and as many guests as you wish to bring. But you’ll still need to register you and your guests to ensure that we print enough detailed Implementation Guides for everyone.
CAPS Members & Guests Attend Free!
6:00pm - 9:00pm
CAPS National President Beverly Beuermann-King, CSP & CSP Panel Discussion
Beverly Beuermann-King, our CAPS National President, will be sharing an update from CAPS National as well as participating in panel discussions. This intimate panel discussion has been designed with you in mind. Panellists will share their wisdom and discuss how the CSP designation has impacted their business.
This is an exclusive event for CAPS members that you won’t want to miss. Whether you're new to speaking, considering attaining your CSP designation, or just looking for tips on how to improve your speaking business, this is the event for you.
CAPS Toronto Holiday Social
Calling all CAPS Toronto members and their partners/spouses!
Join us at this year's CAPS Toronto Holiday Social.
Be Unforgettable: Emotional Marketing Mastery with Keka DasGupta
We have a powerful day planned for you that includes an interactive afternoon masterclass (limited spots are available), and then our signature CAPS Toronto evening programming (FREE for CAPS members)!
Charmaine Hammond: Profitable Speaking Tours & CAPS National President, Lorne Kelton: Talk is Cheap
Join us for our April 3rd event - it's going to be awesome!
Join CAPS Toronto LIVE and in-person at Dave & Busters (120 Interchange Way, Vaughan, ON, L4K 5C3) to hear two speakers: Charmaine Hammond, CSP and our CAPS National President Lorne Kelton.
Do You! Finding Your Points of Distinction with Jessica Pettitt
Authenticity is right under your nose! Do You! is for speakers, solopreneurs, and those seeking clarity on their purpose & direction.
ASK THE EXPERTS: Virtual Event!
CAPS Toronto is bringing the Convention to YOU! Join us on Zoom and grow your speaker business using awesome intel from our Convention experts.
CLICK HERE to view details
*CAPS Members attend FREE!
2022 Toronto Chapter AGM & Virtual Networking
Calling all CAPS Toronto members! Please join us for our virtual AGM, followed by some fantastic networking.
Profitable Sales Conversations with Brain Science – Peri Shawn
There is neuroscience that explains your client's buying decisions. Are you aware of how it is affecting your sales conversations?
CAPS Toronto 2022 Summer Social
Escape the city and celebrate summer with your fave CAPS Toronto family in-person
Unity: Secrets of a Successful Speaking Business | Cracking the YouTube Code
Secrets of a Successful Speaking Business – Shep Hyken CSP, CPAE and Cracking the YouTube Code – How to Build a Channel That Drives Business – Michelle Villalobos, MBA, CSP
CAPS Toronto Community Event - IN PERSON!
We are excited to see your Toronto CAPS colleagues in person for the first time in two years!
The main focus of this event is ‘community.’ The evening will be filled with structured networking, opportunities to catch up with your colleagues, and a panel interview featuring some of our very own Toronto CAPS experts!
UNITY - Building a Market Where You’re Indispensably Relevant (Randy Gage, HOF) and Win Corporate Clients (Angelique Rewers)
Building a Market Where You’re Indispensably Relevant (Randy Gage, HOF) and Win Corporate Clients: Disruptive Strategies to Eliminate Your Biggest Sales Frustrations & Grow Your Business (Angelique Rewers)
UNITY - Identifying Your Uniqueness (Rory Vaden, MBA, CSP, CPAE), Protect Your Speaking Business: Recognizing Ethics Risks That Cause Messy and Costly Problems (Chris Bauer, PhD, CSP, CFS)
Another great UNITY event. Chris Bauer,
Ph.D., CSP, CFS, and Rory Vaden, MBA, CSP, CPAE team and offer their unique insights to both grow and protect your speaking business.
UNITY - The Success-Energy Reset for Speakers - Michelle Cederberg, CSP and Hope IS a Strategy: What to Think and Do Now - Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
Registration is now open for an event you will not want to miss... this is an exclusive opportunity to get fresh insights from two long-time speakers in Canada and the USA - CAPS National President Michelle Cederberg, CSP, and former NSA President Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE.
3 Keys to Designing your Dream Speaking Business
Get ready for a great event this February 28th about how to Scale Your Speaking Business
CAPS Toronto - Ask The Experts
This January we are bringing back some of our very own local experts who presented at VCON. This is your opportunity to attend the sessions you missed, or deepen your learnings in an intimate setting.
CAPS Toronto Virtual Holiday Party with Prizes, Trivia, Food, and Much More 🎁🎄
On Monday, December 13th, you’re invited to our members-only CAPS Toronto holiday party. Find your most over-the-top, crazy, fun, head-turning holiday outfit, and join us via Zoom from 6 pm to 7 pm for an unforgettable evening.
Speaking to the times with Laura Williams, LL.B, CSP.
Join us for a fireside chat with CAPS Toronto's own Laura Williams LL.B, CSP, who will discuss her insights and observations of how the impacts over the past 18 months have shaped a New Workplace that is still evolving. Laura will share specific insights on the intense work she's been doing in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion, and will discuss why it's critical, now more than ever, to deliver the right messages to help and inspire leaders and individuals to find the courage to make the right decisions and leverage the many opportunities of these times.
The Referable Speaker: Use the Gigs You Get to Get the Gigs You Want
In this ground-breaking, deep-dive, virtual session, industry icons Michael Port and Andrew Davis will break down the three F+E+E Factors: Fame, Entertainment, & Expertise. You'll learn how to increase your entertainment value, how to make the leap to the keynote stage and the elegantly simple secret to becoming a big fish in a small pond.
Using Your Voice to Grow Your Business and Maximize Your Impact - with Lisa Nichols!
Her words have touched the hearts of nearly 80 million people globally. She is one of the world’s most-requested speakers. And on September 13, 2021, we are thrilled to say: Lisa Nichols is coming to CAPS Toronto!
CAPS Toronto Summer Social
A Virtual Cocktail Hour for CAPS members only from any chapter nationally.
Get to Know Your CAPS Colleagues… (Better)
A chance to build deeper relationships with each other. A CAPS members-only event.
How to Build your Business with Value not Sales
There is a myth in business that sales are the holy grail of success. That is only partially true. Learn where the true value lies.
Masterclass: High Fee VIP
Masterclass: High Fee VIP
COVID -19 Has Changed the Business Landscape Forever:
How to Reposition your Value - Reframe your Impact - and Reboot Your Profitability
Monday, April 12, 2021 - 6:30pm - 7:55pm
What you will take away from this masterclass:
How to avoid the dumb mistakes that even smart experts make when trying to take their speaking, training, or coaching business online.
How NOT to overcharge, undercharge, or lose business because your fee is too high - OR too low - in this new world of virtual and remote delivery.
How to confidently present, propose, and put your fee in perspective EVERY single time with no hesitation, embarrassment, or fumbling.
How to charge 3x-10x what you're charging now and earn more money without fear, uncertainty, doubt - and without caving on price ever again!
The exact scripting - word-for-word - to make sure your fees are bulletproof so that you'll consistently earn what you deserve whether that's online, offline, or hybrid.
Get specific help, answers and advice on YOUR fee-setting and fee-getting questions during our big Q&A at the end!
Agenda:
6:00 - 6:30: Reception - Networking & Breakout Sessions:
Sunjay Nath: "What is the value of a CAPS membership?"
Tom Stoyan: "Stop Selling! 3 Keys to Doubling your Sales Results"
Susan Luke Evans: "Why use Stories & How to Make Yours BETTER!!"
6:30 - 7:55: David Newman - Keynote + Q/A
7:55 - 8:15: Open networking
Speaker Bio: David Newman, CSP
David Newman, CSP is a member of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group.
He is the author of the business bestsellers “Do It! Marketing” and “Do It! Speaking: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Market, Monetize, and Maximize Your Expertise” (HarperCollins, 2020.) David is also the creator of the Expert Profit Formula mentoring program where he helps thought leaders market their smarts and make a bigger dent in the universe.
Free training, tools, and downloads are waiting for you at www.doitmarketing.com
How to Get More of Your Products in the Shopping Cart
We all need to develop relationships with clients that result in them making the decision to put our products in their shopping cart. These might not be terms you have used to describe your speaking work, but they will be after you apply Peter’s C.A.R.T. process to your speaking business. Peter will take his experience from over 30 years in the competitive food industry to help you get more of your products in more shopping carts more often.
Agenda:
6:00pm to 6:30pm: Networking (for Members and Guests)
6:30pm to 8:30pm: Session with Peter Chapman
8:30pm to 9:30pm: Post-session bonding :)
Speaker Bio: Peter Chapman
Retail marketer, author, speaker & consultant
Peter Chapman understands the Canadian food industry, more importantly; he understands where it is going. Our industry is changing fast and Peter is committed to helping producers and processors understand their customers and consumers. Peter’s experience includes both sides of the desk. Prior to working with suppliers and launching SKUfood, Peter worked for 19 years with Canada's largest food retailer, Loblaw. Peter is the author of A la cart and has provided food industry insights to Canadian Grocer, The Globe & Mail, Maclean's magazine and Canada AM.
SKUFood develops strategies with suppliers in the food industry to set them apart, grow sales and deliver a bottom line. We have specialized and unique food industry experience, including but not limited to business & strategic planning, the retail environment, sales & marketing, online training, new product launches and getting items listed. Peter has also delivered conference keynotes and workshops for the private sector, agri-food businesses, industry associations and government agencies. Peter is national President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers in 2021.
Audiences and clients benefit from practical and entertaining insights into the food industry and how to ultimately get more products in the shopping cart.
Amp It Up! Make More Money, Have More Fun... Yes, even now
Elevate your vision of what is possible in 2021. Take a fresh look at three specific areas that will expand your business opportunities and you will know exactly which area will make the biggest difference for you in the shortest period of time so you can kickoff this year strong… no matter what.
Merit Kahn, CSP, will challenge us to rewire our thinking and our mechanics for success in 2021. Fantastic!
Win Corporate Clients: Add 6-Figures (or More) to Every Speaking Engagement
Are you converting every speaking engagement into long-term, high-end clients? Or are you leaving opportunity on the stage? Discover the missing link to winning corporate clients and adding 6-figures or more to every speaking engagement!
Cha-Ching! Productize to Maximize and Diversify Your Business
Discover how to turn your revenue streams into revenue fountains, where micro-products generate MACRO-MONEY! Meet Julie Holmes, a Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association of UK & Ireland, and the inventor of a speaker-focused CRM system and Hey Mic!
Upcoming Events
May 13 - (In-Person) Dini Petty - A special evening with the one and only….
June 10 - (In-Person) Sid Ridgley, CSP, HoF
July/August – (In-Person) Summer BBQ Social
September 9 - (In-Person) Jim Harris
October 21 - (In-Person) Greg Shinkel, CSP
November 11 – Dr. John Molidor / Annual General Meeting
December - (In-Person) Holiday Social
Past Events - They were amazing!
February 28, 2022: Jane Atkinson - 3 Keys to Designing your Dream Speaking Business
March 3, 2022: Michelle Cederberg, CSP -The Success-Energy Reset for Speakers
Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE - Hope IS a Strategy: What to Think and Do Now
April 5, 2022: Rory Vaden, MBA, CSP, CPAE - Identifying Your Uniqueness
Chris Bauer, PhD, CSP, CFS - Protect Your Speaking Business: Recognizing Ethics Risks That Cause Messy and Costly Problems
May 5, 2022: Angelique Rewers - Win Corporate Clients, and Randy Gage, CPAE - How to Be Indispensably Relevant
June 6, 2022: CAPS Toronto Community Event
June 7, 2022: Shep Hyken, CSP, CPAE
July 16, 2022: In-Person summer social for CAPS Toronto members only
August: Summer Hiatus
September 8, 2022: Sebastien Sasseville
September 12, 2022: Peri Shawn - Leverage the brain science of buying to get speaking opportunities
October 13, 2022: Unity Event 3 Ways to Make Clients Invest with YOU | Muffins to Millions
November 3, 2022: Unity Event Bill Cates, CSP, CPAE - Radically Relevant IP Licensing
November 14, 2022: 2022 Toronto Chapter AGM and Virtual Networking
SpeakerTech Pre Convention Nov 11-12 Virtual Pre Convention
December 3-5, 2022: In-Person National Convention - Calgary
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