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Publisher’s Note 4 Shawna Suckow 7 Virtual Facilitators 15 Speaker Co-op Directory
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Publisher’s Note
Virtual Meetings and Facilitators It seems that we are being swamped by news about the Corina Virus. The numbers also seem to jump around every time “they” want them to spike. (Added levels of control.) We have a new definition of the numbers every time as well. Can you tell me what the death toll numbers were a month ago? What was the definition of those numbers? Do you remember how many beds where going to be needed? How many were actually needed? How long is your memory? The point to our industry is that when we are released from our Stay-at-Home restrictions, it is my opinion that we will have basically two types of meetings and therefore two types of speakers continuing forward. One type of speaker will focus on the one-way communications and the other type of speaker will transform into a new type of service. This new service will support the two-way communications that previously was the traditional small venue meeting and networking meeting. The Keynote Speaker and the Virtual Facilitator will be the winners in this battle to keep the communications alive. Oh sure, there will be some of the old industry left, podcasters and small venue networking. But mostly, we believe most people will opt for the lower cost Virtual approach. It is because of these thoughts that we are publishing this issue on Virtu-
al Meetings and the changes that will need to take place in the Facilitators to make these meetings go well. You should also look for the newsletter called VNN News. The Virtual New Norm newsletter will focus entirely on this “New” form of meetings and the people that are learning to co-host these New Norm meetings. They are learning to make the meetings move better and to keep the guests more engaged in the presentation being done by the speaker and host. This magazine will continue to focus on the one-way communications of keynote speakers and podcasters, while VNN News will focus on the two-way communications of the Virtual New Norm meetings. We hope that the VNN News will become the spearhead of the New Normal approach to networking meetings. And the voice of those who will be the real producers of these New Normal style of meetings. Please reach out to me if you want to suggest something, anything. We are always listening.
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Shawna Suckow Keynote Speaker Bridging the Gap between Buyers and Sellers
Bridging the Gap between Buyers and Sellers By: Tamara A. McCullough Marketing expert, professional speaker, and former buyer Shawna Suckow may not be a juggler or magician as she points out, but she is a woman of many talents. She was able to take her 20+ years as a successful buyer and parlay it into a whole new career as an elite keynote speaker, where she takes her expertise in marketing and sales to present to audiences all across the globe. Shawna focuses on authenticity and realness to connect to her audiences. This helps them better connect to her to take more away from her presentations. For a better understanding of Shawna’s personable, funny and engaging style, it’s helpful to take a closer look into her background.
The Buyer Insider
A Speaker is Reluctantly Born
Buying was Shawna’s first job out of college. “I About 10 years ago, Shawna decided to write a kinda got thrown into the hospitality industry as tell-all book for sales professionals about how a planner, and I did that for 20 years.” buyers really think. “This started the phone ringing with people asking if I would speak to Over the years, Shawna started noticing vendors’ their groups.” Shawna was less than enthusiashabits when it came to making sales. “I was sold tic about speaking, and in her own words, she at by vendors all the time, constantly sold at and “would rather have swallowed glass.” marketed at because they wanted me to buy.” Luckily, she didn’t swallow any glass and a friend There were certain commonalities that Shawna was able to convince her to speak to a small and other buyers noticed that wasn’t helping the group. She was immediately struck by their rebuyer-seller relationship. action. “They were so grateful because I told them things nobody else would.” “Salespeople were cold calling and being too aggressive without a relationship. There’s been At this time, Shawna felt that it was her calling bea real shift since the recession, and people don’t cause she knew she would be able to help a lot answer the phone and don’t want to be sold at. of people. This is why eight years ago, she took They want you to help them buy.” the plunge and made the major career change full-time. “I loved my first career, but I love this Through her observations and insight, this led to even more.” her developing a unique moniker. She learned early on that a good speaker focus“My friend said, ‘you’re like the buyer insider.’ I thought that was a great name. There’s nobody with my buyer experience that can help anybody trying to sell and help them do their job the best way.” As the buyer insider, Shawna sees herself “like the bridge between two sides who don’t usually share their secrets between each other.” In her role, she helps to create smoother transactions and build better relationships between buyers and sellers. While still a buyer, Shawna founded The Senior Planners Industry Network, SPIN, in 2008 as a way to connect with senior-level buyers because there wasn’t really anything out there for that experience. “It was the early stages of LinkedIn, and I was watching a webinar about how to connect. I watched how to create your own group and did it in five minutes. I sent it to my friends, about 20, 25 people. Now, it has 2500 members.
es on the audience and not herself, which is why she’s developed a more relaxed speaking style, where she “doesn’t believe in being over-rehearsed.” As her website describes it, “My style has been described as a gentle slap in the face from a friend, just when you’re about to go to prom with that loser.”
Shawna is already a pro in this arena as a Certified Virtual Presenter, CVP, and she’s been a virtual presenter for the past eight years. She sees a lot of speakers “hopping on as a necessity,” but she’s already a Zoom expert, so her style is tailored for both the stage and the virtual world.
One Stage at a Time
Shawna also focuses on sounding more natural and not “over rehearsed where the speaker Through her time on stage, Shawna has truly can be simply delivering a performance on any found her voice and has earned one of the most stage speaking to any audience.” coveted honors as a public speaker as a Certified Speaking Professional from the National “The lessons I teach aren’t easy for people to Speakers Association. Only a very small perhear, so the humor alleviates the stress. I’m just centage of professional speakers earn this disthere to help. I tell stories, so everything is not tinction. With her reputation, Shawna is called to canned material.” do both opening and closing keynote speeches and she differentiates between the two. For Shawna, it’s also about customization to keep things fresh. “I have different slides that I change “The closing keynote is so important. Both are with every presentation. They trigger the points important, but the closer shouldn’t be one and I make, but I don’t say everything the same way done, not a self-contained speech. It should sumevery time. It’s not the same speech in Pittsburgh marize all the things before and tie it with a bow as in Portugal.” and leave the audience with a message. If I’m doing a closing keynote, if possible, I want to be Ahead of any speech that she gives, Shawna there for whole conference and have the comspeaks to the planner and stakeholders and mon thread from beginning to end.” does an interview on the audience to gauge its Shawna also strives to make the closing keynote personality, so she can ensure that the conversa- more interactive. tion is relevant, casual and fun. Regardless of the audience, Shawna’s goal is to, “Be more human, “My style of closing keynote is I want to get them more personable.” up and talking. I don’t want them passive and taking notes. When they get home, they tend to While many speakers have had to adjust and en- put the notebook up and go back to business as ter a whole new realm with virtual presentations, usual. It doesn’t get a return on the investment.”
will weather the turbulence the best. That’s why Shawna likes to ask the audience, “What is one thing you learned that you’ll apply immediately? With accountability partners, they’re more likely to make changes they want to make.” When it comes to an opening keynote, Shawna explains that it “needs to set the stage literally and figuratively.” To get the feel of the audience, Shawna likes to talk to theplanner about goals and objectives because it “affects how, why and what I’m going to present.”
“The salespeople who will be most successful through the pandemic will be those who are helping. It can’t be those who are pushy or tonedeaf or business-as-usual – that’s my biggest thing right now.” When the pandemic first gripped the nation and the world, “people were worried about their health, family, well-being,” and many salespeople didn’t quite understand how to pivot.
“A lot of salespeople got more aggressive, and it “I don’t believe in delivering the same speech. backfired. There has to be a shift.” Each audience is different and unique and de- Shawna said, “There were so many emails about serves a different speech. If somebody hears me how companies were managing COVID-19, the speak and says ‘I want that same speech,’ I still timing was poor, and it felt like, ‘We have to share want to customize it the way audience needs it our COVID precautions because everybody else customized.” is.’ When everybody is saying the same thing, you have to do something different to stand out.” Over the years, Shawna has honed her style by “organizing and curating and watching speakers The Third Wave who did it well and did not.” In the end, Shawna says it’s all about trust to get the audience to be- As the world experiences a third wave, it’s also lieve what she’s saying. “I don’t always speak on aptly the title of Shawn’s fifth book, “Third Wave: stage, if possible, I go into the audience, so they How to Market and Sell in a Post-Pandemic Econcan see that I’m one of them, I’m somebody they omy,” that she’s working on and is coming out can hear and trust.” later this summer. Since she self-publishes, she explained she will get it off the presses “when I While she loves hitting the stage, Shawna made have more concrete data.” a conscious decision to decrease her trips away from home last year since her son is finishing his junior year and her daughter has finished her freshman year in college. “I’m home more now, so my teens might wish I was gone more,” Shawna said laughingly. “Next year, when my last kid is off to college, I will rev back up.”
A Whole New World Just like the rest of the world, Shawna has been keeping a close eye on the pandemic and the changes that must be made to not only survive but to be successful. In particular, she’s been keeping a close eye on how brands have been responding and observes that she’s been seeing more ‘we’ instead of ‘you’ as brands and companies try to connect on a more personal level. She’s also looking at the commonalities of who
Shawna said, “The third wave is what we’re in now because there have been three major shifts this century. The first was 9/11 and the second was the Great Recession.”
She added, “This is what happened after 9/11 and the recession. We’re still riding the wave. It hasn’t reached shore yet. I know that marketers will have to change how they think of their target Throughout the waves, Shawna remarks that audiences and be more sensitive to people’s exthere’s been a “change in consumer behavior, periences.” fundamentally, permanently, and salespeople have to adapt to survive and recover, frankly.” She also remarked that consumers will and have Shawna said that the companies who handle it changed as well. “If you’re a consumer, you’re well will be prepared for third wave. “That’s what shifting your behavior. It doesn’t matter your inI talk about, that’s my obsession.” dustry as a sales professional; it’s all shifting.” One of the main themes of “The 3rd Wave” is the three R’s. “Remind, reassure and recover. Remind – we’re seeing companies doing it well now. They have the tone right. ‘We’re here when you need us,’ reminding us that they’re there. It’s beautiful. We see that and it feels better than, ‘Buy our widgets!’ Next is reassure. ‘If you come to our store, here’s what we’re doing differently now.’ We’ll all enter the recovery phase at different times as a country, different states at different phases.”
The Next Normal In the current climate, Shawna has more time on her hands, so she’s been doing webinars and online classes. Shawna also has more time to reflect on how what she calls ‘the next normal’ will look and says that we are now living in a business casual environment, which she describes as the death of professionalism.
“We’re a more business casual society. We don’t dress to the 9’s every day like we used to. We talk like normal people as buyers and we expect marWhat is marketing going to look like post-pan- keters and salespeople to do the same. We’re not demic? “That’s the million-dollar question, and uber-professional as a society anymore. Buyers I’m finding out myself. We’re still very much in have changed and so should marketers. It will the middle of the shift. I’ve been seeing some fundamentally change how we market and sell.” beautiful ads on TV of companies who are no longer tone deaf because they realize where cus- Shawna said “that means in your sales and martomers’ heads are. That will continue to evolve keting, you have to talk like a real person” and as we move through the pandemic. I don’t know gave a poignant example. what the other side is going to look like just yet.”
“United Airlines was sending out communication and they were very professional at the beginning of the pandemic. I’ve watched them evolve their communication, so my latest update was from Ed, the CEO; it said it in the subject. No last name. I loved it.” She explained why it’s important for companies to speak in a more straightforward fashion. “We’re having the same shared human experience. It’s removing all the barriers. This pandemic will kill professionalism.” Shawna uses another real-world example. “Two years ago, I was talking to the Iowa Bankers Association, and I told the group that we need to
reflect our audience, the way they talk, the way they dress. Who’s your target audience? Are you wearing a suit when a farmer is coming in jeans? They think that you’re not on their side. There’s a barrier of trust there. After my speech, the bank manager came up to me and said, ‘I’m changing our dress code tomorrow.’” From first speaking to a small group to speaking to some of the biggest brands in the world, Shawna’s no-nonsense style of speaking has taken her all over the globe, including Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, along with 90% of North America. She wants to speak on all continents just like a lot of speakers do. “I really want to tackle Australia, so I keep putting it out there.”
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Virtual Facilitation Article Reprint from Issue #4
Article by Jeff Klein There was a time when we had to go to a special place to hold a virtual meeting. Then technology changed, and bandwidth increased, so we were able to hold virtual meetings from anywhere with an Internet connection. They were a great way to connect with colleagues as an alternative to travel and some people even adopted the technology to visit with family members in other cities and even other countries.
Marcum teaches many online training sessions herself, and observed, “The number one thing for any kind of virtual training is keeping people engaged. Usually, you want to chunk your content into 15-minute sections followed by some kind of activity. That could be filling something out in a workbook, or sharing their experiences in smaller groups. There are broadcast tools that allow breaking up the audience into smaller virtual groups, so presenters can assign an activity Then came the first quarter of 2020, when we for a small group of people even though everywere told we could no longer hold meetings in one is in different locations. Once you have your person - at least temporarily. Many events can- audience do an activity like this it breaks up the celled or postponed, and that has certainly af- training, so the participants stay engaged.” fected Meeting Planners and Speakers. We decided that the pages of this magazine were a MPI uses different technologies for different good place to learn more about how different el- kinds of events. Summits with multiple speakers ements of the events industry are adapting and that include videos and slideshows require more handling these interesting times. complex technologies, but simpler programs work for group training classes. I first turned to Lori Pugh Marcum, CMP, CMM, CED, HMCC, Head of Meeting Innovation for MPI has also used technology to provide hybrid Meeting Professionals International who said, events for several years. It’s been one way to add “MPI has been doing webinars and online train- additional revenue streams to events by allowing for years.” “We really didn’t have to adapt a ing paid access to conferences in addition to the whole lot because we already had our feet wet in-person attendees. Hybrid events can incur and knew what we were doing on the virtual additional costs, so meeting planners need to side.” They held their Third Annual Global Meet- keep the costs in mind to add the extra potential ing Industry Day broadcast April 14, containing revenue. At MPI, making events hybrid added to 12 hours of online content for Industry profes- future attendance, as they saw virtual attendees sionals. It was free to members and non-mem- for one-year travel to the event in subsequent bers. According to Marcum, last year’s event years. brought around 1,500 participants, and at press time, the reservations for the 2020 event has sur- Marcum also has a couple of suggestions for passed 7,000. speakers, especially those used to in-person events as their primary engagement. She pro-
poses that speakers should practice working with the camera and get used to the virtual environment. Storytelling is still key to sharing your message. Speakers who thrive off of the energy of the live audience have to get used to the new dynamic. She also suggests that adding a moderator to manage the chat while you’re speaking will provide a more fulfilling experience for the audience.
things out. “When your phone hasn’t rung for a week, you might find yourself getting shaken. The value that you bring to the table has not changed even if you’re shifting your value to accommodate what’s going on. We need hope and confidence these days.”
Creamer advises us to recognize the shift in our lives and our businesses. “Make sure you’re going to add virtual presentations to your offerI next spoke to Robert Sanchez, CMP, who is an ings. The value of your intellectual property in independent event planner. He had also been the marketplace is the same, regardless of the offering hybrid events for his clients for several delivery system you’re going to use to give it.” years. The biggest issue for him was to guide the clients to technology that suited their individu- Newman spoke about pivot and flex. “If your valal needs. Some only offered the live experience ue proposition wasn’t dialed in before this, you with online links, but others recorded their ses- are going to feel it first, and you’re going to feel it sions and wanted quality products to offer their hard. This is a fantastic opportunity to do a clean constituents. slate exercise and re-look at everything. What do your buyers want to buy?” Now, the main things filling Sanchez’s days are securing venues for postponed events and turn- So how do webinar attendees feel about the exing live events into completely virtual ones. His perience? In a survey conducted by coach and key partners for the latter have been IT Security speaker mentor Sherry Prindle, respondents firms. We’ve discovered recently that there are said they come to a virtual event to learn somethose who delight in disrupting events, so cyber thing and expect programs to start on time, consecurity has become an important new piece of tain timely, up-to-date content, and be organized. the puzzle. This not only includes offering his clients a secure way to share information, but Most participants said they like to see the prealso to manage connections of presenters who senter’s face on the webcam but are sometimes might not have the bandwidth necessary to safe- distracted when everyone can be seen. They like ly broadcast to the event. He has found there are participating in individual activities, polls, and movie theaters, co-work spaces, studios, and rhetorical discussions. Some said chat responsvideo conferencing services that have helped es were something they would do if they were with this challenge. interested in the content. Most said they were not likely to participate in discussing things out loud Timing is everything. As I was writing this, I dis- via an unmuted microphone. covered a Facebook Live conversation hosted by Speaker Coach David Newman, where he Everyone agreed there are practical and tactical brought Speaker Coaches Steve Lowell, CSP, advantages to having virtual meetings and anJane Atkinson, and Lois Creamer. They each of- ticipated this platform would be used more even fered sound advice for speakers.Lowell strug- after the stay-at-home order is lifted. gled with detaching from his identity of speaker trainer. He’s reaching out to new audiences and The bottom line is many things have changed for making his content relevant for new markets. event planners and for speakers, but the basic “Explore how attached you are to your identi- tenets of our professions remain the same. It’s ty, and give yourself the freedom to add to your our job to do everything in our power to offer identity.” memorable experiences and valuable content. As Robert Sanchez, CMP says, “It’s still all about Atkinson reconnected via her podcast with providing the best experience for the event atmany speakers, and they benefitted from talking tendees.”
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Virtual Facilitator 101 Here’s the good news: A lot of what great instructors know about teaching in a classroom is still needed in the virtual classroom. Cindy Huggett, an eLearning consultant who advises many clients on moving face-to-face instruction online, said: “It’s the same set of skills, but you add on to it. So things like basic platform skills: How do I articulate a sentence when I’m speaking without using ummms and ahhhs? How do I check for learning transfer? All that is still the same.” She identifies three key differences between facilitating online and teaching in person: • • •
Increased role of technology Different strategies needed to engage learners Necessity of multitasking
These differences, described in detail in “Three Key Differences Between In-Person and Virtual Teaching,” necessitate what Huggett calls “five key competencies” that she has identified in her research and through experience. Mastering these skills is essential to facilitating live virtual classroom sessions that are engaging, polished, and professional.
1. Hone your ability to multitask Many facilitators focus heavily on presenting and forget all the other aspects of teaching online, Huggett said. “It’s really about engagement and dialogue. I need to be focusing in on different parts of the screen, watching the chat, looking for people raising their hand, and facilitating an activity. So that’s a skill.” She’s encouraging, though: “Multitasking is a skill that you can learn, you can get better at; there are some techniques that you can use to do that.”
2. Master the technology When facilitating in a virtual classroom—teaching a live online session—the instructor needs to be comfortable with the virtual classroom platform. This is necessary for basic lesson-planning: To use the features that enhance online sessions, the instructor needs to be able to switch among presenting, the whiteboard, and interacting with learners, multitasking all the while.
But it’s more than that. It’s inevitable that something will go wrong: A learner won’t be able to connect or can’t find the chat box. Your Internet connection will go down. A facilitator who is comfortable with the technology and the platform can cope with these minor disasters without getting flustered—and while continuing to teach. Better yet, she’ll have developed a backup plan to help her recover from technical issues on her end. “You need to be able and comfortable enough to use technology while you’re delivering,” Huggett said.
3. Create a comfortable learning environment Though this might seem obvious, Huggett said, it’s important to put learners at ease. Particularly in corporate eLearning, facilitators might be teaching learners who are new to the virtual classroom. They could be generally tech-savvy and accustomed to asynchronous eLearning—or they could be employees whose daily jobs and lives do not require them to use computers at all. Focus on “making them feel comfortable, making them recognize that it may be new for them as well,” Huggett said. Let them know that “it’s OK if they’re not sure where ‘raise hand’ is.” A face-to-face instructor, one hopes, strives to create a comfortable learning environment. While doing so online might demand different—or additional—skills, it is equally important.
4. Build rapport A challenge unique to virtual classroom instruction is creating a bond with learners when you can’t see them and often can’t hear them. It’s important to “build rapport with people, make them feel like you’re a real person, that there’s a human connection there,” Huggett said, comparing the task to that of a TV personality, like Oprah, who is addressing a largely invisible audience. Engaging with learners, rather than just presenting information, can help. Encourage learners to ask questions, and solicit participation through frequent engagement—ask poll questions or ask learners to type a response in chat; share the whiteboard with learners so they can contribute to a discussion or help create a list.
5. Be a teacher “The very last one is just applying everything you know about adult learning principles. That’s not different than the in-person classroom,” Huggett said. It’s easy to get caught up in presenting, particularly since the learners are quiet and unseen. Huggett cautions, paraphrasing Bob Pike’s famous quote: “You’re not the sage on the stage, just because you can’t see people. It’s not lecturing; it’s not presenting. You’re facilitating.”
At the same time, “Don’t feel like you need to react to every chat question and comment as they come in,” said Karen Hyder, a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) and online event producer, in an email interview. “Pause regularly to respond to chat questions in batches.” This is what an instructor generally would do in person; keep the session flowing while remaining attentive to learners’ needs. Practice—and be authentic Mastering these five skills requires practice and preparation. The only way to become comfortable with the platform and improve multitasking skills is through experience. Preparation is also helpful: Plan the session in detail, including interactivity, and set up the virtual classroom, including creating poll questions, ahead of time. Hyder suggests a procedure that is equally applicable to face-to-face teaching. “Write a script. Edit the script. Master the content in the script, but don’t read from the script. Learners can hear in your voice that you’re reading,” she said. Finally, a bit of advice from Hyder that instructors can apply inside and outside of the classroom: “Own your message and deliver authentically.”
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Why Join Speaker Co-op? Speaker Co-op is THE ORIGINAL Business Speaking Organization: • First to Bring Business Speakers Together – In January, 2006, we held our first meeting in Dallas, reaching out to businesspeople and subject matter experts who speak as a Business Strategy. We’re right in the middle of the Speaking Spectrum between Toastmasters and the National Speakers Association. • First Website to Find Business Speakers – Since March, 2006, SpeakerCoop.com has been a Resource for Event Planners and Organization Volunteers, helping them find great speakers for their meetings, conventions, and events. • First Business Speaker Organization in Multiple Cities – In March, 2010, Speaker Co-op held our first meeting in Houston. •
First Business Speaker Booking Service – In October, 2012, we started outbound sales for a select group of Speakers. Now, we’re putting Speakers in front of audiences all over the world.
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First Meetup.com Speaker Community to reach 1,000 Members.
Which Membership is Right for You? Information
Exposure
Promotion
Leadership
Community Membership
Platform Membership
Spotlight Membership
Premier Membership
Business professionals and subject-matter experts curious about speaking as a marketing strategy.
Business professionals and subject-matter experts who are actively speaking to promote their business and want to get in front of more audiences. (formerly Advertiser)
Business and Public Speakers who want to grow their reach, demand, and revenue from Speaking. (includes Platform Member Benefits)
Business and Public Speakers ready to position themselves in the marketplace to accelerate the business they generate from Speaking Engagements. (includes All Benefits)
Learn About Speaking As a Business Strategy. Download Keynotes from Speaker Co-op meetings.
An Online Presence Promoting YOU and Your Expertise. Another place online to find & buy your Books, Downloads, and other Products.
Monthly Business Building Peer Masterminds. Social Media Campaigns & Videos featuring YOU, aimed at Meeting Planners.
Bonus Strategy Sessions and Exposure.
$99/Year http://tiny.cc/Platform
$299/Year http://tiny.cc/SCSpotlight
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Leadership in, Facilitating for, and Presenting to, the Speaker Co-op Community. $499/Year http://tiny.cc/Premier
More Details at www.SpeakerCoop.com/Membership Resource Membership http://tiny.cc/ResourceM
Speaker Co-op ⚫ 757-96-SPEAK (77325) ⚫ info@SpeakerCoop.com
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