Event day checklist
Checklist for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want newer speakers and subject experts who present on their list.
Scorecard
Is your talk ready for the stage?
How to use this scorecard
Share it with people who have a talk coming up. Their answers show what to fix first, which gives you a useful first conversation.
What is inside
Score your talk
Why each question mattersMain point
Fix these firstYour main point: In one sentence.
Worth doing this monthCollect stories. One for each main point.
Your plan before the talkScore your talk and write your main point.
Three title ideas for your own version
Is your talk ready for the stage
The talk readiness scorecard
Score your talk in two minutes
Where to promote it
LinkedIn postsspeaker and event groupsyour newslettera link in your email signature
What goes in a talk readiness scorecard?
Ten quick questions on the main point, opening, stories, slides and practice, a score out of twenty, what the score means, a fix for each point and a plan before the talk.
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