Today's Hot Trends and the Speaker Topic Conveyor Belt
Christa Haberstock
Founder & President of See Agency | Best-Selling Author of Become a Bookable Speaker | I help elite speakers build lasting success in a modern market | I can spot a bookable speaker at 20 paces, blindfolded, 3 drinks in.
Speakers I talk with at every level - from emerging to legacy - have one thing in common:
They want the inside scoop.
They ask who's hot....who is getting booked...who is in-demand.
What speakers, topics, and categories speakers bureaus are booking.
Speakers are (quite rightly) eager to discover how their content can remedy what pain organizations aim to ease.
The current trends conveyor belt is set to warp speed, and this approach is now a bit 'late the the party'.
If it's a trend with bureaus TODAY, it was being asked for YESTERDAY.
But if it is in a news release TODAY, it was on organizational leaders minds TODAY, and will be a topic at the event they're planning NOW.
Consider today's release of the new Surgeon General details on how toxic workplaces can negatively affect health.
Recent surveys suggest:
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"The COVID-19 pandemic brought the relationship between work and well-being into clearer focus." *
oooooh now we are getting somewhere....
Organizational pain du jour? The relationship between work and well-being.
The rest of the report sifts out the gold we are mining and suggests what organizations may be seeking for their events.
CATEGORY: Leadership
TOPICS: Worker well-being, committed leaders, collaboration with employees, increasing meaning and value in the workplace.
KEYWORDS: mental health, workplace conditions, workplaces that support mental health, safety, work-life 'harmony' (aka balance), DEIA, belonging (aka corporate culture), building teams, communication, collaboration, trust.
New concepts? No. Top of mind? Yes.
Speakers need to get ahead of the curve on the conveyor belt if they want their message to be relevant to today's buyer criteria.
*https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html
Christa Haberstock is Founder and President of See Agency. Since 2009, she has dedicated herself to Management and Representation of Professional Speakers and Corporate Entertainment. Really, really good ones, too. See Agency also offers Speaker Therapy and Brand Consultation, because the first step is always admitting you need help. (c) 2022
Global Futurist. Artificial Intelligence & Disruptive Trends Keynote Speaker. Specializes in CEO/CxO leadership meetings & events. Booked by clients like Disney, World Bank, Mercedes Benz, NASA, Pfizer
2yIs anyone offering any over/under on the likelihood of Elon Musk booking these topics? 😀
Global Keynote Speaker - Best-Selling Author & Consultant - Ranked in the Top 5 in the World as an Expert in Change Management. Over 2 Million People have benefitted from his powerful, practical, compelling programs.
2yThanks for your post, Christa. Great insight on what is relevant and helpful to businesses.
Teaching Organizations How To Create A High Quality Culture™ Where Everyone Feels Like They Belong - Award-Winning Filmmaker, Speaker & Author WHAT WILL THEY SAY (Simon & Schuster 2026).
2yLove keeping up with your hot takes and excited to see this list. It never goes out of style to care about people and it’s nice to see that this is where these leadership themes are pointing.
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2yThank you Christa Haberstock , very useful!