7 Elements that Make Great Video Footage for Your Speaker Reel

When event organizers are looking for speakers to book, having video clips of you speaking on your website and social media can make a big difference in them choosing you (and paying you more!).

Here are elements that make great video footage (and a great experience for your audience overall):

1. Humor / Laughter
2. Audience Engagement (show of hands; call & response)
3. Storytelling (especially emotional / pin drop moments)
4. Props
5. Voice variation (speeding up and slowing down; intentional pauses for effect)
6. Deliberate movement on the stage, including high energy
7. Showing your framework

We’ve designed our in-person client retreat so that you spend the first 2 days practicing your segments (like the ones above) and getting our personalized coaching and feedback. Then on Day 3, we bring in a professional videography company to film you delivering your segments on our stage.

You get a 10-minute professional video of your speaking segments, edited to make you look and sound your best, including high quality audio, multiple angles, and b-roll of us as your audience.

This alone is easily worth over $1,500 (I’ve spent that much having a company film me at speaking engagements and I didn’t have to pay for the venue or anything else!).

Here’s what you get at our 3-day speaking workshop in Orlando:

• Two group Zoom sessions before the retreat to work on your speaking segments with our feedback (value = $500+)
• Personalized, hands-on instruction, coaching and feedback to 10x your speaking skills
• Fun and intentional exercises and practice sessions on our stage to build your confidence
• Professional filming of your speaking segments + an edited video (value = $1,500+)
• Printed workbook + speaker kit
• Healthy food! Lunches and dinners on all 3 days, plus snacks, coffee and tea
• Quality time with an incredible group of supportive women (there’s nothing like being in person to form long-lasting bonds)
• Bonuses: Video lessons + worksheets on storytelling for speakers, the business of speaking, and LinkedIn for speakers (value = $1,187)

As you can see from the list above, the extra things we provide are worth the cost of the retreat by itself!

If you’re interested in joining us, please complete the application today so we can schedule a Zoom call to talk and answer your questions.