Speakers!

If you speak at events – or pull together events – or attend events! – then you know that HOW an event comes together is really important. And it’s way more complicated than most people think…

I’m currently in Milwaukee doing a fundraising event with an awesome team of people who have consistently created and produced some of the most beautiful, stunning and powerful events I’ve ever had the privilege of being a part of.

And so I’ve invited these ‘all-star’ event people into the conversation with me today about how to pull off a spectacular event program!

Meet: Todd Hansen – producer and performer – who knows the ins and outs of doing this work well. And Sarah Gillund, communications guru – who oversees the consistent and beautiful messages that the audience experiences from the first moment to the last.

(We’re not talking table centerpieces. Just not my expertise, and I happily hand off front-of-house stuff to someone else) as much as we’re talking about what happens ‘on stage.’)

A good event can inspire action; and a bad one can do the opposite.

So – here are nine ingredients of a spectacular event!