Technology speakers, like speakers in other fields, have the power to make your event or conference interesting and exciting, or condemn it as a boring and ineffective presentation.

A great technology speaker should be:

1. Knowledgeable - in an ever-changing industry, your chosen technology speaker should be up to the minute on the latest trends and directions in technology.
2. Dynamic - your speaker should engage and excite your attendees.
3. Professional but approachable - attendees should feel comfortable asking questions and talking with the speaker after his speech.
   

Technology speaker services are an excellent way to find a speaker - technology or just motivational - to engage, excite, and inform your employees or event attendees and bring them up to date on the latest technology trends.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Book a technology speaker

Technology public speaker services can help you to find the best information technology speakers for your events.

I recommend: Use a speaker's bureau and try developing a relationship with your contacts there so they can let you know when your desired speakers will be available for your events. Washington Speakers Bureau offers an easy-to-use search tool where you can enter the type of speaker you need, along with the dates, location, and fee you are willing to pay, to help you match up with the perfect technology speaker for your event. Nationwide Speakers Bureau features some very popular technology speakers and offers a biography on each of them.

Search out popular technology speakers

There are many information technology (IT) consulting motivational speakers, technology speakers, and business technology speakers available to make your next event a successful one.

I recommend: Nido Qubein, president of High Point University (North Carolina) and chairperson of the Great Harvest Bread Company, offers technology speaking services for conferences, meetings, and seminars. Hire him as a keynote speaker or consultant. Steve Riley is a technology speaker known for his offbeat way of speaking and dressing. As a technology public speaker, he has frequently been noted as among the most engaging and entertaining in the industry. Your audience is sure to enjoy his message. Michael Hammer is the founder and director of several high technology companies and was formerly a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Eric Curts is a public speaker, with technology and education as his specialties. A former teacher, he presently offers technology public speaker services and consulting throughout the country. Howard Rheingold is an internationally syndicated author who takes his audiences on a journey from the beginning of the internet to the far future of technology. He is a technology public speaker who has also taught at the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University.

Attend a technology conference to hear technology public speakers

To see a business technology speaker or several at once, attending a conference is a great way to find dynamic technology speakers.

I recommend: The Association Technology Conference and Expo is an annual event in Washington D.C., where several technology speakers are together under one roof, along with education sessions to inform your employees. Human Resource Executive magazine holds an annual technology conference created by experts to inform and educate attendees on the latest in technology. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania sponsors a yearly technology innovation conference where some of the leading technology public speakers make up the keynote speakers.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Before hiring a speaker, interview people from other companies who have hired him or her. You want to hear that other audiences have had a pleasant and exciting experience with your chosen technology public speaker before you book the event.