An open letter to speakers

Dear Speaker:

Most events are boring because most speakers don’t prepare. And as much as you know this I suspect you overlook how often audiences are disappointed by you. How would you know? Audiences are unlikely to boo you off the stage, and few people are mean enough to seek you out in the hallway just to tell you how much you sucked. And if people won’t confront the awful speakers, they certainly won’t bother to chat up the mediocre ones either.

By Scott Berkun

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