Logistics, AV Requirements
How to Get the Most From Ric's Program
We take our responsibility to you very seriously. Our goal is to maximise your investment. To do that, please read the following:
1. Ric is 5'11" and an animated speaker who is always good to look at. Please do NOT put him behind a lectern or head table. If the head table is on a riser or a stage, pull it back from the edge to allow space for Ric to stand in front of it.
2. Please have a cordless, handheld microphone, or best of all, Ric prefers to use a lavaliere microphone.
3. Please read Ric's introduction, or keep it fairly close to the way it is written.
4. If Ric is speaking at a luncheon or dinner meeting, please order a FRUIT PLATE for him unless there is a buffet. Ric does not drink alcohol or eat red meat.
5. Try to have the group in a fun mood before introducing your speaker. Sad announcements or moments of silence for a recently departed friend are appropriate, but not just before introducing the speaker.
6. Ric enjoys and tries to meet as many members of his audience as possible. He will attend your social events, if requested, but please do not make arrangements to keep him out late at night.
7. To get more and maximise your investment in Ric or any other speaker, please keep in mind that an extended cocktail party is not a good start for your audience or any speaker. Also, it is not a good idea to have your main speaker the last day of a conference if everyone has been up very late the night before.
8. Awards or extended announcements – either consider having your speaker first, or give the audience a stretch break for a couple of minutes before introducing the speaker.
9. Hotels never think of the following - It is difficult to build intimacy and rapport if:
- The audience is not very close to each other, or to the speaker.
- Your audience are still eating.
- The entire room is not well lit.
10. For any size audience, have the audience close to the speaker.
11. If the door at the back of the room closes loudly, please have a door stop so that the door will not be a distraction.
12. If the room is rectangular, this is the recommended room set up:
13. SEATING: If the audience's chairs are chevroned rather than straight rows, facing the stage will be more comfortable.
14. In a meeting room where food is NOT served, if possible, have tables in front of speaker, not aisles:
15. The eye follows movement, not sound; if photos are to be taken, never take them during the first ten minutes of the presentation. It will be too much of a distraction for your audience and speaker.
We hope this will help you. We at "Executive Wisdom" want to present a first-class program for you.
Many Thanks!
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