| Any event organiser will confirm that what defines an | | | | speaker is rarely enough to transform an event into |
| event is its ending. The way in which an event ends | | | | something incredible. Your after dinner speaker must |
| determines whether it is viewed as a success or not. | | | | be able to capture the attention and imagination of |
| Therefore, if your event ends in a climax, something | | | | the audience immediately and keep it, using humour, |
| memorable and a high it will be considered a success. | | | | anecdotes, trivia or any interesting means necessary. |
| If you're organising an event with dinner followed by | | | | To put it simply: if the speaker doesn't uplift the |
| an after dinner speaker, your choice of after dinner | | | | audience right at the end of the event, the event |
| speaker could make the difference between your | | | | won't end on a high and it'll be soon forgotten. |
| event being a standard dinner party or an | | | | The internet should make it impossible not to have |
| unforgettable event. | | | | the right speaker, since there are several websites |
| More events than you might believe are spoiled or | | | | dedicated to speakers' bureaus which will advise on |
| confined to the depths of attendees' memories | | | | who to choose. As the organiser though, you have |
| thanks to a poor after dinner speaker. This is | | | | the responsibility to familiarise yourself with their |
| because too many event planners become | | | | presentation to ensure it is appropriate and relevant, |
| complacent and fall into the trap of believing that the | | | | to brief them on appropriate topics to review |
| very act of hiring one is enough. | | | | testimonials and videos to be sure you are getting a |
| Unfortunately, any randomly chosen after dinner | | | | quality speaker. |