Your speaker just called to say she has an emergency and canโt make it to her keynote tomorrow. Now you have a big hole in your agenda.
Emergencies happen. The best planners are programmed to prepare for and manage the unexpected โ and do it with a smile. After all, thatโs what makes you so good at your job. Itโs in your DNA.
If you donโt have a contingency plan in place and a calm demeanor, things will unravel quickly โ yourself included.
You put contingency plans in place for hiccups like inclement weather, so have a similar strategy in place for speaker cancellations:
๐ก Before the event, work with your speaker bureau partner to determine if other speakers in the vicinity could fill in on a momentโs notice.
๐ก Everyone needs a mental break. Give your audience time to refresh between sessions and work with your bureau partner to find a local wellness expert who can share tips โ or even lead a meditation sessionยญ โ during that time.
๐ก Create an impromptu roundtable session involving the audience. Encourage small group discussions on 2-3 industry topics and select an executive from the company to emcee.
The payoff:
โ๏ธ Your attendees still take away something valuableโ a new perspective, wellness practices, valuable peer networking and insight, etc.
โ๏ธ You remain cool under pressure and look like a hero.
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