“Don’t worry about how we divide up the pie. Let’s just make a bigger pie!”

Profound words by Cavett Robert which formed the basis of not just the National Speakers Association USA, but also the seed of a string of speaker associations worldwide.

MAPS,  the Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers, and 14 other independent speaker associations comprise GSF – the Global Speakers Federation.

With this immense outreach, it was no surprise that delegates at the recent MAPS Convention 2019 were in for an aural & visual treat by a captivating range of speakers from more than 10 countries.

To balance the rich speaker- centered sharing, 2 industry panels were mounted. These provided insights on how organizations ‘out there’ select speakers; with some recommended focus areas for speakers, as well as how to be future-ready for clients.

Privileged to be Moderator for a spirited Fishbowl Session on ‘How Organizations Select Speakers’ with Rina Sarif, GM Talent Acquisition Group HR, TNB; Vikram Anand, HR Head, Cluster Lead, British Council; and Zohrab Chong, Founder, Enablerz Consulting & Solutions.