Unlocking Event Magic: How a Pro Emcee Transforms Your Event Experience with Quinn Conyers

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There is incredible power in amplifying women’s voices through speaking on stages and podcasts.

Quinn Conyers is a founder of Speaking to Society and she transforms average events into epic experiences. As a professional corporate event emcee as well as a compelling keynote speaker. She shares her journey of discovering her talent for public speaking in college to becoming a professional emcee, keynote speaker, and event strategist.

She explains that an emcee isn't just a speaker but an "event experience partner" who is responsible for managing the flow, handling unexpected challenges, and ensuring audience engagement from start to finish. For Quinn successful event marketing should go beyond demographics, connecting with attendees’ deeper motivations and challenges—what she calls their psychographics.

Quinn advises recognizing that emceeing and speaking require different skill sets and emphasizes the importance of identifying your specific strengths and energy levels for certain types of events, whether corporate conferences, multi-day engagements, or galas. She shares practical insights on how to sustain energy during long events and recommends that organizers collaborate with the right professionals to enhance the experience.

Get ready to spark and show your energy to others.

Show notes:
🎤 While taking public speaking in college, Quinn discovered that when she talked, people listened. 3:32
👧🏾 Quinn always had a voice even before she started speaking: she was sure about what she wanted and liked. 7:05
😷 During Covid, speaking took off for her as an emcee in Clubhouse. 9:29
🌟 It's just about doing your thing, and then what you're naturally gifted and talented will emerge. 14:22
🎯 Importance of starting your marketing and outreach earlier, and focusing on attendee experience. 16:42
🤓 Although Quinn calls herself an emcee, she is an event experience partner. 21:21
🤔 The difference between an emcee and a speaker. 26:04
🤩 As an emcee, it's best to take events in fields of your own background. 28:41
⚠️ It's about being proactive, and managing your energy: being an emcee is very demanding. 33:12

Links:

Connect with Quinn: linkedin.com/in/quinnconyers

Website: quinnconyers.com
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