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RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL REIA MEETING
excitement they create is a temporary frame of mind for the
audience. By interjecting once the speaker has the mic, you're
preventing people from acting on it (especially important at the end
of their presentation during the close), and will be unintentionally
undoing everything your speaker has achieved.
During The Presentation
At this point, all of your hard work is paying off. The seats are
filled, the sales table is stocked, the audience is pumped up ready to
see the main act, and the speaker is about to come on stage. This is
what everything has been leading up to. What you need to do now is
let it happen as smoothly as you can.
Here's typically how the presentation might look:
• 7:30 PM - Featured Speaker Begins
Technology
Make sure all of the necessary technology is set up and ready to go
before you introduce the speaker. You don't want to introduce the
speaker and then be setting up while they're talking. Most
importantly, the technology needs to be ready to go right away,
without the need to test it or troubleshoot while the speaker is on
stage.
In some cases, you may need to have your own Power Point
presentation up on the screen for the announcements; you will then
need to switch over to the speaker’s Power Point at some point. This
way, you'll be able to keep yourself on track, recognize the sponsors
of the REIA, etc. But the speaker will likely have his own
presentation on his own laptop, and the last thing you want to do is
introduce the speaker and then force him to spend the first 3-5
minutes of his presentation changing out your laptop for his and
resetting everything up. Not only does this kill all of the energy in
the room, it's just unprofessional. The best thing to do is have
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