Tony Robbins, the American motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author, knows how to work a crowd.

His seminars pull in thousands of attendees, and he has worked with more celebrities than we could count. Over the past 30 years he has amassed a lot of know-how in his industry.

LifeHack has rounded up some tips from the world’s best public speakers. These top ideas will not only help you get comfortable on stage, but focus on the elements that will make your talks more engaging and persuasive.  

Neil Patel, one of the world’s top online marketers, explores whether or not conferences can positively affect the growth of your business in his article “Is it Worth Speaking at Conferences” published on QuickSprout last year. Patel has spoke at over 230 conferences, and his advice is both insightful and practical.  We’ve summarised  his article visually, to help share with you his ideas on how to effectively use conferences to grow and promote your company.

As an event organizer, it is a delicate balancing act between respecting the speaker, the audience, and the needs of the conference. Making sure that each of sessions and presentations run on time assures fairness to all the speakers and keeps things moving for the audience. Here are some tips on how to keep your speakers on time.