Speakers

Don’t Miss This Massive NMX 2014 Speaker Announcement!

We’re nearing the end of our speaker selection process for NMX 2014, and today we have a huge, awesome group of speakers to announce! This is shaping up to be the best conference in the history of NMX/BlogWorld, and that is not an understatement! Check out the amazing new speakers that will be joining us in Las Vegas this January (and remember, you can see all of our 2014 speakers here):

Bill Momary from Ebyline, whose session will teach you how to sell yourself to the media without selling out
Carol Cain from Girl Gone Travel, who will be doing a special session for travel bloggers
Cora Harrington, who will be presenting a community session in the Blogging Track
Dan Miller from 48 Days, who will be teaching us how to create a top-ranked podcast
Elsie Escobar from Libsyn who will be joining us as part of the Podcasting Track
Heather Greenwood Davis, the travel blogger behind Globetrotting Mama, who will be teaching you how to make money with your blog
Ian Cleary from Razor Social, who will be giving you tools to make you a more productive blogger
Jason Keath, social media specialist and speaker who is the mastermind behind SocialFresh
Kathy Doyle from Macmillan Quick & Dirty Tips, which produces award-winning podcasts like Grammar Girl and Nutrition Diva
Lian Dolan, a powerhouse in podcasting whose panel you don’t want to miss
Lisa B. Marshall, who will be joining us on a panel in the Podcasting Track
Luvvie Ajayi, who will be leading a personal branding workshop
Neal Schaffer, whose podcasting session is one you don’t want to miss
Paula Pant, a personal finance blogger who will help you rethink the way you create content
Ray Edwards, a podcasting panelist who will teach us what it takes to have a top podcast
Todd Cochran, the CEO of RawVoice, founder of the Podcast Awards, and host of the New Media Show and Geek News Central

Whew! What a great group of blogging, podcasting, and business speakers! And if that wasn’t enough, we’re also proud to announce a huge group of speakers who will be participating on panels and presenting solo sessions in the Web TV & Video track, led by Tim Street.

These speakers include:

April Grant
Avi Glijansky
Christine Weatherup
David H. Lawrence XVII
Frank Krueger
Greg Benson
J. Lee

J. Sibley Law
Jeff Burns
Jenn Page
Jennifer Selke
John Gilles
Kim Evey

Lon Seidman
Matt Morgenthaler
Michael Terpin
Paul Kontonis
Scott Brown
Shilpi Roy

We have even more speakers and panelists coming to this track, but as you can see, it is shaping up to be an educational experience you don’t want to miss if you are interested in producing, directing, acting, and editing.

I hope to see you at NMX 2014 to learn from all of our amazing speakers. If you don’t have your ticket yet, what are you waiting for? This is the LAST week to get your ticket at a discounted price, so don’t delay: Join the media revolution today!

Meet Our Brand New NMX 2014 Speakers!

Author: elkecarvosso6

We’re counting down the days to NMX 2014 – can you believe that we’re just a few months away? It feels like just yesterday we were wrapping up NMX 2013!

Over the past few months, we’ve announced some awesome speakers who will be joining us on stage in Vegas this coming January. We initially announced a first, small group, but since then have mentioned keynoters, podcasters, bloggers, and more! Today, I have another great group of speakers to introduce!

Coming to the NMX stage in Jan 2014, you’ll be able to see:

Abel James from Fat-Burning Man
Antonio Centeno from Real Men Real Style
Barry Feldmen from Feldman Creative
Bob Dunn, WordPress Trainer and Coach
David Risley from Blog Marketing Academy
Dustin Hartzler, from Your Website Engineer
Jason Ojalvo from Audible
Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammer Girl
Mitch Wilson from Sports Chat Place
Penny Sansevieri from Author Marketing Experts

You can see our complete list of speakers here, along with links to find more information on their bio pages. Make sure you visit all of the bios to see our “click to tweet” links so you can congratulate your favorites on being invited to speak at NMX 2014!

Also stay tuned: on Friday, we have a HUGE announcement coming about our Web TV and Video track at NMX 2014. You don’t want to miss this one, guys and gals.

If you haven’t picked up your ticket yet, there’s no better time to do so. Join the media revolution at NMX 2014. Learn more here! (And hey, we’re friends, right? Feel free to use ALLI20 for 20% off any ticket to the show.)

Special Announcement: Introducing Our First Group of Speakers for NMX 2014!

Author: elkecarvosso6

This year, we opened registration for NMX earlier than ever before. Today, we’re happy to announce our first group of speakers, which includes several NMX speaker alumni and a few new faces.

Early bird ticket prices expire this week, so if you haven’t yet picked up your ticket, register now to see sessions with the following speakers:

	Aaron Hockley Aaron is no stranger to the NMX stage. In addition to speaking at NMX, he has also written several posts here on the NMX blog. Check out his posts “Image Manipulation Tricks For Bloggers!” and “More Than Words: Better Blogging with Photos.” Learn More and Connect with Aaron >
	Amanda Blain Amanda is the queen of Google+ and if you missed her session at NMX 2013, now’s your chance to see her speak! Learn More and Connect with Amanda >
	Andrea Vahl One of my best memories of NMX 2013 is watching Andrea as Grandma Mary interview Scott Monty from Ford. Will Grandma make an appearance at NMX 2014? You’ll have to come to the show to find out! Learn More and Connect with Andrea >
	Chris Ducker Chris is one of the most passionate people you will ever meet. His energy is infectious, and his session at NMX 2014 is one you don’t want to miss. Learn More and Connect with Chris >
	Cynthia Sanchez Cynthia is brand new to the NMX stage, but not new to the NMX community. Her knowledge of Pinterest is unmatched, and we’re super excited to welcome her to our list of speakers. Learn More and Connect with Cynthia >
	Dave Delaney Dave is the the author of New Business Networking and was named must-follow digital expert on Twitter by Billboard Magazine. We can’t wait to have him speak at NMX 2014. Learn More and Connect with Dave >
	Dino Dogan Dino’s session at NMX 2013 had attendees buzzing with excitement, and we’re so glad he’s coming back for NMX 2014. Check out Dino’s interview with UFC’s Dana White from last year’s show. Learn More and Connect with Dino >
	Jessica Northey If you saw Jessica’s session at NMX 2013 or her pre-show “Twangout” with Guy Kawasaki, you know she’s a firecracker. Don’t miss her session at NMX 2014. Learn More and Connect with Jessica >
	Kristi Hines We can’t wait to have Kristi Hines speak at one of our events for the first time! Check out the guest post she wrote here on the NMX blog: “Guest Blogging in 2013: The End of Unsolicited Guest Posts?” Learn More and Connect with Kristi >
	Mitch Canter We always love having Mitch on the NMX stage. When it comes to design and WordPress, his knowledge is second to none. (And he’s also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet!) Learn More and Connect with Mitch >
	Rich Brooks Who better to speak at NMX than the guy who has been to every single NMX/BlogWorld since it started? Rich’s sessions are always popular and packed with information, so make sure you get a seat early. Learn More and Connect with Rich >
	Rob Barnett With his company My Damn Channel, Rob has worked with people such as Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Rolling Stones, as well as helped emerging talent build their audiences. We can’t wait to have him share his knowledge on the NMX stage. Learn More and Connect with Rob >
	Robert Scoble If you haven’t seen Robert Scoble speak, now’s your chance! He’s interviewed technology innovators, and we’re happy to welcome him back as an NMX speaker to share what he’s learned. Learn More and Connect with Robert >

This is just the first wave of speakers we’re announcing for our 2014 conference. If you’re interested in speaking, you can still submit your proposal here. Our deadline is September 2, but as you can see, we’re announcing speakers even sooner, so don’t wait to get your proposal in!

And remember, if you’re as excited about our speaker line-up as we are, pick up a ticket to NMX 2014 this week. Early bird pricing expires on Friday, June 21. You can register for NMX here; tickets start at just $97.

011 The Podcast Report – The Podcast Pavilion & The Podcast Awards

Author: janellhilliard

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Hey everyone, Cliff Ravenscraft here. I’m back with another episode of The Podcast Report with my co-host, Megan Enloe.

The Podcast Podcast Pavilion

One of the major highlights of the NMX event in January will be the Podcast Pavilion. Megan and I discuss the vision behind the Podcast Pavilion and share only a few details about why we are so excited about this portion of the show. Please know that there is so much more that we were not yet able to share in this episode of The Podcast Report. However, as soon as we confirm the additional details, we will be sharing some more exciting news about the Podcast Pavilion.

The Podcast Awards

On September 18th, NMX announced that the 8th Annual Podcast Awards would be hosted at NMX this January. The most exciting part of this for me is the fact that Leo Laporte will be our emcee for the podcast awards ceremony on Monday, January 7th.

Register For NMX Today!

If you are serious about your podcasting efforts, I highly recommend that you attend the leading podcast industry conference. If you haven’t registered yet, click here to get registered today.

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How to Be The Best BlogWorld Speaker You Can Be

Author: dorothymarin

To offer value as a speaker at BlogWorld & New Media Expo, you don’t need to run a million dollar business or have 10,000 followers on Twitter or have written a bestselling book or any of those things. Those are nice, but not necessary. No, you need two things:

1. To have experience and knowledge that other people want to learn about.
2. To be able to communicate that knowledge clearly.

That’s all you need. Really. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to have various measures of success – and we all have them in one way or another – but when it comes down to it, that is what it’s all about.

So, if I’ve convinced you of that, and speaking is something that you want to do more and more in the future, please allow me to offer some tips to help you be the best BlogWorld speaker that you can be.

This advice comes from my experience as a speaker, which includes participating in three panels in the last two years of BlogWorld. Last year, I led the “Social Media: The Bad and The Ugly” panel with Robert Scoble, Amber Naslund and Wayne Sutton.

Prepare for Your Session
“We’ll meet up for lunch on the day of our session” is NOT acceptable preparation. In fact, it’s completely unacceptable and disrespectful to BlogWorld, the organizers of the event, the attendees and everyone involved.

Speaking of Speakers

Author: brockmayes

keynote It has been a long road or journey, one that I might pack for differently given what I know now, but a journey that has been fun. I first agreed to help work this conference as far back as 2006 when I first met Rick Calvert in Seattle at a blogging conference. I have seen our BlogWorld & New Media Expo go from an idea to one of the largest, if not THE largest conferences in this industry. I am very thankful for the opportunity to have worked in the capacity of Conference Chairman this year, putting together the lineup. I have some big shoes to fill with Dave Taylor having done this in previous events. It has been a number of 20 hour days and lots of phone calls and meetings and emails and tweets and pony express riders to get to this day but we are finally here.

The speaker “grid” as we like to call it has been posted and we will be discussing it at length today on Blog World Expo Radio on Blog Talk Radio. My guest on the show will be Rob Walch, the brains behind the podcasting and video tracks. The tracks Rob worked on were very important because they are a culmination of experts that will be representing our first blending of New Media Expo and BlogWorld& New Media Expo. As you may remember, we acquired that event that was similar in nature to ours and that announcement was made back in December of 2008. We hope that the lineup we have for this year will be as great as the podcasting and videocasting world has come to expect from that event.

Feel free to give us feedback on the lineup thus far. As you can see with its current state it is a living and breathing document. Believe me when I say I have tried numerous times to beat it into submission and make it behave, and most of the time it has beat me back. There are some tracks that we have yet to put into the system and some that are still be worked on and probably the most difficult items are yet to be completed, the keynotes for the event. I can assure you those will be dynamite!

Thank you for your patience, especially to all of the hundreds, of people that made submissions for sessions or presentations. It was very difficult to choose from the number of presentations. We did not have any difficulty in getting quality speakers from the many that submitted. I would urge you to get your ticket and register for this group of fine presentations. The speakers and experts we have assembled will allow you to justify spending some time in Las Vegas, October 15-17, 2009.

Don’t Miss This Massive NMX 2014 Speaker Announcement!

Meet Our Brand New NMX 2014 Speakers!

Special Announcement: Introducing Our First Group of Speakers for NMX 2014!

Aaron Hockley

Amanda Blain

Andrea Vahl

Chris Ducker

Cynthia Sanchez

Dave Delaney

Dino Dogan

Jessica Northey

Kristi Hines

Mitch Canter

Rich Brooks

Rob Barnett

Robert Scoble