Speaker Information + Resources

Hey hey, awesome speaker! I’m super excited to partner with you for the Impatient Gardener’s Summit!

The Impatient Gardener’s Summit is a 3-day event that will [SUMMIT GOAL]

Our goal for this summit is that attendees will walk away with [SUMMIT GOALS]!

This page will serve as a reference for everything you need to know, whether it be explained here or linked. You should always be able to come to this page and find what you need, so make sure to bookmark it!

If you run into a question I didn’t answer, email our Speaker Outreach Coordinator at [CUSTOMER SERVICE EMAIL ADDRESS]

Quick Access Links

How it will work

All of the speaker presentations and discussion will be held on a Discord server set up specifically for this event. There will be a category with channels for your presentation, questions, chat, announcements, etc. where attendees can get all they need to about you and your presentation without confusion.

There will also be an attendee Facebook group that you are welcome to join, but it will be there solely for attendees to receive notifications and links to the main summit/event Discord server where the event will be held.

If attendees have good questions while your presentation is going on, you’re welcome to go live in your Discord Channel and/or Facebook group (wherever the question was asked) for a bit of an encore to answer those questions, connect with the attendees, and provide even more value.

If you are not familiar with Discord, don’t worry, we will have all you need so you will understand what to do on presentation day! Join the Speaker Hangout Server on Discord and ask in the #questions channel. Our team is committed to making sure this is an amazing event for everyone involved by having a speaker server where you can get quick answers to your questions as well as any other help you need to navigate Discord before your presentation! We’ve got you!

We strongly suggest downloading the Discord app to your phone and/or your desktop so you receive any important notifications you need.

Leading up to the summit, we’ll have two weeks of promotion. You’ll be provided with email swipe copy, social media swipe copy, and social media graphics to make it all easy! I’ll even have a suggested posting/sending schedule for you to make promo easy to outsource to a VA.

During the promotion phase, as the summit is running, and for a week after the summit is complete, we’ll also be promoting the [TITLE OF AAP]. This includes an all-access pass for the replays and tons of speaker bonuses. This will provide immense value to our attendees, while making the work of promoting and creating a presentation worthwhile by allowing you to bring in affiliate commissions and grow your email list. Yay![

The Impatient Gardener’s Summit will run from February 5-7, 2024. Presentations will include 20-30 minutes of content (with up to a 3-minute freebie pitch).

Your presentation should include strong, actionable content and provide a transformation for attendees, moving them closer to making handmade gifts. Here’s the suggested format:

3-minute or less introduction
Topic overview
Where people go wrong when doing your craft
Teaching section
A challenge and specific action steps to give a transformation
Up to a 3-minute pitch*
Include questions for attendees to answer in the chat box throughout to boost engagement

While the presentations themselves are pre-recorded, all speakers are asked to check into their Discord channel and answer the attendees’ questions in the #questions thread a few times during the summit. Suggested guidelines for checking in are:

During your presentation slot (required)
A few hours after your presentation slot
The next day

Of course, you are more than welcome to interact with attendees in there as much as you’d like beyond these guidelines. The more you interact with the attendees, the sooner they get to know, like, and trust you.

What I'll ask of you

Here’s what I’ll need from you:

BASIC INFORMATION – DUE ASAP (NOVEMBER 17 AT THE LATEST)

The first thing I’ll need is some basic information from you so I can finish up our registration page and Speakers page.

Once you give me the thumbs up that you’re in, our Speaker Outreach Coordinator will send you a link where you can upload all this information easily.

Due by November 17, 2023

PRESENTATION SLOT SELECTED – NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Presentation slots are on a first-come first-served basis.

Choose your presentation time slot here. (first page)

LIVESTREAM SLOT SELECTED (OPTIONAL) – NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Livestream slots will be offered to you as an option for extra interaction with attendees. While it is completely optional, it’s a great opportunity to foster that “know, like, and trust” factor when you show up to answer attendee questions and share more about yourself.

Choose your livestream time slot here. (second page)

[TITLE OF AAP] CONTRIBUTION INFO – DUE NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Gift Boss Insider Pass will be a huge addition to the presentations we’re running. To make it even more valuable and to give you an additional way to grow your email list, I’ll ask each of you to provide one resource to add. This includes things like:

Templates
Workbooks
Courses (big or small)
1-month memberships
eBooks

Note: I expect this to convert well so I do not recommend contributing any 1:1 offers.

It’s totally up to you to decide whether you’d like to create something new or provide something you already have. While this isn’t required, it’s highly encouraged that you participate.

Anyone who does contribute a premium resource will get a 50% affiliate commission on sales, rather than 40%. It’s also an opportunity to collect hundreds of extra email addresses as attendees claim your offer.

We cannot accept freebies or percentage-off offers.

Information for these resources is due on August 28, 2023. You’ll receive a questionnaire to fill out closer to that time to make passing the information to me nice and simple.

Attendees will be able to start claiming your bonus right when registration opens on January 22, 2024.

Due by November 17, 2023

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS EMAILED OUT – BY JANUARY 6, 2024

WORKBOOK/SUPPLIES LIST/PROJECT PHOTOS – DUE JANUARY 8, 2024

A workbook and supplies list is required to go along with your presentation. You are welcome to add affiliate links or link to an Amazon list for your project so you can make a little money through it. The workbook needs to have step-by-step instructions for the attendee to follow.

Due by January 8, 2024

EDITED VIDEO PRESENTATION/DEMONSTRATION – DUE JANUARY 8, 2024

Next up is your presentation! This is a 20-30 minute pre-recorded presentation that is meant to be more friendly and casual than perfect and structured. We want our attendees to learn something great, while having fun in the process.

Please structure your content in a way that allows attendees to walk away feeling like they’ve really learned something, rather than a webinar format where they feel like they’re missing something that they need to buy from you asap.

With that being said, you have your choice of the following presentation formats:

Overhead-shot instructional video
Slides/your face (if applicable)
A mixture of the two

No matter what format you choose, you are free to use your presentation however you’d like in the future. In an effort to preserve the value of the Gift Boss Insider Pass, we ask that you please refrain from giving it away for free for at least 90 days.

Your presentation should include great, actionable content. Here’s the suggested format:

A quick introduction
An overview of your topic
Where people go wrong with your topic and tend to overcomplicate it
Teaching section
Specific action steps (with the goal of simplifying their existing process)
Up to a 3-minute freebie pitch
Include questions for attendees to answer in the chat box throughout to boost engagement

Presentations are due by January 8, 2024

Find a PDF download with all this information here.

FREEBIE/PAID RESOURCE INFO DUE – JANUARY 8, 2024

Due by January 8, 2024

PROMOTION – JANUARY 22 – FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The power of an online summit comes from a group of experts coming together for a single cause. The joint promotion that happens because of that is a huge benefit to everyone involved.

Because of that, everyone is encouraged to share twice by emailing your lists, and share twice on your social media channel with the largest reach during the promotion period, starting on January 22, 2024.

You’ll want to share using your affiliate link so you can get in on the 40% commission that will come from any [TITLE OF AAP] Pass sales (50% if you’ve contributed a premium bonus).

You’ll find swipe copy and graphics in the Resource Vault below.

EVENT PARTICIPATION – REQUIRED ON YOUR PRESENTATION DAY

And last comes participation during the week of the event. Since we’ll already have done the work of creating the presentations and extra resources, we’ll be able to sit back and relax for the most part!

While the presentations themselves are pre-recorded, all speakers are asked to check into their Discord channel and answer the attendees’ questions in the #questions thread a few times during the summit. Suggested guidelines for checking in are:

During your presentation slot (required)
A few hours after your presentation slot
The next day (optional)

Participating in the event discussion with attendees strengthens the “know, like, and trust” factor. The more your attendees interact with you, the more they get to know you, like you, and eventually trust you.

SUMMIT DATES – FEBRUARY 5-7, 2024

AFFILIATE PAYOUTS – BY MARCH 7, 2024

Affiliate Details

While summits are great for overall visibility and making new connections, a little extra income never hurts either, right?

That’s exactly why I’ve set up an affiliate program for the [TITLE OF AAP] where you’ll receive a commission from all sales from traffic you refer to the event. Payouts will be made by March 7, 2024.

The commission structure is as follows:

40% for all speakers
50% for all speakers who include a contribution to the [TITLE OF AAP]

The pricing structure will be:

$35 for 20 minutes after initial registration
$55 from January 22-February 4, 2024
$85 from February 5-7, 2024

To make it as easy as possible for you to generate extra income, the Resource Vault includes things like email swipe copy, social media copy, and social share graphics. However, you’re more than welcome to write your own copy and even run your own Facebook ads.

Just remember to use your affiliate link, which will be emailed to you before you receive promotional materials. (Your affiliate link will be set up and emailed to you before the Promotional Materials are provided to you.)

As with all affiliate promotions, be sure to disclose that you’re an affiliate when sharing with your audience.

Or login to your existing account here

Resource Vault

Now for those resources I promised to make your life as easy as possible.

In this folder you’ll find the following resources:

Summit branding information (in case you’d like to show off that you’ve been featured on your website)
To do list with due dates so you can keep track of everything nice and easily
Email swipe copy and suggested send dates
Social media swipe copy and suggestion posting dates
Social media graphics

View the resources here.

And in case you don’t want to dig through a folder, here are direct links:

Current Action Steps

Phew, that was a lot to cover – thank you for making it this far!

For the sake of clarity, here are your current action steps:

Let me know you’re in
Provide your basic information once the link comes through
Let me know if you have any questions up to this point in the Speaker Hangout Server on Discord!
Join the Become a Handmade Gift Boss Summit on Discord
Watch your inbox for important email from our Speaker Outreach Coordinator
Remember to grab your to do list and get things added to your calendar. Because if you’re like me, if it’s not in your calendar it doesn’t exist.

Important Dates

Here’s a roundup of our key dates:

Basic information: As soon as possible (November 17, 2023 at the very latest)
Presentation/Livestream Time Slot Selected: As soon as possible (November 17, 2023 at the very latest)
Edited Video Presentations/Demonstrations Due: January 8, 2024
Workbook/Supplies List + Design Files (if applicable) Due: January 8, 2024
Project Photographs Due: January 8, 2024
Freebie/Paid Resource Info Due: January 8, 2024
Gift Boss Insider Pass Contribution & Photo Due: November 17, 2023
Promotion period: January 22 – February 7, 2024
Summit dates: February 5-7, 2024
Affiliate payouts: by March 7, 2024

Something I missed?

Email our Speaker Outreach Coordinator at esra@becomeahandmadegiftbosssummit.com
or pop into the #questions thread in the Speaker Hangout Server on Discord!