Speaker Management

When NOT to Use

• Not for speaker recruitment or topic selection. This skill manages materials from confirmed speakers. For finding and inviting speakers, use cold-outreach.
• Not for session scheduling or agenda building. This tracks speaker content deliverables, not which session goes in which time slot.
• Not for speaker travel booking. Travel info is tracked as a deliverable, but actual booking is outside scope.
• Not for audience-facing content creation. This quality-checks speaker-submitted content. It does not create marketing copy, social posts, or promotional materials about speakers.

Inputs

Quick Reference

Bio Format Variants

• 25-word emcee intro: "Please welcome [Name], [credential] who [achievement]." Must be speakable — read it aloud before finalizing.
• 50-word program bio: Name + expertise + 1-2 achievements + one humanizing detail. Third person.
• 100-word website bio: Expanded credentials, professional-approachable tone, third person. Slight warmth, no fluff.
• LinkedIn teaser (for event promotion): First-person, 2-3 sentences, ends with a hook that makes people want to attend.

Materials Checklist

Deadline Framework

Session Description Formula

1. Opening hook — what's at stake or what problem this solves (15 words)
2. What attendees will learn or do (30 words)
3. Specific takeaways they'll leave with (20 words)
4. Why it matters right now (10 words)

Learning Outcome Verbs

ALWAYS use: Implement, Apply, Build, Create, Deploy, Evaluate, Identify, Master

NEVER use: Explore, Discuss, Learn about, Understand, Discover, Dive into, Unpack

Banned Fluff Words

Never allow these in any speaker bio or session description:

thought leader, visionary, guru, passionate about, world-class, cutting-edge, revolutionary, groundbreaking, leverage, synergize, transformative, innovative

Replace with: specific numbers, named clients or events, measurable outcomes, concrete credentials.

Workflow by Task

Task 1: Status Review

1. Load the speaker list from the tracker spreadsheet or CRM.
2. For each speaker, check which materials have been received:
   • Bio (25 / 50 / 100-word) — received? quality-checked?
   • Headshot — received? meets 300x300 minimum?
   • Session title + abstract — received? attendee-focused?
   • Learning outcomes — received? action verbs only?
   • Slides — received? event template applied?
   • Travel + dietary — received?
   • Final confirmation — received?
3. Flag speakers with overdue materials based on the deadline framework.
4. Generate a status dashboard (see Output Format below).

Task 2: Materials Gap Analysis

1. Compare the materials checklist against what's been received for each speaker.
2. Identify gaps by urgency:
   • Critical (past deadline): Materials that should have been submitted by now
   • Upcoming (within 7 days of deadline): Materials due soon
   • On track: Materials not yet due
3. For each gap, note what's missing and the contact to follow up with.
4. Prioritize: speakers with the most missing materials or closest deadlines first.

Task 3: Bio / Content Quality Check

For each submitted bio:

1. Verify all three format variants exist (25-word, 50-word, 100-word).
2. Check for banned fluff words — flag and suggest replacements.
3. Confirm third-person consistency throughout.
4. Read the 25-word emcee intro aloud — does it flow naturally when spoken? No tongue-twisters, no awkward pauses.
5. Verify the narrative is consistent across all bio lengths — same core story, different depths.

For each session description:

1. Is it attendee-focused? Test: does it describe what the ATTENDEE gains, not what the SPEAKER shares?
   • Bad: "In this session, I'll share my 10 years of experience..."
   • Good: "Walk away with a tested framework you can implement next week."
2. Does it follow the session description formula (hook → learn → takeaways → why now)?
3. Are learning outcomes written with action verbs from the ALWAYS list?
4. Flag any outcomes using verbs from the NEVER list.
5. Does this description make someone want to attend?

Task 4: Reminder Draft Generation

Generate reminder emails based on the gap analysis:

First reminder (at deadline):

• Friendly, specific. Name the exact materials that are missing.
• Include the original deadline and why the materials matter.
• Provide a direct link or clear instructions for submission.
• Single CTA: "Please submit [specific item] by [date]."

Second reminder (deadline + 3 days):

• Shorter. Acknowledge they're busy.
• Restate what's missing — don't make them hunt for the original email.
• Escalate the urgency: "We're finalizing the program on [date] and need your [item] to include your session."

Final reminder (deadline + 7 days):

• Direct. "We haven't received [item]. Without it by [date], we'll need to [consequence]."
• Keep the tone respectful but clear about impact.
• Offer help: "If you're having trouble with [item], I'm happy to assist."

For each reminder:

1. Personalize with speaker name, session title, and specific missing items.
2. Never use "Just following up" or "Circling back" as openers.
3. One email, one ask — don't bundle multiple missing items into a vague request.

Output Format

Speaker Status Dashboard:

## Speaker Status — [Event Name] ([Event Date])
Updated: [current date]

| Speaker | Company | Bio | Headshot | Abstract | Outcomes | Slides | Travel | Dietary | Confirmed |
|---------|---------|-----|----------|----------|----------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|
| Jane Kim | Acme Corp | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ weak verbs | ❌ D-14 | ❌ D-7 | ❌ D-7 | — |
| Alex Park | Neo4j | ✅ | ❌ overdue | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sam Lee | DataCo | ❌ D-30 | ❌ D-30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Legend
- ✅ Received and quality-checked
- ⚠️ Received but needs revision (see notes)
- ❌ Missing (deadline shown)
- — Not yet due

### Action Items
1. **Jane Kim**: Learning outcomes use "Explore" and "Understand" — rewrite with action verbs. Slides due D-14. Send travel/dietary reminder.
2. **Alex Park**: Headshot missing — overdue. Send second reminder.
3. **Sam Lee**: No materials received. Send first reminder for bio + headshot (D-30 passed).

Per-speaker quality report (when running Task 3):

### [Speaker Name] — Content Quality Report

**Bio (25-word):** ✅ Speakable, clean
**Bio (50-word):** ⚠️ Contains "thought leader" — replace with specific credential
**Bio (100-word):** ⚠️ Switches to first person in sentence 3 — fix to third person
**Session abstract:** ✅ Attendee-focused, follows formula
**Learning outcomes:**
  - ✅ "Implement a graph-based data model for supply chain visibility"
  - ❌ "Explore best practices for data governance" → rewrite: "Evaluate three data governance frameworks and select the best fit for your org"
  - ✅ "Build a working prototype using Neo4j and Python"

Principles

1. Attendee-focused, always. Session descriptions and learning outcomes exist to help the attendee decide whether to attend. If a description talks about what the speaker will "share" or "discuss," rewrite it around what the attendee will GAIN, BUILD, or APPLY.

2. Speakable emcee intros. The 25-word bio will be read aloud by an emcee who may have never met the speaker. Read it out loud. If you stumble, rewrite it. No jargon-dense titles, no acronym soup, no sentences that require a breath mid-clause.

3. Consistency across assets. The same speaker should sound cohesive whether their bio appears in the app, on the website, in the printed program, or in an email. Same core narrative, different lengths. Not three different people.

4. Deadlines are walls, not suggestions. The deadline framework exists because downstream teams (design, print, web, emcee) depend on speaker materials at specific points. A late headshot means a blank square in the program. A late abstract means a generic session listing. Communicate this to speakers clearly.

5. One reminder, one ask. Don't send a reminder that says "please submit your bio, headshot, abstract, outcomes, and slides." Send a reminder for the one thing that's most overdue. Stacking asks in a single email results in nothing submitted.

What to Avoid

1. Fluff words in bios. "Thought leader," "visionary," "guru," "passionate about," "world-class," "cutting-edge," "revolutionary," "groundbreaking," "leverage," "synergize," "transformative," "innovative." Replace every instance with a specific number, named client, or measurable outcome.

2. Weak learning outcome verbs. "Explore," "Discuss," "Learn about," "Understand," "Discover," "Dive into," "Unpack." These describe the speaker's activity, not the attendee's outcome. Use: Implement, Apply, Build, Create, Deploy, Evaluate, Identify, Master.

3. Speaker-centered session descriptions. "In this talk, I'll share..." focuses on the speaker. "Walk away with a tested framework you can deploy Monday morning" focuses on the attendee. Always the latter.

4. Inconsistent narrative across bio lengths. If the 50-word bio leads with their role at Company X, the 100-word bio shouldn't lead with their academic background. Same person, same story, different depths.

5. Chasing without a system. Sending ad-hoc "hey, any update?" emails leads to materials falling through the cracks. Use the deadline framework and reminder cadence. Track every touchpoint.

6. Accepting raw speaker bios without editing. Speakers submit bios written for their own websites, not for your event. Always rewrite into event-ready format — third person, no fluff, correct lengths.

Tool Integration

Composio Tools (Primary)

Scripts

Composio Notes

Speaker File Search

Search for speaker assets across Drive:

GOOGLEDRIVE_LIST_FILES: query="name contains 'headshot' and 'Kim'"

Reminder Email Safety

Reminder sends are T3 operations. Always create a draft first (GMAIL_CREATE_EMAIL_DRAFT), preview with the user, then send (GMAIL_SEND_DRAFT) after explicit approval.