Most people don’t know it, but some speakers at events they attend are paid to be there. An entire business exists for speakers, conference organizers and what are called speaker’s bureaus, for matching speakers and events together. interviewed Shawn Ellis, the founder of The Speaker’s Group , to hear an insider’s view on the speaking world. I The Speaker’s Group represents many names you know, from basketball coach  Pat Riley , to Dilbert’s Scott Adams , to Man vs.

Along with other women interested in public speaking, I've sometimes wondered "Where are all the women speakers?" Today, on Twitter , I saw another woman, Allyson Kapin (who goes by @WomenWhoTech ), get frustrated when she saw a list of "top" folks in social media that, once again, omitted all but one woman. (We We started following each other on Twitter after airing similar issues about women unable to get speaker slots at professional conferences.) Today, she tweeted: Another top 10 list with one woman and 9 men. So irking.