Scott often uses Wifitti.com in order to let audiences text message their questions right to a screen while he talks. This creates a new experience for audiences that they really love!!
A few details to be aware of:
Scott always uses his own laptop and will need a connection to the sound provided in the room. He will often add to the presentation up until the last minute. This is due to the fact that he studies each client in order to do the best he can to customize the talk to the local vocabulary and issues.
Keynote Topics
Sales/Marketing/Advertising (Sample Video)
Social Technologies (Social Media, Social Networking and Social Relevance) – SocialTech is the hottest trend in technology at the moment. Leaders are trying to figure out how to harness this powerful new suite of tools. In this presentation, Scott gives a top to bottom tutorial on the best practices for implementing a SocialTech strategy with impact. It is important to note that this is not a session that teaches best practices for using LinkedIn or Facebook. This is a robust keynote backed by strong graphical explanations of why SocialTech matters, and how it is changing the sales process, customer service and marketing. Areas specifically covered are subjects like online reputation management, crowdsourcing, building rivers of knowledge, and becoming industry experts.
Best Audience – This talk is perfect for executives that are struggling to learn how to use SocialTech. It also plays really well with marketing, advertising and sales professionals.
Position in the Event – This talk is best positioned when a meeting planner needs something that will have real take-home value for an audience. It can be anywhere from a one hour keynote to a four hour workshop.
Trends & Technology (Sample Video)
Trends, Technology and Taking the Lead – Technology is simply a tool, but in the right hands, it can almost be magical in its ability to give us new capabilities. For this reason, it is critical to understand how technology can be fully leveraged in order to drive top-line revenues, or lower bottom-line costs. This is a talk that is both thought provoking and practical. Scott combines highlighting a few new trends that people might be aware of, and adds a few over the horizon trends that are completely new. To this Scott adds the delivery of practical technology tools, or concepts that can be used as soon the attendees get back to the office. In the end with a fast paced and entertaining style, Scott creates context for many of the words and concepts that they have heard about but cannot really apply just yet.
Best Audience – This is a general talk that works for any audience. Scott will customize this talk for the industry he is speaking to so that the trends discussed are specifically appropriate for the listeners.
Position in the Event – This talk can be constructed to be a good opening session, or tweaked to be inspirational and a great send off at the end of a conference. It can be one to three hours depending on how many concepts Scott covers and how deeply he goes into each thought.
Futurist/Strategy (Sample Video)
The Technology Integration of Man – As human beings, we are in the middle of an era where technology is systematically integrating more and more into our lives. The role that technology is now playing has a huge impact on our quality of life, and our careers. The impact of technology over the next 50 years and how it will integrate into our lives and even into our bodies will be staggering. This presentation examines ten steps in which technology will integrate into our lives. Executives will be able to take the futuristic views and apply them to their current strategies.
Best Audience – This talk is best targeted at executives that think they have heard it all, or general audiences that hear lots of speakers every year.
Position in the Event – Because this talk is meant to be very thought provoking, it can be used as an opening speech to get people thinking, or as a change of pace in the middle of a conference. It is best delivered between ninety minutes to two hours.
Global Change/Thought Leadership (Sample Video)
Did God Invent the Internet? – One of the most speculated questions people (especially parents) have about technology is how it will impact us as a human race. Will all these new digital tools be good or bad for us over time? What is it doing to us today? This is also a very thought leading speech meant to get people thinking big thoughts, such as, what will happen to the coming generations as they are augmented heavily with technologies their parents did not grow up with. How will organizations change as they become more virtualized and people communicate more and more through, and with, technology?
Best Audience – This is clearly a talk intended for an audience that has heard lots of speakers and is looking for something new. This plays well with any level of participant because it applies to both their work life and home life. This talk really benefits from the use of wifitti.com so that audience members can communicate with Scott by text message right to the screen.
Position in the Event – This presentation needs to be used as a change of pace in the middle of an event, or at the end of the event to send people home with some big thoughts about how technology is impacting them. It can be delivered in a one-hour to two-hour format.
Leadership
A Technology Infused Leader – There are thousands of leadership books out on the market, and what all of them seem to be missing is any discussion of what a leader now needs to know about technology in order to be effective going forward. We have a plethora of Baby Boomer and Traditional generation leaders that did not grow up with technology and really have no idea how to leverage it or manage the people that do. This talk is a very practical discussion of a handful of new concepts and ideas for what a leader now must be able to do well in order to lead effectively in the information age. This includes a better ability to see into the future, leverage technology holistically as if it were digital plumbing, and mature the institutional culture of the organization so that the younger technology savvy generations can prosper.
Best Audience – This session is specifically targeted at the C-Suite and executives. It is best delivered to high level people that are open to learning new ways of leading, and that understand that they must continue to grow in order to be effective leaders.
Position in the Event – This keynote can be presented anywhere in a conference because it can be easily adjusted to be more entertaining, or inspirational for an opening session or closing session. It can also just be one of the middle keynotes and be used as useful and practical content to create meaningful value to executives seeking enrichment. It is best delivered for at least one hour, and not more than ninety minutes.
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Speaking References
“Scott was great. I would highly recommend him. Great energy, well constructed talk, very interesting topic, extremely thought provoking.”
—Jeff Burnstein, Automation Technologies Council
"Scott accomplished in very short order what many others could not ... a sense of urgency and wonder about what will a key driver for our industry - technology and the platforms to engage and connect our membership and attendees. To say that he was a tremendous hit at the MidAmerica Conference would miss the whole boat ... he gave us a massive push into doing for ourselves and our stakeholders what is needed to become better meeting professionals."
—Jim Rittenhouse, MPI MidAmerica
“Scott generated a huge amount of buzz at our conference. His “update” on the impact of internet technologies on business-as-usual had everyone stunned, stoked or scared to death! You could feel and see and hear the audience involvement due to the unique interactive presentation techniques he used. He had a crowd of people around him for 30 minutes after his speech was over. And I overheard dozens of people talking about what actions they were going to take because of having their eyes opened by Scott.”
— Jack Mackey, Service Management Group
“Scott did a great job of speaking to entrepreneurs at our event! He spoke from a perspective of passion and determination about being a trailblazer in business and in life.”
—Shelli Todd, Director, Oklahoma Department of Commerce
“Scott was the highest rated speaker for our Executive Leadership Conference -- with cutting-edge information that took our executives to a place they never imagined. He totally engaged the audience, was meticulously prepared and presented thought-provoking ideas that challenged what we thought we knew. I would highly recommend him for any audience looking for state-of-the-art information technology. He is an exceptional speaker.”
—Debra Moss, International Franchise Association
“Your presentation was exceptionally received by our partners. Many personally told me how insightful and thought provoking your presentation was. Thank you for taking the time to not only present to our partner-group but also taking the time to prepare and personalize the presentation. On behalf of all our partners, we truly appreciate your presentation and insight on technology innovation.”
—Raj Patel, Plante & Moran, PLLC
“Scott Klososky, a seasoned technology & communications strategist, presents a unique and interactive presentation that will be a catalyst for any audience to rethink their current business and personal use of technology and the internet. Klososky is a consummate professional that connects with the audience, shares relevant and practical information, and is guaranteed to deliver a home run.”
—John Hurt, National Association of Dental Plans
Social Technology Client Feedback
"Scott's willingness to tell it like he sees it has been a tremendous boost for our social technology efforts. His emphasis on process and integration with strategy has allowed us to build senior-level support within the organization and drive progress far faster than I ever expected."
—Tammy L. Nienaber, Great Clips
"Scott is a dynamic change-agent who evolves and adapts right alongside social technology. Always keeping a pulse on what’s happening, he applies his savvy to sift through trends to identify what’s relevant. Scott has been key in bringing our organization’s social media strategy from conception to actualization."
—Erin Schmidt, BrightStar
