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Recent Posts by Andy
7 Tips to Encourage Audience Questions in Your Presentation Q&A
Ever seen a presenter ask “Any questions?” at the end of their presentation, and heard only crickets from the audience? In my work as a professional emcee and trade show presenter, I see it often, and it always makes me cringe because it’s so awkward, and so completely avoidable. Asking for questions and getting none Continue Reading »
Written on September 19, 2017 at 9:41 pm
Categories: Sparky Says: Presentation & Public Speaking Tips
Connecticut YMCA books live auctioneer Andy Saks
New Canaan, CT — The YMCA of New Canaan, Connecticut, has booked Spark owner Andy Saks as its live auctioneer for its upcoming fundraiser. Titled “A Night in Saint Barths,” the fundraiser will take place in April, 2017, at Waveny House, inside Waveny Park in New Canaan, Connecticut. In his live auctioneer role, Saks will: — Continue Reading »
Written on April 28, 2017 at 4:09 pm
Categories: News: Coming (& Recent) Attractions
Tags: fundraiser, live auctioneer, New Canaan YMCA, scriptwriting
Spark booth presenter shines at US, European trade shows
Spark professional trade show booth presenter Andy Saks recently completed a five-city swing of trade show bookings, delivering seven different product presentations for four corporate clients at five different shows in the United States and Europe: RSA Conference (IT security) in San Francisco, for Fidelis Cybersecurity HIMSS Conference (healthcare) in Orlando, for Citrix Mobile World Congress (mobile technology) in Barcelona, Spain, Continue Reading »
Written on April 4, 2017 at 2:33 pm
Categories: News: Coming (& Recent) Attractions
Tags: Citrix, ConExpo, ContractorSelling.com, Fidelis Cybersecurity, HIMSS, IE3 Show, Mobile World Congress, RSA Conference, trade show presenter, Volvo
Volvo books Spark trade show training for ConExpo Vegas
Las Vegas, NV — Volvo Construction Equipment has booked Spark owner Andy Saks to deliver Spark’s trade show booth staff sales training program to Volvo’s booth staff at the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 trade show. ConExpo takes place March 7-11, 2017, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Saks will deliver a streamlined 30-minute version of the trade show training to all booth Continue Reading »
Written on February 3, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Categories: News: Coming (& Recent) Attractions
Tags: ConExpo, trade show training, Volvo
Boston charity books Spark emcee for fundraiser
Boston, MA — For the second year in a row, the Greater Boston Food Bank has booked Spark emcee Andy Saks to serve as master of ceremonies for its signature fundraising event, the Greater Boston Food Bank Festival. The Festival will take place on April 26, 2017, at the GBFB headquarters in Boston. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the Continue Reading »
Written on February 2, 2017 at 1:56 pm
Categories: News: Coming (& Recent) Attractions
Tags: emcee, Greater Boston Food Bank
Recent Comments by Andy
- May 15, 2017 on 4 key tips to help you be a good emcee
- January 17, 2016 on 6 tips to make your seminar or event emcee script sparkle
- July 24, 2014 on Trade show booth ideas: Did you pack your toolkit?