Tips
·
If speaking in a
country for the first time, ensure you have all the details of the venue and
mobile phone numbers of the organizers. If something goes wrong or your limo is
not there to pick you up, these are essential.
·
Check that you have the
correct visas. Very serious immigration officials with machine guns once
delayed me for four hours in the Czech Republic because of visa problems.
·
When checking into a
hotel, ensure that the organizers have arranged payment. Sometimes they fax
booking confirmation and not payment information to the hotel. This happened to
me in Japan and I was given a massive bill.
·
Ensure that you have a
rock sold, signed contract and receive payment before the talk. It can be
difficult chasing your payments from 10,000 miles away.
·
Allow for jet lag. If
you have a 13-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference, you will not give your
best performance without a rest. Take a natural herb tablet called Melatonin
that sorts out the body clock immediately. Before flying have an aromatherapy
massage and keep the oils on your body.
·
Try to take day
flights, you can get a lot of work done and arrive in time for a good night’s
sleep
·
Pack lightly (easy for
men). I often to international speaking tours that involve 10 to 15
presentations and 10 international flights, you do not want to be lugging heavy
suitcases around with you. For me it is one suit with 2 trousers, 5 lounge and
5 casual shirts, shorts, underwear, socks and toiletries. Every hotel can
quickly do any laundry and often I will find a laundry shop near the hotel at
half the rates. Many times I travel with hand luggage only and I don’t need to
wait around to collect my luggage at airports
Frank
Furness CSP is a Sales & Social media presenter and author of two
best-selling books.
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