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“Speaking of the Future”
Glossary of Terms
for the
Speaking, Training,
and Meetings Industry
A - B C - E F - L M - O P - S T - W
Like other industries, the speaking and training industry has its own “lingo” (specialized terminology). Many of these terms are borrowed from related fields such as the entertainment industry (like gig and book) or the hospitality industry (staging, striking); others seem to be somewhat unique to the speaking industry (faxable one-sheet).
These are some of the terms that you’ll encounter (and use) within the presentations industry.
| American Society Of Training And Development | |
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The American Society
of Training and Development (ASTD) is an international professional
association focusing on workplace learning and performance. | |
| ASTD | |
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Abbreviation for the American Society Of Training And Development. See ‘American Society Of Training And Development’. | |
| A/V | |
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Short for ‘audio / visual’; a general term that encompasses all aspects of a speaker’s presentation which can be seen or heard, excluding the speaker. A microphone is a common A/V tool, as is a PowerPoint presentation. | |
| Bio | |
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Short for ‘biography’; a description of a speaker’s major accomplishments and a history of the speaker’s career. Savvy speakers recognize that the bio is more of a marketing tool than a traditional biography. | |
| Book | |
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(1) To schedule a speaking engagement, as in "I'd like to book you for April 1...."; (2) the "holy grail" of many speakers' product lines, as in "When I write my book, then I'll be rich and famous!" | |
| BOR | |
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Abbreviation for ‘back of the room’; a general term for product sales occurring within the same room as the speaker’s presentation. Such a capability is frequently located at the rear of the room, hence the name. | |
| Breakout | |
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A specialized session held concurrently with other such sessions for a subset of an event’s attendees. At a convention, the main keynote (attended by everyone) is sometimes followed by several parallel ‘breakout’ sessions, where attendees can choose which sessions they wish to hear. | |