Seriously, if you want to make 2025 your “Best Year Ever,” you need to read this article to the very end and take action.
TL:DR “The best marketing tool I’ve found in the last 10 years!” Info
And this applies to anyone who wants to get … “more paid bookings,” whether you are an MC, a Speaker or an Entertainer.
(If you don’t get paid bookings and just Speak, MC or Entertain as part of your job or for fun, no worries, but you might still want to check it out as the tool works in any industry or service!)
So, first a bit of background.
I’ve been paid to get onstage in front of audiences for 47 years. It’s been my full time job since 1978. And I have no intention of quitting just yet. This week I flew to Queensland and facilitated a huge conference there and next week I’m flying down to Melbourne to run another one. And next year, 2026, I already have 10 more multi day conferences booked and deposits paid!
(Yep, 20% deposit on booking and the balance due 30 days BEFORE the event.)
But, this hasn’t happened overnight.
It’s been a matter of getting good at my job and getting good at my marketing.
As one of my mentors Winston Marsh would always say,
“You can be the greatest Speaker, Entertainer, MC, Trainer, DJ, Children’s Entertainer … whatever,
but if you are not a good marketer as well, you are not going to get anywhere.”
Testimonials and Referrals have been the life blood of my marketing for most of those 47 years!
They call it “Social Proof” now.
Building Trust and Confidence in booking You
Back when we were performing at Private Parties and Social Gatherings, one of the important tasks was to get Testimonials. It was part of our follow up process and it kept up a steady flow of bookings.
Once we started doing mainly Corporate work, I developed a very powerful follow up letter that prompted a great, on point Testimonial, on Company letterhead, about my keynote or workshop. These things were like gold!
I still have ring binders full of them, divided into different industries. Industries like – Insurance, Banking, Franchise, Technology, Automotive etc, from companies like Canon, Panasonic, Autodesk, Apple, Oracle, Kawasaki & more.
The best ones I would get photo copied, 50 or so at a time, that I could then select from and send out with proposals or as part of a targeted campaign.
Then when the World Wide Web advanced and we developed our own primitive website, they could be then be displayed there by scanning an original or uploading a photo of the testimonial or typing them out into a text box and figuring out how to make them look pretty.
Later when we could finally afford one of the early consumer Video Cameras, we also started collecting Video grabs, after the show or keynote. It’s a technique that is very common now, “Vox Pops,” but back then it was a tricky process. Film the Video, Edit the footage , get it Hosted somewhere and then provide a link to that.
But today, in 2025, things are a lot easier.
And especially if you use a Social Proof Tool like Senja.
I was referred to this by another of my mentors as a brilliant tool.
I have been quietly testing it out for the last 6 months and I’ve been itching to tell you about it, but wanted to really wait to see how useful it really was.
I never recommend products or services unless I have really tested them. This passes with flying colours!
It provides a Easy and Simple methods to collect Testimonials through simple forms or by converting testimonials you already have. These testimonials can also be Text or Video! The forms can be imbedded on websites, sent as an email link, or even just have them on an iPad and get Testimonials after a show or presentation!
You can then use the testimonials in a huge number of ways with just a few clicks. You can generate a multitude of different formats, perfect to use on Facebook, LinkedIn, your website, in Emails, on proposals, on your order form and more. You just select the format you want and then decide which testimonials will be included. Click, Click, Bam!
All the images shown in this article are just a sampling of quick examples that I generated with just a click or two! They all relate to the books and products we sell here at ExpertMC but you can easily imagine testimonials for your Speaking, Entertaining & MC services, or your Cafe, Hairdresser, BnB or accounting services! This tool is that flexible! (There are plenty of other templates, pop ups and “Walls of Fame” to see via the link below.)
You’ve probably seen me run a few on my Instagram feed and if you’ve bought one of my products in the last 6 months you probably saw a few on the order page.
Imagine someone thinking about booking you, or buying your product or course, looking at your Webpage, Info PDF or an emailed Proposal and there is a selection of nicely designed, appropriate Testimonials about your work!
From a range of other people, people just like your potential booker!
That’s Social Proof!
This is such a great marketing tool and it can run on Autopilot collecting Testimonials.
I had this working in the first hour I had access to it and had Testimonials coming in that day!
And so could you!
Now, the best thing is you can use this for FREE. See below!
I don’t have the space to tell you more about this, you can have a look at their website where they run through all the features.
The tutorials are great, it’s worked seamlessly for me and they are adding features all the time.
There’s also no “coding” involved, perfect for a person like me : )
I think you can tell I’m a bit excited about this and I think you will be too! Just click the button below.
If you are a Speaker, Emcee, Event Host, Coach or Entertainer I guarantee you are going to love this!
If you have an online or bricks and mortar business of any kind I also guarantee you are going to love this!
If you have any questions about it’s suitability for you, feel free to send me a note and I’ll try and help!
Timothy Hyde
Founder ExpertMC.com
P.S Yes that is an affiliate link. I get a small commission if you decide at a later point to go with a paid / advanced plan, but you pay no extra and I get an incentive to keep producing our free content. It’s a win win.
So have a play with the free trial, take your time, ( it doesn’t run out) play with all the features,
and I think you’ll agree with me it’s a pretty cool tool.
