Speaking 101: How to Become a Confident Public Speaker

Speaking 101: How to Become a Confident Public Speaker

It's no secret that many struggle with the fear of speaking publicly—approximately 75% of people experience Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking or speech anxiety. While you may not be able to conquer the fear entirely, there are many approaches to make the experience less daunting.

And let’s be real—no one has been able to overcome their phobia by picturing a crowd in their underwear. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of practical tips to alleviate some of the pressure that comes with public speaking.

Recapping Q4 2021: Don’t Stop Us Now

Recapping Q4 2021: Don’t Stop Us Now

Our event management team rounded out Q4 with 10 events total, making it 30 events under our belt for the year. We had the pleasure of working with a few long-time clients over the past few months, to put a new spin on their event visions.

We also enjoyed creating experiences with new clients, who made up half of this quarter’s events—among them are Tatari, Sapphire, and Unbabel (though, they’ve been a partner on the Speaker side of our business for two years).

credTen: Our 2021 in Review

credTen: Our 2021 in Review

To start things off, we'd like to say thank you to those of you who made 2021 everything it was. Our team believes in one another and the impact of thought leadership through speaking and events, but it’s an even more incredible feeling knowing our clients also value the work we do and believe in us too. 2021 was full of many wins, fighting hardships, and more emerging trends for the event industry. Here’s some of our top highlights.

Employee Spotlights: Meet Our 2021 New Hires! (Part 2)

Employee Spotlights: Meet Our 2021 New Hires! (Part 2)

Closing out 2021, we are excited to announce our small but mighty team has now grown to a total of 24 credians taking the world of events by storm. Earlier this year, we highlighted nine of our newest team members. Since then, we have welcomed three additional members to our speaker management team. Get to know more about them below!

Play it Smart: How to Safely Attend In-Person Events Again

Play it Smart: How to Safely Attend In-Person Events Again

If there is anything that 2021 has pushed us all to do, it is to think critically and be adaptable. In the event world, the dust is settling, and we’re now emerging with new tools to move forward.

If you’re getting ready to attend an event in person, what should you keep in mind? We’ve compiled our tips for how to navigate in-person events in the safest, most enjoyable way possible.

Event 101: How to Jazz Up Virtual Session Breaks

Event 101: How to Jazz Up Virtual Session Breaks

Transition breaks: those five, ten, or 15-minute windows between sessions that would normally be reserved for walking from room to room in the event venue. In the virtual world, however, these breaks are now open space to fill for attendees tuning in from home. In the past year and a half, we’ve seen a lot of ways to fill these windows in your event agenda. Keep reading for a few of our favorite ways to jazz up session breaks.

National Philanthropy Day: credService 2021 Highlights

National Philanthropy Day: credService 2021 Highlights

At cred, we take pride in giving back to our community every year. In 2021, our credService team organized quarterly opportunities for our team to volunteer and/or donate to causes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Let’s take a look back at our efforts from the past year (with many more to come!).

Reimagining the Enterprise with Sapphire Vision Summit 2021

Reimagining the Enterprise with Sapphire Vision Summit 2021

There is always something special about a new client’s first event—and Sapphire Ventures was no exception! We were thrilled to help coordinate the Sapphire Vision Summit, which took place on November 4. Previously known as the CIO Summit, this was the seventh year the conference took place. The cred team helped bring the vision of this redesigned Summit to life, branching out from the previous main audience of CIOs from global 2000s, to now bringing together CHROs, additional CXOs, and startup CEOs.