You are planning your company's next meeting and you want everything to be just right. You've got a location, theme and date. The only thing left is to hire the speaker. Where do you turn? And how do you know what kind of speaker is best for your meeting? Follow these six simple steps to make your next event picture-perfect.

A recent survey cited that 35 percent of associations have custom-built social network systems, and when you own the structure of social interactions, you own the community. And that's a target-rich environment for experts looking for speaking leads within a particular industry.