Ep 74: Make the Mic Your Business: Emcee Secrets with Quinn Conyers

May 26, 2025

74: Make the Mic Your Business: Emcee Secrets with Quinn Conyers

If you’re still hoping to get picked instead of building a speaking business that books itself, this episode will flip everything you thought you knew about the mic.

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If you’re still hoping to get picked instead of building a speaking business that books itself, this episode will flip everything you thought you knew about the mic.

In this episode, we dive into what it really means to be an audience activator. Jacqueline chats with go-to pro emcee Quinn Conyers who redefines the entire event flow, shapes energy, builds rapport, and sets the tone from minute one to closing clap.

Quinn has successfully turned the mic into a business model. She unpacks how “luxury language” helped her get booked at premium rates, how to stop selling twice (and start attracting the right clients), and what it takes to turn being good on stage into being unforgettable across the entire event experience. 

If you’re an aspiring speaker who hasn’t considered the emcee path, or even a business owner stuck pitching the same old way, let this be your wake-up call. The mic is more than a tool . It’s a business. And Quinn is giving you the playbook.

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

  • How to think beyond the mic and start shaping audience experiences that keep you booked, rebooked, and referred (01:11)
  • How your visual brand, from wardrobe to walk-on moments, sets the tone for engagement and makes you unforgettable (03:07)
  • Leveraging break times, hallways, vendor booths, and social media to build influence and visibility, even off stage (06:10)
  • How to stop “selling twice” and start using confident, magnetic language that attracts aligned clients who already value what you do (09:49)
  • Practical language shifts that elevate your perceived value (12:20)
  • Mindset and strategy shifts that will help you bounce back from burnout, doubt, and those “maybe this isn’t for me” moments (23:53)
  • The business model that keeps you on the roster every year and how to position yourself as essential, not extra (27:35)
  • A repeatable method for showing up as the go-to MC or speaker (34:11)
  • The three pillars that actually build a speaking business (44:46)

QUOTES

“I was using what I call ‘discount dialect,’ meaning I was using words and language that didn’t quite summarise or articulate the value of an MC. But then once I began to use what I call ‘luxury language,’ which is what I call wealthier words to describe what I do, and I had the experience to back it up, that was the shift.” – Quinn Conyers

“A lot of times, we quit not because we don’t believe in ourselves. It’s because we just feel like we’re such an island.” – Quinn Conyers

“Luxury language is intentional and deliberate language that elevates and amplifies who you are and what you do.” – Quinn Conyers

“If you receive unsolicited feedback once, just notice it. If it comes up twice, take note. If you hear it three times, bring it back to me — that’s when we’ll look at it together.”” – Jacqueline Brooker

“You can go and rock the stage, but if you don’t understand the business, you’re gonna burn out.” – Jacqueline Brooker

RESOURCES

ABOUT QUINN CONYERS

With over 18 years of in-person and virtual public speaking, event hosting, and professional Emcee experience, you will quickly notice why Quinn is an EmceeExtraordinaire and compelling Keynote as soon as she opens her mouth.Quinn has served as a Corporate Event Emcee and Speaker for organizations such as Walmart, Nike, UPS, PayPal, and Visa, American Association of Endocrinologists (AACE), Meeting Planners International (MPI), and the Black Speakers Network (BSN) to name a few.She is also a Verbal Business Card Coach for entrepreneurs and speakers looking to attract customers, clients and contracts as soon as they open their mouth.Quinn has been named a Dream in Black Future Maker by AT&T, a TOP Speaker from Smart Meetings Magazine and 1 of 20 Black Women to Watch from Black Women Hustle.She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from West Chester University in PA and a Masters from Howard University in Washington DC.

WHERE TO FIND QUINN CONYERS

WHERE TO FIND JACQUELINE BROOKER

To connect and learn more about creating a Speaker Driven Business connect with Jacqueline on LinkedIn. You can also follow Jacqueline on Instagram or join the private Facebook group

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