Music for conferences and motivational talks

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Conferences and motivational talks are evolving a lot in the last times: even more with the tendency of TED speeches, that have become a clear reference in this world.

All these types of talks have a message to convey.

It is in that context where music appears.

So, if you are planning to give a lecture or a small motivational talk, do not hesitate to read this article, because in it you will find multiple tips to cause a stir in the audience with your speech, always accompanied, of course, by the musical element.

Where to acquire the right sound content for your presentation?

Although later I will talk about the different types of music best suited to the different types of conference, you should also keep in mind that it is very important the place from where you get that musical content.

Next, I will talk about one of the most recommendable methods when obtaining music with their respective licenses of use.

SOUNDTRACK YOUR BRAND

Soundtrack Your Brand is a platform that offers the possibility to play music in streaming.

It is the ideal solution if there are talks or conferences of recurrent form in your center and background music is needed often, since it gives:

Soundtrack was born in 2010 and, as you can see, has the support of the company Spotify. In fact, some of its founders and workers come from this company.

WHAT’S THEIR PRICE?

Price is 24,99€ per month (or their equivalent in USD). They also offer a free one-month trial period so you can check without any obligation if this solution meets your needs.

EPIDEMIC SOUND

Epidemic Sound, on the other hand, it is a platform that also works through a monthly subscription but the difference is that in it you can download each of the songs and add them to your presentations or talks at the time of creating them. It is the ideal solution to add background music to videos, for example.

It offers a large amount of music content classified in a very specific way, so you can undoubtedly find the material you are looking for. Searches can be made by genre, instrument, mood, etc.

Much of the songs on this website are intended to be used as background music. In fact, the vast majority do not have lyrics, which makes them perfect to be reproduced simultaneously with the voice of the speaker, without causing any confusion in the transmission of the message.

WHAT’S THEIR PRICE?

It has an option called ‘Creator Subscription‘ which gives you access to more than 30,000 songs and 60,000 sound effects.

Some of its main features are:

Why should you use music in your conferences?

In previous articles, we have always talked about the emotional function that music has, since it is of great help when what is intended is to make people feel and create emotions.

Well, in the speeches there are two ways to convince the public of the idea transmitted:

These two methods are not exclusive; on the contrary, they are totally complementary.

So, what better to use words in your speech to make a deep rationally and music to do it too, but in this case emotionally.

However, the music not only serves for the attendees to leave the conference or talk euphoric and excited.

Songs also serve to fulfill two more functions:

It is scientifically proven that music helps enormously to increase the chances of remembering.

In this way, this becomes a very important element when trying to make the audience remember the transmitted message and, consequently, so that there is more chance that this audience act in their daily life in line with your speech.

In addition, the music is able to entertain and make a speech, which pronounced without accompaniment could be a bit monotonous and boring, something interesting.

Who has never killed the free time by listening to music in the room, on the train, on the street…?

What music is best to use for your motivational talks?

One of the things that you have to keep in mind when selecting the type of music you want for your conference is that the main objective consists, apart from provoking everything mentioned above, in creating a high impact talk, so the attendees can remember it forever.

First of all, you should know that there are different types of conferences.
These are usually classified according to your theme or message to be transmitted:

You should also take into account the type of audience of your act:

Depending on the theme of the speech and depending on the type of audience, you should opt for a musical genre in particular:

How to manage the musical element for your speech?

One of the things you must decide when managing music for your conference is if you prefer to opt for live music or song reproduction.

That will depend to a large extent on the budget you have, since normally live music, as well as its effects can be more impactful, also usually has very high costs.

The volume and sharpness of the music depend to a large extent on the quality of the sound equipment.

The volume must be continuously regulated according to the rhythm that we want to mark in the conference.

Low volumes and rhythms are often used for background music and to accompany the speaker’s words.

High volumes and rhythms tend to be used for moments when music comes to the fore and words no longer matter.

Music must also be in perfect harmony with graphic and visual elements, such as, for example, the images and thus be able to further reinforce the message to be transmitted.

In case images go by one after the other, it is very important that the transitions are made on par with the words of the speaker and also with the rhythm of the music.

Other recommendations

In order to properly manage the sound factor of a conference or motivational talk it is very important to have the appropriate technical equipment.

Normally, for a perfect conference or talk you need:

Conclusions

Music is a key element for any business or event, but it is even more relevant if the event consists on a conference or talk, since in these types of speeches the motivational factor plays a fundamental role.
The sound content of your talk will depend a lot on the type of speech and the type of audience.

You should also be very aware of the site from where you get this musical content, since depending on the web you could receive an administrative penalty.

In addition, the fact of having platforms like Audiojungle in the market, which is very economical and profitable because of the facilities it offers, makes everything easier, as they help a lot to make your conference a success since the public leave the room euphoric and with a message to remember forever.