November 7, 2026 Nashville Area
Speaker Studio Stage Door
Your message is ready for a bigger room.
Bring it to the stage for photo and video capture.
RESERVE ONE OF 8 SPOTSA stage for the message you are ready to share
Speaker Studio gives you a professional stage, a real audience, and professional photo and video capture so you can share your message and leave with the assets to take it into bigger rooms.
Maybe you’ve been developing a talk for a while, people have started asking you to speak and you want to show up fully prepared, or you already speak and know you’re ready to take your message further.
On the morning of November 7, you could be one of eight speakers stepping onto the stage to professionally capture the talk you’ve been waiting to share.
Professional Content Capture for Speakers
What You’ll Leave With
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Professional speaking footage
Professionally filmed footage of you delivering your prepared talk on stage.
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Professional stage photography
Images of you speaking, presenting, and interacting naturally with the room.
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Speaker portraits
A short portrait session following your presentation.
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Assets built for visibility
Content you can use across your website, speaker page, social media, proposals, pitches, press materials, and future speaker reel.
The experience
Your morning on stage
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8 to 10 minutes on stage
Bring a prepared segment of your keynote, signature talk, presentation, or message to a professional stage and deliver it the way it was meant to be heard.
A professional stage, microphone, and projector will be available for approved presentation visuals.
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Speak to a live audience
Speak to real people, not an empty room or a camera lens. You’ll present to fellow Speaker Studio participants and invited guests, giving you the energy, reactions, and presence that make speaking footage feel real. Each speaker may invite up to five guests to join the audience for their Speaker Studio presentation.
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Professional video capture
Walk away with professionally filmed speaking footage you can use on your website, speaker page, social media, pitches, proposals, and future speaker reel.
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Professional stage photography + portraits
Get professional images of you speaking on stage, followed by a 3 to 5 minute portrait session immediately after your presentation.
THE VENUE
A real theater. A real stage.
Speaker Studio will take place at The Station Theater, a restored historic movie theater in downtown Smyrna, Tennessee, in the Nashville area.
For one morning, the theater becomes your room. You’ll step onto the stage with fellow speakers and guests in the audience while your presentation is professionally photographed and filmed.
The Station Theater | Smyrna, Tennessee | Nashville Area
The view from the stage. Photo 1 of 2.
Morning on stage. Evening in the room.
Your day doesn’t end when you leave the stage.
Your $179 First Edition ticket is included.
Return that evening for The First Edition, with dinner, a live keynote, and a thoughtfully gathered room of speakers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and other well connected professionals. Some people in the room hire speakers. Others know the people who do. More importantly, it’s a chance to have real conversations with people doing meaningful work.
You’ll also experience a complete keynote from the audience side of the stage. Notice what holds your attention, what lands, and what you may want to bring into your own speaking work.
Eight places only
Your Speaker Studio experience
- Professional video capture
- $1,200 value
- Professional stage photography + portrait session
- $500 value
- The First Edition evening experience
- $179 value
Reserve by September 22 and save $200
Regular price after September 22 $695
Limited to 8 speakers.
RESERVE ONE OF 8 SPOTSYour Speaker Studio registration includes your $179 ticket to The First Edition that evening.
Professional capture is included. Custom video editing, social media clips, and speaker reel creation are not included and may be available separately.
Who’s behind Speaker Studio
Chandani Patel Thompson is a lawyer, founder, and speaker who has presented for audiences such as Sephora, TuneIn Radio, POPSUGAR Media, Golden Gate University, and the University of San Francisco. She also created and hosted the Rest to Rise Summit, which brought together 17 speakers and attracted more than 600 registrants for conversations around rest, well-being, and sustainable success.
Speaker Studio grew out of her own experience looking for an accessible way to step onto a professional stage and capture the kind of photo and video that helps event organizers picture a speaker in the room.
She created Speaker Studio to give people with meaningful stories, expertise, and ideas a supportive place to share their message and leave with professional assets they can use to pursue more speaking opportunities.
Your Speaker Studio experience will be professionally photographed and filmed by WorkPlay Branding, capturing your time on stage and select moments throughout the morning.
You’ll receive polished photo and video assets to use across your speaker website, social media, pitches, and promotional materials, delivered to your registered email after the event.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHO IS SPEAKER STUDIO FOR?
Speaker Studio is designed for those with a talk they’re ready to bring to a professional stage, including authors, founders, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and other experts with a message or body of work they’re ready to share. That might be a keynote segment, presentation, signature talk, or other stage-ready material. Speaker Studio is open to professional and emerging speakers alike.
HOW FINISHED DOES MY TALK NEED TO BE?
Come with a prepared 8 to 10 minute segment you’re ready to deliver on stage. Speaker Studio is a professional capture experience rather than a talk-development or coaching session.
CAN I BRING GUESTS?
Yes! Each speaker may invite up to five guests to join the audience for the morning presentations, and encourage you to do so. Bring your people to support you and help us create a full, energetic room. Just make sure they know they will be filmed as part of the event.
WHAT WILL I RECEIVE AFTERWARD?
You’ll receive professional photography from your time on stage and portrait session, along with professionally captured video of your presentation. Custom video editing, social clips, and speaker reel creation are not included.
WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?
Speaker Studio registrations are final sale. If you’re unable to attend, your registration may be transferred in accordance with the Event Terms.
Bring the message. We’ll give it the room. Leave with professional photo and video to take it further.