Preparing for their Visit: A Best-Practices Framework for Guest Speakers in Management Education

Guest speakers are frequently invited into the college classroom, yet minimal research is available to help instructors prepare for and facilitate the session. As a result, these visits can be an underwhelming experience and can lead to a perceived waste of time for all involved. In this roundtable session, we will discuss challenges we have experienced with guest speakers and propose a framework in response. Attendees will learn about the impact guest speakers can have in the classroom, and they will leave with a framework to implement when preparing during future guest speaker visits.