What follows are excerpts form my popular manual " Speaking for Profit and Pleasure"
Every month I receive numerous emails from people all over
North America asking how to get into the business of speaking
for money. To respond to these many inquiries I produced this
popular audio speaking series. Here are seven timely tips
from my audio speaking system, to get you started on the path
to speaking for big money.
1. If you want to become a successful, well paid speaker you
must become well known. Promotion and publicity are vital to
your success.
2. Leave your promotional footprints wherever you go so people
find you easily.
3. After each speech ask those who hired you for a written
testimonial. Use these testimonials, or parts of them, in your
advertising and publicity. I have never had people refuse to
provide a testimonial for me. Sometimes I have had to remind
them, but no one has ever refused.
4.Access free publicity whenever possible. Write and submit
press releases frequently. Writers and editors are always
looking for new story material and your press release could
result in an interview and a story being written about you,
your work and/or your publications.
5. Some new speakers say that it is difficult to establish a
reputation as a speaker when many businesses are reluctant to
hire unknowns to in-service their employees. I solved this
problem by offering to speak free of charge ...with certain
conditions attached of course.
6. To get speaking engagements you must present yourself to
people looking for speakers. Every community has an abundance
of organizations, associations and service groups in need of
speakers for their conferences, banquets and in-service
sessions. Make yourself known to them.
7. Promote yourself and your products within each speech, but
in just the right dosage. Too much self promotion and you can
turn your audience against you. Too little and they might
ignore your products altogether.
Summary... 1. Decide on a topic
2. Prepare a dynamite 45 minute speech on your
chosen topic
3. Make sure it is laced with humor and stories
4. Know it so well that if I woke you and and said
start in at the 10 minute mark you could.
5. Bring it to the local market then the world.
6. Advertise and promote like crazy.
7. Let word of mouth take over.
This is just a sample of what you will learn in my Special Report 121 Secrets to Profitable Speaking "
Also included in the course are the following topics:
* How to prepare and deliver a great speech * How to really
connect with your audience * How to develop confidence *
Overcoming the fear of public speaking * How to write and
where to send press releases. * How to crack the lucrative
business in-service market * Establishing your fees MUCH MORE
See you next time on my blog for part two.
In Get Paid to Speak I try to give to usable information about how you can enter the profitable world of paid public speaking. For dozens more tips, tools and techniques check out my risk free report 121 Secrets to Profitable Speaking.
121 Secrets to Becoming a Well Paid SpeakerHow to Get Speaking Engagements
Mike Moore is an international voice on the role of
appreciation, praise and humour in performance motivation and
human potential. He has spoken to businesses and organizations
throughout North America. His cartoons and articles have
appeared in magazines, newspapers and online publications
throughout the world.
