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14 Ways to Get Paid Speaking Engagements

Posted on February 2nd, 2010.

by Kristie Tamsevicius
Sometimes finding good leads for speaking gigs can feel a bit like hunting for a tropical spa with umbrella drinks in the dessert. It’s easy to get discouraged. But yet when you see superstars that are booked solid, you know that it can be done. So how do you find leads for paid [...]

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Get Speaking Engagements From Radio Interviews

Posted on November 25th, 2009.

Radio Interview 101, by Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion
www.radio-media.com

Speakers are great at getting information, verbally, from point A to point B. One difficulty occurs, however, in situations where an intermediary (like radio) is involved. Radio is “invisible” to most people, including speakers; it is largely unknown to speakers why or how things are chosen to be [...]

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Myths You’ve Been Led to Believe About the Recession Proof College Speaking Market

Posted on February 11th, 2009.

The following post comes to us from James Malinchak (part 1)
Photo of James and me Susan Levin at the National Speakers’ Association Convention

Prior to me sharing my college speaking secrets with others, I would often hear speakers in the industry often share information with others that wasn’t correct. Those sharing this information weren’t mean spirited. [...]

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From 9 to 5 to Professional Speaker

Posted on February 8th, 2009.

by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, The Productivity PRO®
You’ve got the talent! You’ve got the ambition! You’re sick of that corporate job!  You’re ready to break out on your own as a professional speaker…or are you? Here are some things to consider before you leave that 9 to 5 job and segue into a professional speaking [...]

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Market your Services via Web Videos

Posted on April 20th, 2008.

I posted the USA Today article on April 10 about Web Video Marketing Gold. Even though we have been offering one and three camera shoots for many years I see that people are finally getting it. So I been thinking about it alot and wondering how I could integrate more video into my services.
I have [...]

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Grow Your List with an Effective Client-Capturing Device

Posted on April 5th, 2008.

by Donna Gunter
You may have heard the saying that “the gold is in your list” for your online business. I’ve found that to be the case, despite any number of social marketing techniques like blogging, MySpace, etc. It’s always extremely helpful to have a list of people to whom you can market.
How do you [...]

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Speak to Sell: 3 Ways to Convert Audiences Members Into Clients

Posted on April 4th, 2008.

By Vickie K. Sullivan, Contributing Editor for Rain Today
You’ve hit a homerun with a recent speech. The audience was perfect, filled with high-level prospects who have the authority (and the budget) to hire you. Your talk was met with rave reviews and you got an outstanding recommendation letter from the host organization. But now, [...]

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Data Dump Before You Speak

Posted on March 19th, 2008.

One of the biggest mistakes speakers make is offering too much information in their programs. Somehow speakers seem to think that they have to give more then less so that their audience will get it! Check out the video below that TJ Walker did on Data Dump Before You Speak.
Another thing happens too-the presenters forget [...]

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How To Leave Voicemail Messages That Have Prospects Begging To Meet You

Posted on January 2nd, 2008.

My colleague speaker and author friend Chellie Campbell www.chelliecampbell.com always says there is gold in the phone. As a matter of fact she painted her phone gold and wears only gold shoes. In her workshops she teaches the attendees to send out ships. That is all great but how do you leave a message that [...]

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Associations Can Be Goldmines

Posted on November 2nd, 2007.

One of the strategies speakers use to widen their marketing reach is to speak to associations. Presenting to associations gives you a natural link to their member organizations.
Thw following interview is with speaker Elizabeth Jeffries excerpted from http://www.nsaspeaker.org article bank discussing how to make those connections and develop clients from association audiences.
Why should speakers target [...]

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Speaking Your Way To More Business

Posted on August 15th, 2007.

Today’s post is all about how speaking can lead to more business by Jeff Wolf written for Rain Today. Before we get to the post I want to share some of our services with you. I think you will agree after reading the following article that it is helpful to have training.
Speaker Services, my [...]

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Speak on Cruise Ships

Posted on July 6th, 2007.

I sent out an e mail this morning to my 4,000 plus e-mail list and mentioned that they might want to look at my blog. When I checked my stats on this blog I found to my amazement that 90 people checked me out in less then an hour.
Next week from the 9th thru the [...]

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