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Post by Lisa Sassevich
Lisa at the Speakers Summit
When you’re trying to get booked to speak on stages or teleseminars, it’s crucial to give your talk a hooky title. By that I mean, an instantly appealing and easy to remember name. A hooky talk title can mean the difference between getting booked or not and between [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Post by Suzanne Bates, The Power Speaker Blog
Suzanne Bates is a former television anchor, a writer, speaker, and author of Speak Like a CEO (McGraw Hill 2005).
I’ve been scanning the internet for 2010 workplace predictions and it’s got me thinking about how all these trends are going to change the way we communicate. It’s my [...]
Position, Prospect, Prosper – The Road Ahead
The public speaking industry has changed, including the professional speaker marketing and training that is so important to your success.
One of the most important changes that affects speakers involve the meetings marketplace. Yes it is no secret that there are less speaking engagements then in the past however it [...]
by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
In the speaking world, the media stars are the keynote speakers. A lot of seminar leaders and trainers ask me how they can adapt their material to this intense, high-profile, and often lucrative specialty.
“The keynote speech comes from the discipline of show business. The seminar comes from the discipline of [...]
Here’s an interesting post by David McDermott which I found on Bytestart out of the UK. It all comes down to being prepared so that you have a fighting chance to have a winning pitch.
Speaker Services Team is available to support you in creating a winning pitch whether it be for speaking, media or winning [...]
By Sharon Housley
Presentations can be a great way to attract new business, simply by making yourself more well-known. However, nerves can often get in the way of entrepreneurs who want to use speaking opportunities to develop their business. Follow these steps to overcome nerves and make a powerful presentation during your public speaking engagement…
Prepare
In order [...]
Post by Lisa Sasevich T he Queen of Sales Conversion
When you’re on stage, it’s absolutely critical to keep a level of control in the room. You want to graciously command your audience so that you can get through everything, give what you came to give, serve people at the highest level and get great results.
Here [...]
How quickly do you think your audience evaluates you when you begin your speech or presentation? Do you think it takes 5 minutes? Perhaps 10? Do you believe that your audience has the patience to wait until you finish to decide if they like you as a speaker?
The truth is that your audience will decide [...]
Today’s post comes from Donna Gunter, The Online Biz Resource Queen™
I love being a guest on other people’s teleseminars. What I love best is the fact that all I have to do is show up and talk when someone else is sponsoring them. I’m responsible for none of the marketing and promotion and registration involved [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The following post is from Graham Moore
Presenting to an audience no matter how small or how large is an important part of the way we do business today. It may be to motivate and influence our team to perform at their best, it may be to pitch for new business, it may be to present [...]
Mark Hayward
http://northxeast.com/blogging/like-it-or-not-blogging-is-public-speaking/
Do you get sweaty palms, an increased heart rate, or feel like you are going to faint when you have to make a presentation in front of an audience? Would you like to improve your public speaking skills and enhance your blogging at the same time?
Public speaking and blogging are similar in many ways [...]
The following post is from my colleague Burt Dubin.
We’re talkin’ about the game of being an expert at what you do. These rules are unforgiving. Break them and a remorseless force simply sweeps you off the board, clicks you off the screen—and you’re not even history. You’re nuthin’, baby.
Abide by these rules and you [...]
Imagine that you have spent the better part of two weeks working on an important speech you plan to give to your firm. You think you have done everything right. Read on as Laurie Brown offers simple tips to keep the audience from falling asleep (post from Rain Today )
You have created a PowerPoint [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This Essay was in the LA Times on June 15, 2008 written by Seth Greenland.
Today’s authors must sell their work — and themselves. The publisher’s promotional budget wouldn’t cover bus fare to the book party for “Shining City.” What to do? Try a hot tub, high-priced escorts and a pimp.
Not long ago, I found myself [...]
Last night I was on a panel about Being Heard – Being Seen.
The other panelists were Linda MacKenzie of http://www.healthylife.net radio and Marc Ryan of Green Health Life, The All Natural Interactive Internet TV Show.
The following is a very short video shot by my friend Jeannie Cottingham with my ultra flip camera as I was [...]
Today’s post is from RainToday by Pamela J. Gordon
When it comes to selling your services, getting your foot in the door is only half the battle. Presenting your message so that it “lands” and “sticks” is the other half. After all, your goal as a professional service provider is to move your prospect or client [...]
Scott Ginsberg offers valuable tips on nonverbal communication. Try a few of his tips the next time you are networking and see if it makes a difference!
Your nonverbal communication talks before you do. According to most interpersonal communication textbooks, only seven percent of interpersonal communication is transmitted verbally—the remaining ninety-three percent speaks for itself.
And, [...]
TALK UP YOUR BUSINESS
Wednesday, June 25, 9:30-2:30pm, Marina del Rey Hotel, MDR, CA
(includes lunch, free parking -$39 or $49 at the door
with Susan Levin & Jack Barnard
Are you a professional, an author, coach, consultant, trainer or an expert who has dreamed of fine tuning your speaking skills to enhance your effectiveness on the job-or a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The following post is from Six Minutes- A Public Speaking and Presentations Skills Blog- Andrew Dlugan
- Research a topic – Good speakers stick to what they know. Great speakers research what they need to convey their message.
- Focus – Help your audience grasp your message by focusing on your message. Stories, humour, or other “sidebars” [...]
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, [...]
We just finished the 5 day Bootcamp and I am always blown away by the comments of the attendees. Eileen Joyce wrote a poem about her experience.
See a very short one camera video that was created at the Bootcamp. Doug McKee click here.
See more comments and next Bootcamp Dates. I will be adding some [...]
by Burt Dubin http://www.speakingbizsuccess.com
Here’s how to make every presentation lead to requests for you to speak again at other events. Make building your reputation and enhancing your perceived value the primary function of every presentation.
Here are seven tested, proven methods I’ve discovered from my study of the skills of the masters of the professional [...]
Networking is by far one of the most effective ways that I have garnered business. It’s great to get yourself out there. I would say that 50% of my business comes from my relentless networking. Afterall marketing your business is about realtionship marketing. People like to do business with people they know and feel [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )A few days ago Jack Barnard and I met John Kremer www.bookmarket.com at his Book Marketing Blastoff Seminar in Los Angeles. He had asked us to talk with his authors about how to speak their books and also to introduce Speaker Services to his attendees.
John Kremer
In the short time we had Jack shared a few [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Chris Witt
The fundamentals of a great speech stay the same. (Develop one strong idea. Focus on the audience. Be authentic, clear, and committed.) But styles change with time. These are the latest trends in speeches and presentations.
1. Keep it Short
People want information, but they’re already overwhelmed by too much information. If [...]
This last week has been a whirlwind for us as we spent 4 days at the International Coaches Federation Conference as exhibitors. There were 1,600 coaches attending from 30 or more countries. We talked to lots of coaches who were interested in learning how to grow their business and income though speaking.
Here I am in [...]
I had to share the following e-note with you that I received from Steve Martinez, President of Selling Magic. This is the kind of note that keeps me going. Thanks, Steve.
Susan,
I was thinking about you the other day. No, it wasn’t a romantic dream. I was thinking about how you helped me with [...]
Here are a few tips for you from my colleague TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com
TJ says:
To be a great speaker, you need to be a student of all types of speakers—the good, the bad, and the boring. Whenever I am listening to a presentation I like to sit as close as possible to the speaker I [...]
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 [...]
