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In this day and age, to truly make a lasting impact, you need to be a media conglomerate: a compelling speaker…a credible author…a believable video performer…a master marketer.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Great post by Helena Bouchez in MarketingProf Today
As I always say speaking is one of the best ways to connect directly with decision makers in your industry. Following the noted guidelines will help you better connect with the decision makers who can put you in front of an audience.
Speaker Services can assist you in preparing [...]
An important element of your business is testimonials. I teach my clients to collect their testimonials from their speaking engagements and add them to their marketing packets, blogs. flyers and websites.
LinkedIn has a recommendation section where you can write testimonials about your colleagues. The following testimonials came from LinkedIn.
Here is how I will use them: [...]
Carmine Gallo BusinessWeek
Practice makes perfect. Get in front of an audience by teaching a class or lecturing at conferences, libraries, or service clubs
New York real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran is a featured judge on Mark Burnett’s new ABC business reality show, Shark Tank. You might be familiar with Corcoran’s story—turning a boyfriend’s $1,000 loan into [...]
Lisa Sasesvich, The Invisible Close Queen
From prehistoric cave drawings that portray the hunt to the latest innovation in movies, storytelling has been a constant. In fact, if you think about it, in every technological era, the inventions that help us better tell a story are just as enduring as those that assist us with more [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )One inexpensive but effective marketing tactic that many consultants and service providers use is speaking in front of target audiences. They find that speaking engagements help them to build awareness of their business. Speaking has a lot of benefits:
- Opportunity to talk to a group of potential referrals and future clients
- Helps to establish you [...]
I have to say this was by far one of the best events that I ever produced. We had 20 speakers, 75 attendees over three days and the feedback was fabulous.
Save the dates for 2010 Summit, April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010.
Today I am going to share the handout that Marilyn Snyder provided for [...]
You’ve decided to become a speaker, you have the knowledge, the talent and the desire to share with the world! You have spent hours putting together the perfect presentation and the money to create a speaker kit along with an online presence…now what?
Where will I find the opportunities that will give me more exposure…more credibility?
First, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
You may know that I bought a flip video camera and I have been learning how to use it. This past weekend we produced our annual Speakers’ Summit I was able to capture several snippets of the various programs. I will share one of the videos with you in my posts for the next week [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )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 [...]
A one-sheet is one of the most important elements of your presentation packet. Along with a 3 camera video demo and a great one-sheet you are on your way to getting booked. Karen Saunders owner of MacGraphics, a design firm weighs in today about one- sheets.
They’re the workhorses of any marketing program. They hit the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I’ve been learning how to create video from my mac laptop and here is a very short video message that I created. I want to reach out to my e-audience in a more personal way rather then always via text. Have a look please and let me know what you think. Does it inspire [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Listen to a 9 minute audio/mp3 with me Susan Levin talking about the purpose of speaking.
Why-Why do you speak?
Who- Who is your audience?
What- what is your message?
Where- Where you might speak
How-How will you give your presentation?
Included below is a presentation worksheet/checklist for you.
PRESENTATION WORKSHEET
• What are you passionate about?
• What topic creates a [...]
Thank you Jack, and fellow booties for helping me dump outdated thoughts, feelings and behaviors and claiming the resourced communicator within!
- Doreen Van Leeuwen, LMFT
The Bootcamp is truly a transformational experience. Jack’s generosity with his skills, knowledge and talents helps everyone make gigantic strides in their speaking abilities.
- Raul Martinez, Mortgage Planner
Jack and Barbara
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The phone rang the other night at 10pm and it was one of our new speakers calling in a panic. The message was, I need to talk to you right away, I got a call to speak out of state and I don’t know how much to ask for a speaking fee-help!
When I responded, I [...]
Here are several suggestions on mapping out a marketing plan for your speaking business.
Also an article on what meeting planners look for when hiring a speaker with tips on video demos too.
Establish yourself as an expert through speaking – a powerful marketing tool that lifts your business or service to the next level. Begin now [...]
Welcome to Market Yourself as a Speaker blog. Dedicated to sharing information with business folk and authors who are interested in using speaking as a way to grow their business.
I am Susan Levin a marketing consultant for speakers and authors. I was one of the first 1500 people to have a website in [...]
