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SPEAKER SERVICES CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009

Posted on October 3rd, 2009.

SPEAKERS COMMUNITY Teleclasses

Teleclasses FREE for Speakers’ Community Members , 60 days complimentary www.speakerscommunity.com
Oct 14   Make Money in Your Jammies, Rebecca Morgan 
Oct 29   Market Your Book Beyond the Platform, Shel Horowitz
Nov 12  Put Your Best Book Forward, Ellen Reid
Nov 30  Profit as a Speaker by Becoming a Radio Talk Show Host, Martin Wales
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Addendum to 10/1/09 e-zine with apologies

Posted on October 2nd, 2009.

Yesterday was a total nightmare with my e mail account.  Sincerest apologies if you received three e-mails from me.  It was only supposed to be one.  There were a few items I forgot to mention and I also want to give you a few speaking [...]

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Speaker Services, October 09 E-Zine

Posted on October 1st, 2009.

Speaker Services- October ‘09 -  E-Zine
This is the first time I am publishing my e-zine on the blog.  More then likely I will post some of the past issues soon especially if ya all send me your comments.
There is so much valuable information to be shared.
If you care to subscribe to our e mail out [...]

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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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Are They Snoring In The Back Row?

Posted on August 19th, 2008.

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 [...]

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Good Speakers are Made, Not Born

Posted on July 17th, 2008.

Good speakers become great speakers with the proper training. Investing in professional speaker training can greatly improve your bottom line.
There is no downside to improving your speaking skills.
The key to effective speaking boils down to one thing: The ability to be able to tell a compelling story. I was taught years ago that effective [...]

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Talk Up Your Business Giant Success

Posted on June 29th, 2008.

Talk Up Your Business was a great success here are a few short video snippets that I took with my flip video camera.
Jack Barnard talks about Branding

Here I am talking about ways to make money as a speaker and working for a training company is one of the ways.

At the Speakers’ Bootcamp we include branding, [...]

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Transform your Speaking-Training does make Difference

Posted on June 11th, 2008.

 

 
For the past 16 years I have been working with professionals and authors to support them in growing their business and income through speaking. We have literally have trained hundreds of people and I have watched them go through our programs and climb to the top of the ladder. Some of them are [...]

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Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking

Posted on May 14th, 2008.

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” [...]

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Bootcamp ‘08

Posted on April 1st, 2008.

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 [...]

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Marketing Strategies and Tips to Position Yourself

Posted on February 28th, 2008.

Yesterday, I spoke to a group of authors who are going through a year long program called Quantum Leap. The Harrison brothers owners of RTIR and producers of the Publicity Summit invited Jack Barnard and me to talk to the authors on how to grow their businesses and services through speaking.
I spoke to them about [...]

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Use video to market your services online

Posted on January 23rd, 2008.

I have been exploring the various ways that business folk use video as a marketing tool. Today I am going to share several creative ways that I discovered and also you can see my first attempt at creating a video montage using my mac laptop and photos to share info about my services. I know [...]

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Public Speaking Skills Essentials: Learn From The Good, The Bad, And The Boring

Posted on October 25th, 2007.

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 [...]

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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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Hone your Speaking Skills

Posted on August 7th, 2007.

My friend e-mailed the following video that he saw on You Tube – Elvira Speaks
When you have a chance take a look at it-it’s a riot.
You’ll probably agree after viewing it that you do need to be prepared to speak!
Many of my colleagues feel as I do that it is vitally important to have a [...]

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August Speakers’ Bootcamp Photos

Posted on August 6th, 2007.

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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Negoiating Fees and Contracts

Posted on August 4th, 2007.

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 [...]

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August Speakers’ Bootcamp Day 1

Posted on August 1st, 2007.

The summer 5 day Speakers’ Bootcamp started today and I captured some fun photos of the ‘Booties”
We have 18 attendees from all around the country learning how to be better speakers.
Betty and Barbara

Jack and Carlos

Darryl
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Booties get to work

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Speakers’ Bootcamp

Posted on July 27th, 2007.

[ August 1, 2007 9:00 am to August 5, 2007 7:00 pm. ]

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Get Inspired-Susan Levin

Posted on July 2nd, 2007.

I was honored to be be choosen to be included in the Get Inspired Section of The Quest for Success E-Zine, produced by Ursula Mentjes, March 2007 .
Ursula is one of the speakers listed in Speaker Services directory. She speaks about business, goal planning and sales. See her speaker listing.
Her book is Selling with [...]

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Market Yourself through Public Speaking

Posted on June 26th, 2007.

I share the following Marketing Tip with you:
Market Yourself Through Public Speaking
Copyright © 2006, Marketing Maven, Wendy Maynard
I could not say it any better then the Marketing Maven.
Susan’s note: Speaking is the absolute best way I know how to grow your business and income. You do not have to be a professional speaker to [...]

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My first post ever

Posted on December 28th, 2006.

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 [...]

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