The successful speaker five steps for booking gigs, getting paid, and building your platform
"A podcaster and speaking expert and a bestselling author offer a step-by-step guide to find and book paid speaking engagements and share your message with the world, while building a successful speaking business and improving your technique"--
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Grand Rapids, MI :
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: how i became a speaker
- About this book: what's in it and who is this guy?
- The speaker success road map: five steps to becoming a successful speaker
- Step 1. Select a problem to solve
- Choose an industry
- Identify an interest
- Speak with integrity
- Step 2. Prepare and deliver your talk
- How to pick the right type of talk
- How to create a great talk
- What to do before you step onstage
- How to use technology and other tools
- How to deliver a talk without boring your audience to tears
- What to do after you're done
- Step 3. Establish your expertise
- Developing a speaker brand
- Getting a great demo video
- Setting up your speaker website
- Step 4. Acquire paid speaking gigs
- Finding paid speaking gigs
- Reaching out to potential clients
- Closing the deal
- Customer service and repeat business
- Step 5. Know when to scale
- Diversifying your income streams
- Creating your first product
- Selling from stage and other ways to monetize.
