Paid to Speak

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #11 - Never Stop Growing Great speakers never stop learning, growing, and developing. They are readers. They listen to podcasts. They register for training events and confere...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #10 - Understanding GRIT Grit is NOT just having a  Suck It Up Buttercup , grind-it-out mentality. According to Angela Duckworth, author of  GRIT: The Power of Pass...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #9 - How You View YOU One of the most attractive character traits of a great speaker or leader is humble confidence. Someone who is confident, but not cocky Someone who is hu...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #8 - Make Things Easy For Your Client Always remember that you as the speaker are one small (but important) part of an event. If you are easy to work with, you make the Decis...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #7 - Only Ask For Business IF You Are a Good Fit This strategy might seem counterintuitive, but in the long run, it is better to turn down an engagement that is not a good fi...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #6 - Serve Before Selling Decision-Makers buy from people they: Know Like (aka—respect) Trust However, most speakers have the attitude of Always Be Selling , so they come out...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #5 - Great At Business Great speakers know the difference between B2C and B2B marketing and selling: B2C — Business to Customer B2B — Business to Business IMPORTANT: Speaking...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #4 - Step Into Your Character When you step on stage as a speaker, are you: Yourself? An Actor? Or a little bit of both? Whatever the case is for you, it is important to real...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #3 - Create Experiences Good speakers tell a lot of stories that blend in together and lose their effectiveness. Great speakers tell fewer, more strategic stories that are mo...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #2 - Bring Your Audience INTO The Story Great speakers bring their audience into the story by asking questions like, "Have you ever _______________?" Great speakers bring the...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 11 Things Great Speakers Do Differently #1 - Speak WITH Your Audience Great speakers speak WITH their audience and TO their audience, not AT their audience. Great speakers are CONVERSATIONAL. Great speakers are not...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #7 - Record Everything Any time you get the opportunity to speak, especially early in your career as a speaker, record it. Preferably a video recording. But at minimum, get an audi...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #6 - Look People in the Eye Why Is This Important? It helps you make personal connections with audience members. In fact, it's probably the simplest thing you can do to enhance the...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #5 - Create an Experience for Your Audience In the previous episodes of this series, I mentioned that if you want to serve your audience well, it's best to create a speech that is...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #4 - Focus on Serving Speaking is not a transactional business. It's a relational business. Want proof? Most decision-makers won't hire you until they know, like, and trust you. Au...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #3 - Get Your Reps In (AKA Practice) Practice starts with developing great content. Work hard on putting together a great presentation. Then, once you feel like your content is sol...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #2 - Capture Your Ideas In Tip #1 on how to become a better speaker, I challenged you to do all you can to learn, grow, and develop as a Thought Leader on your topic. But...if you...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #1 - Know Your Topic Do all you can to learn, grow, and develop as a Thought Leader on your topic. Read books. Listen to podcasts. Talk with other people who have expertise about y...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Pai...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Pai...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Pai...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Pai...

Excerpt from My Letter to Dan Miller: Honestly, Dan, my journey to launching a business would not have been possible without you! Kathy even says that the influence Joanne and you had on our family is unbelievable. I was in a tough spot knowing that I didn't want to keep doing the work I was doing, yet I was also clueless about how to move into something I didn't understand or even know what it wo...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: Character Traits of a Thought Leader Thought leaders are confident people yet stay humble Confident — not cocky Humble — not false humility 4 traits of a truly confident and humble thought leader Episode Resources...

Speaker Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator Community (aka Mastermind Community) and to put your name on our Waiting List . Show Notes: Push and Pull Serve first, second, third, fourth... Don't propose on the first date (aka — don't be desperate) Don't bug people (aka — don't be pushy) Figure out your marketing and sales style Episode Resource...