Make Marketing Suck Less for Expertise-Driven Solo Businesses

Want your audience to remember your message? Want to book speaking gigs because meeting planners must have you and ONLY YOU? Then you must find the BIG IDEA behind your presentation.   The biggest reason speakers don’t gain traction in speaking and aren’t paid what they are worth is because their speech is full of many small ideas that don’t position them as the go-to expert in their industry. In...

Have you ever scored a big speaking opportunity and went from elation to “OMG, what did I get myself into?” in less than hour? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. Writing a speech is a creative process. A process that is full of excitement, panic, and wondering if it will ever come together. In today's, episode of The Rebel Speaker Podcast, we are going to discuss the creative process behind how to wri...

Imagine you’re standing on stage, and you’re nailing your presentation. The audience is laughing in all the right places, heads nodding, active participation, this speech could not have gone better. Until… You get to the end, shrug, and say “Thanks that’s all I have for you.” You’ve just blown the most important part of your speech - the very last words you utter. This, my fellow rebels, is a publ...

I’m getting ranty on the Rebel Speaker today chatting about my biggest speaking pet peeve ever. It’s the pet peeve where I want to scream “The audience is on to you and we are NOT buying it anymore.” Not only that, this pet peeve has made speakers feel like gross, slimy salespeople for far too long. On episode 3 of the podcast I’m ranting about why Speak to Sell formulas are ruining the art of pub...

You’ve heard the speaking tip: Know your audience Have you ever thought “how the heck am I going to do that?” Most blog posts and article tell you why you need to understand your audience, but they don’t tell you HOW. And if they tell you how, they have you chasing down the wrong information. The type of information that provides you with very little insight about your audience for the vast amount...

The Rebel Speaker Podcast is for speakers and entrepreneurs who love speaking both onstage and off, and yet don’t feel 100% confident that they are nailing their message and making the impact they want to make on the world. Let’s face it, public speaking is a hot topic. Gurus tell you that it’s a great way to promote your business. You can find public speaking advice everywhere from Time magazine...