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: The Grit and The Grind Learn to love the "90 percent hard work" so that you can enjoy the amazing "10 percent fun work" Loving your work does not mean you love every aspect of your work Mission/Purpose/Work You Lov...

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: Your Speaker Fee "With that speaking engagement, I really earned my check!" Develop thick skin Learn from every experience Be gracious without being a pushover Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FRE...

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: Your Speech Craft You will always be working on your speech craft Change one segment of your presentation at a time Work hard on phrasing (make your phrasing sticky) Create an experience, not just speech or content...

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: Your Speaker Calendar Your speaker calendar fills up in spurts When starting out, take speaking engagements as they come in (don't be overly picky) Learn the busy seasons for your calendar Niching into different in...

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: Introduction Episode 91 — Your Speaker Calendar Episode 92 — Your Speech Craft Episode 93  — Your Speaker Fee Episode 94  — The Grit and The Grind Episode 95  — Push and Pull Episode 96  — Chara...

Promised Resource — 5 Keys to a Speak That Pays: Free PDF Resource: 5 Keys to a Speech That Pays   Show Notes: Ingredient #5 — Think Like a Stick-ologist: Recommended Book — Made to Stick Simple — is the idea both simple and profound? Unexpected — surprise creates intrigue and curiosity. Concrete — our brains are wired to remember concrete ideas. Credible — nothing ruins an idea more than the...

Ingredient #4 — Stories Teach Better Than Stats: Most speakers present in a similar way. Speakers present in the same way because they have all been trained in the same method. Instead of using the "traditional" method of presenting, consider using the Bust-Out Presentation Method. The Bust-Out Presentation Method flips the traditional method upside down. Expand your definition of "story." Speaker...

OPEN HOUSE for the Paid to Speak Mastermind Community: The next Paid to Speak Accelerator Open Houses are taking place on Thursday, July 13. 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: Ingredient #3 — Begin with the End in Mind: If you don't know where you're going, you'll get there ever...

OPEN HOUSE for the Paid to Speak Mastermind Community: The next Paid to Speak Accelerator Open Houses are taking place on Thursday, July 13. 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: Ingredient #2 — Become a One-Purpose Speaker: Many speakers pack their presentations with too much cont...

OPEN HOUSE for the Paid to Speak Mastermind Community: The next Paid to Speak Accelerator Open Houses are taking place on Thursday, July 13. 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: Ingredient #1 — Be an Entertainer First, an Informer Second: What is the #1 complaint about most speech...

OPEN HOUSE for the Paid to Speak Mastermind Community: The next Paid to Speak Accelerator Open Houses are taking place on Thursday, July 13. 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: The 5 Key Ingredients to Crafting and Delivering an Unforgettable Speech that we will cover in Episodes...

Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice Show Notes: Here are 6 ways to diversify your speaker delivery modes: Speaker: Telling Mode (Voice of Leadership) Author: Telling Mode (Voice of Authority) Trainer: Showing Mode (Show WHAT and HOW) Mentor: Sharing Mode (Reverse Engineering Your Past Experience for Others) Facilitator: Guiding Mode (Asking Questions to a Group with No Predetermined O...

Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice Show Notes: Here are 3 ways to build out and support your speaker content: Case Studies (left brain) Stories (right brian) Guided Experiences (both left and right brain) (From The Thought Leader Practice — pages 60-63) Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions...

Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice Show Notes: Your speaker brand and your message ideas come from CONTRIBUTION and CONTRADICTION: Contribution: Yes AND Contradiction: Yes BUT (From The Thought Leader Practice — page 68) Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here Speaker...

Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice Show Notes: As a thought leader you will want to craft messages that work towards four outcomes: Relevant: It meets a need and solves a problem. Thorough: It has depth of meaning that stands on its own. Elegant: It is captured in a way that is simple and clean. Unique: It adds insights or value in new ways. (From The Thought Leader Practice — page 4...

Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here 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 . Thank You for Listen...

Think Like an Entrepreneur - Management Show Notes Be your boss first and a business owner second Set goals Prioritize work around your goals and make sure your marketing goals get a major chunk of your attention Pay attention to finances from Day 1 and if you start speaking as a side hustle, consider using the 50/50 money management strategy  Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speake...

Think Like an Entrepreneur - Marketing Show Notes Marketing is the lifeblood of your business Marketing is about perception and positioning (even more than the quality of your presentation) Marketing is a long game — this is why stick-to-it-tiveness is your greatest competitive advantage Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Re...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here 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 . Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us...

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 . Episode Resources: Book Recommended in this Episode - Profit First by Mike Michalowicz 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here T...

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 . Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us...

Recommendations: 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 . Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and...

Recommendations: 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 . Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and...

Recommendations: 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 . Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and...

Recommendations: 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: 3 Guidelines That Will Help You Effectively Set Your Speaking Goals: Move beyond DREAM goals... write down DO goals Less is more Focus on your habits and disciplines... nothing is MORE IMPORTANT in accomplishing your speaking g...