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Registration is Now Open! Registrations for the Paid to Speak Conference and the Killer Keynote Conference are now open! An Inside Look at This Episode: Here are five reasons to "Speak for FREE, but never speak for FREE": Practice Testimony Capture video Positioning Offer products or services Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FR...

Become an Insider and Receive Exclusive Bonuses! They're back! The Paid to Speak Conference and the Killer Keynote Conference are being hosted in September 2021. Both will be in-person events. Want to receive exclusive bonuses for each of these conferences? Then get on our FIRST-ALERT LIST. CLICK HERE NOW . Series: Hard Truths About Speaking That No One Tells You In this 5-part series, I share har...

Become an Insider and Receive Exclusive Bonuses! They're back! The Paid to Speak Conference and the Killer Keynote Conference are being hosted in September 2021. Both will be in-person events. Want to receive exclusive bonuses for each of these conferences? Then get on our FIRST-ALERT LIST. CLICK HERE NOW . Series: Hard Truths About Speaking That No One Tells You In this 5-part series, I share har...

Want Early Access to the Paid To Speak Accelerator Community? Kent is launching a Paid to Speak Accelerator community soon. This community will include: Ongoing, live, weekly training sessions. Live "Take Action" sessions — you get a chance to implement... in real-time during sessions ... what you are learning by taking action on things like sending out marketing emails, writing website copy, and...

Want Early Access to the Paid To Speak Accelerator Community? Kent is launching a Paid to Speak Accelerator community soon. This community will include: Ongoing, live, weekly training sessions. Live "Take Action" sessions — you get a chance to implement... in real-time during sessions ... what you are learning by taking action on things like sending out marketing emails, writing website copy, and...

Want Early Access to the Paid To Speak Accelerator Community? Kent is launching a Paid to Speak Accelerator community soon. This community will include: Ongoing, live, weekly training sessions. Live "Take Action" sessions — you get a chance to implement... in real-time during sessions ... what you are learning by taking action on things like sending out marketing emails, writing website copy, and...

Want Early Access to the Paid To Speak Accelerator Community? If you listened to the end of this episode, you heard Kent mention that he is launching a Paid to Speak Accelerator Community soon. This community will include: Ongoing, live, weekly training sessions. Live "Take Action" sessions — you actually implement what you are learning during these sessions by taking action on things like sending...

Is Speaking Picking Back Up? I recently received a text from a friend that simply asked: "Is speaking starting to pick back up?" The actual question was: "Are in-person events starting to come back?" In this episode, I share a few thoughts about the future of in-person events as well as three ideas for marketing your speaking business that can help guarantee a full calendar even when in-person eve...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Creating a Speech That Pays! (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Unti...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Creating a Speech That Pays! (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Unti...

Check out Kent's other Podcast: The Live It Forward Show Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Creating a Speech That Pays! (FREE Resource) Got questions? Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on iTunes . Also, share it by using the social media buttons at the...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Creating a Speech That Pays! (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Unti...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Creating a Speech That Pays! (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Unti...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from # DREAMtoDO as a spe...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from # DREAMtoDO as a spe...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from # DREAMtoDO as a spe...

5 Things I've Learned About the Speaking Business During the Pandemic COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the speaking industry. Many speakers have pivoted their speaking business. Some have stayed the course. Others have simply decided to close up shop and call it quits. In this episode, I share 5 things I've learned about the speaking business during this pandemic. An Inside Look at This Episode:...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) Got questions? Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on iTunes . Also, share it by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from # DREAMtoDO as a speaker.

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) Got questions?  Submit them here First Paid Speech Online Course Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from # DREAMtoDO as a spe...

3 Keys to Booking Virtual Training for a Higher Fee The worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic continues to negatively impact many industries and businesses, including the speaking industry. For instance, as of the recording of this podcast episode, I have had 20 speaking engagements change their venues. They have either gone virtual or been postponed. It's an epic understatement to say that the business...

Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker Got questions?  Submit them here Paid to Speak Conference  and  Killer Keynote Conference Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from #...

Episode Resources: 5 Keys to Creating a Speech That Pays Got questions?  Submit them here Paid to Speak Conference  and  Killer Keynote Conference Thank You for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on  iTunes . Also,  share it  by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move...

Mike asked this question for the Paid to Speak Podcast: You continue to refer to speaking is a relationship business. What do you mean by that? I share 3 important insights as to why speaking is a relationship business. An Inside Look at This Episode: IMPORTANT: To understand how speaking in a relationship business, it's important to step out of your shoes and step into the shoes of a decision-mak...

The question that is submitted most often  for the Paid to Speak Podcast is: What is the most important marketing tool for speakers? The answer is easy: A great presentation is your best marketing tool. As I like to say, "Nothing gets a good speaker booked more quickly than a decision-maker seeing a good speaker speak." So, the more time you put in "on your feet" as a speaker in front of live...

In previous episodes, I've shared honestly about how much speaking business I've lost because of the Coronavirus. In Episode 20, I share just as honestly about how much new business I've picked up because of three speaker business truths I practice in my business. You can practice these truths in your speaker business as well. What's more, these three truths are core to the step-by-step marketing...