We all want to be fearless public speakers. We dream of confidently striding onto the stage to give a speech or presentation, breaking the ice with the perfect joke, captivating the audience with compelling stories, hand…
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Imagine speaking without notes and keeping your audience spellbound! Most of us dream of being such a successful speaker, but this will only come about if we work at it. Let’s get back to reality because, if yo…
Organizing Your Speaking Business Information
Staying organized in your speaking business poses a lot of the same problems we saw with sales. More than anything, the largest obstacle to organization is the lack of a c…
1. Nervousness Is Normal. Practice And Prepare!
All people feel some physiological reactions like pounding hearts and trembling hands. Do not associate these feelings with the sense that you will perform poo…
You feel great.
You’ve just waltzed off the stage to roaring applause, and the event organizer hands you a check for $2K for a half-hour presentation: you have the perfect job!
You get to excite audiences about som…
Prior to being known as a speaker and bringing in speaking inquiries from event planners, there are some initial setup tasks to knock out. As with any business, some of these tasks are a little more stressful, while othe…
Optimizing Your Website
The first way in which you can build your marketing efforts is your speaker website. Way back at the beginning, we walked through the key features of a good speaker website. However, did you kn…
Let’s get right to the roots of it and break down how to become a public speaker, step by step. Obviously, depending on your background, the industry you want to speak in, and your own connections, your path to a success…
Can your smartphone make you a better speaker?
We use our smartphones for just about everything, and they certainly can help you improve your talks and audience engagement.
A few years ago, we posted an article on …
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