The single most effective way to get many coaching clients quickly is to speak or do a workshop. Your presentation must be created with purpose and a goal. You need to know what you would like to communicate to the audience and what you would like them to do in response to your presentation.
It is [...]
Public speaking is something that many people have a fear of, even though this fear can be easily overcome. I began speaking just three years ago. Every time I speak it gives me another opportunity to perfect my skills just a little more. Here is what I have learned after speaking more than two hundred [...]
Professional speaking is a fast paced and very busy career. Most successful professional speakers are traveling across the country on a regular basis. Professional speaking is 90% marketing and 10% speaking. Each time I succeeded at getting a company to hire me I would inspire myself to reach for more.
Professional speaking is a $50 billion [...]
All around the world in every culture birthdays are viewed as special occasions because they mark a unique moment in a person’s life. Birthday guests take time out of their normal routine to purchase or make gifts. They rearrange their schedules to attend the celebration, they look forward to having a good time, [...]
Public speaking is known as one of the most powerful ways to market your business. As a professional speaker and public speaking trainer, I have the opportunity to see many great speakers on stage. One trend that is on the rise is non-speakers who are smart enough to use public speaking to market their businesses. [...]
Writing a terrific thank-you speech is great, but the magic behind a really great speech is the speaker’s ability to deliver it in a manner that matches the eloquence of the words themselves. Here are eight keys to delivering a fantastic acceptance speech that anyone can use.
1. Speak to individuals
Instead of addressing your audience as [...]
A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.
–Winston Churchill
There’s nothing quite like a business book tour to get you out of the office and meeting lots of new people. Naturally, you’ll want to say hello to your clients while you are away in all those cities.
Be careful how you [...]
A good storyteller is a person who has a good memory
and hopes other people don’t.
–Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
Let me share with you what I’ve learned about what to do and not to do on a book tour by sharing my experiences. I’m sure you can do better with a little advance warning and preparation.
Having heard that [...]
This one tends to be a bigger problem for the platform speaker from what I’ve seen, than for anyone else. It can certainly be true of any information marketer, but here’s what I’ve seen happen frequently from platform speakers.
They get the audience stirred up (in a good way), and folks are rushing to the sales [...]
MC’ing events and conferences at the top professional level is a real blast. The fundamental key is to make everyone else look like stars…then you’ll shine along with them. Forget the ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ lists - think positively, and just do the ‘Do’s’!
Do: Research the event.
The more information you have, the more relaxed you will [...]
