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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #7 - Record Everything Any time you get the opportunity to speak, especially early in your career as a speaker, record it. Preferably a video recording. But at minimum, get an audio recording. Why? Because nothing will help you improve as a speaker than seeing and...

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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #6 - Look People in the Eye Why Is This Important? It helps you make personal connections with audience members. In fact, it's probably the simplest thing you can do to enhance the impact of your presentation and persuade audience members to your point of view. Why Is This...

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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #5 - Create an Experience for Your Audience In the previous episodes of this series, I mentioned that if you want to serve your audience well, it's best to create a speech that is both enjoyable and educational. Yet the truth is that the vast majority of speakers today focus...

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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #4 - Focus on Serving Speaking is not a transactional business. It's a relational business. Want proof? Most decision-makers won't hire you until they know, like, and trust you. Audiences won't listen to you unless you build some level of rapport and trust with them. And...

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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #3 - Get Your Reps In (AKA Practice) Practice starts with developing great content. Work hard on putting together a great presentation. Then, once you feel like your content is solid, practice the mechanics of how to deliver a great presentation. You can practice in front...

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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #2 - Capture Your Ideas In Tip #1 on how to become a better speaker, I challenged you to do all you can to learn, grow, and develop as a Thought Leader on your topic. But...if you don't capture the ideas you discover, Tip #1 is useless. Years ago, someone gave me advice...

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: 7 Tips to Become a Better Speaker #1 - Know Your Topic Do all you can to learn, grow, and develop as a Thought Leader on your topic. Read books. Listen to podcasts. Talk with other people who have expertise about your topic. If you make it a habit to do something every week to get to know your topic better,...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic 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: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic 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: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic 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: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got...

Featured Resource: 4 Building Blocks of Speaking - One-Page Graphic 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: Seasons of Speaking Overview Season 1 — Spring (Planting) Season 2 — Summer (Growth) Season 3 — Fall (Harvest) Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got...

Excerpt from My Letter to Dan Miller: Honestly, Dan, my journey to launching a business would not have been possible without you! Kathy even says that the influence Joanne and you had on our family is unbelievable. I was in a tough spot knowing that I didn’t want to keep doing the work I was doing, yet I was also clueless about how to move into something I didn’t understand or even know what it would look like. Those were exciting, tough, scary days for me professionally. Even more, they...

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: Character Traits of a Thought Leader Thought leaders are confident people yet stay humble Confident — not cocky Humble — not false humility 4 traits of a truly confident and humble thought leader Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE...

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: Push and Pull Serve first, second, third, fourth... Don't propose on the first date (aka — don't be desperate) Don't bug people (aka — don't be pushy) Figure out your marketing and sales style Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE...

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 Love is what makes the less enjoyable tasks more enjoyable Create systems and hire people in order...

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 (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource) Got questions? Submit them...

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 Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a Speech...

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 industries can help fill up your speaker calendar Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a...

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 — Character Traits of a Thought Leaders Episode Resources 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource) 5 Keys to Create a...

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 lack of creditability in the idea itself or in the person communicating the idea. Emotions — when...

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 Mastermind Community: Click here to find out more about the Paid to Speak Accelerator...

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 every time. Once you determine the One Purpose for your speech, DO NOT start developing content....

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 content. Their presentations could actually be three separate speeches because each point is a...

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 speeches? What is the dirty little secret about most audiences? How to expand your definition of...