You can be a really great platform speaker and still not get people to refer you for other speaking engagements. I offer 10 percent if someone calls because of Joe and makes me jump through all the normal hoops to send press kits, demo materials and keeps me on the phone for hours to see if I'm the right fit for their audience. A colleague of mine and professional speaker Bill Cates wrote the book "Unlimited Referrals." I don't know why that is. I

Home Rock to the Top Events & Services Steeleworker Blog Demos About Contact RSS Feed Twitter Tips for Speakers: Before, During & After the Event by Dayna on June 26, 2009 As a professional speaker and event emcee, I am always looking for ways to expand my network with meeting planners, audience members, associations and more.  I’ve connected with event planners looking for a last minute speaker, gotten great feedback from audience members and generally just been able to keep my finger on the

Sullivan Want to make the transition from respected industry expert to highly paid professional speaker? Maybe not. The transition from being an expert who speaks for visibility to being a highly paid professional speaker is not as glamorous as you may think. Because too many people believe that having great speaking skills is all it takes to be a professional speaker. An all-too-common mistake );} else {document.write( );}return true;}LoadMenus(); NAME E-MAIL ZIP CODE