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The post 3 Steps to Keep Momentum In Your Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy Uncategorized getting unstuck growing your speaking business how to move your business forward moving business forwardI always ask my clients to complete a 2-minute check-in form before we have our phone calls. MORE
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I have a very important question for you: Where do you get your speaking business? The post Where Do You Get Your Speaking Business? Most Recent Post Speaker Marketing Referrals sources for getting business where do you get your businessAre you hustling and booking everything directly? Are they coming through referrals? Or are you using speakers bureaus and social media? MORE
Orlando Bowen built his business around his core values of faith, forgiveness and a positive attitude. The post Are You Building A Business Steeped in Values? Speaking Business Strategy building a business Building your speaking Business Business steeped in values business values orlando bowenThere were times in his life that his faith was tested, but Orlando didn’t allow that to veer him off his course. MORE
I just can’t take the time away from my business to work “on” my business. The post 3 Easy Steps to Blow Past Fear and Excuses So You Can Scale Your Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy fear and excuses scale your business steps to scale your business steps to scale your speaking business work past fear workpast excusesI hear it all the time. MORE
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He told me that they were moments in your business when it took off like a rocket – serious turning points towards your ultimate goals. The post What Are the Flashpoints in Your Business? Most Recent Post Speaking Profession Booking speeches building a business professional speaker speaking speaking businessVince Poscente shared the term Flashpoint with me when I was writing the book, The Wealthy Speaker. MORE
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The post Picking Your Lane in Your Speaking Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post building a business building a speaking business growing your speaking business Presentation Skills professional speaker successThe question does come up quite frequently, “How do I pick my lane?”, a.k.a., “How How do I figure out what speaking topic to be known for?” Some of you might have this nailed, and some of you might not. MORE
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Business - global, 24/7, continually disrupted by technology - had become season-free. But, I also suspected I was being given the brush-off in a new way, that is, the old-line notion that business dropped off during certain seasons. MORE
We all want more business. One of the areas that I often see people overlook when trying to find more business is their existing client pool. We are so busy trying to find new clients, […]. The post Shopping for Business in Your Own Backyard appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Speaker Marketing Speaking Business Strategy Speaking Profession building a speaking business business in your backyard business strategies Jane Atkinson speaking business MORE
I have been thinking about this recently, as it relates to my family and grandchildren, and even how it relates to my business and yours. The post Building A Business: It Takes a Village appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy building a business business support coaches and mentors village who to surround yourself withI am sure that many of you have heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” MORE
And one way you can do that is by manifesting your perfect speaking business by saying ‘Yes’ rather […]. The post Manifesting Your Perfect Speaking Business by Saying “Yes” Rather Than “How” appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Speaker Product Development Speaking Business Strategy business development business growth manifest success manifest your speaking business say yes not how speaking business MORE
The clash between those who are aging who need or want work and companies which are blocking that could erupt into the next big business crisis. Business can head that off by doing self-audits of ageism or having third-parties like myself or public relations agencies parachute in. MORE
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And that kills your repeat business. In other words, repeat business. What you should be doing is this: Think about your business in the long term. That only makes fair and proper business sense. Drug dealers, what are you doing? Selling your customers such bad s**t that it’s killing them? Don’t you know, dead customers can’t buy more drugs from you! I used to work in advertising for Radio Shack (now The Source).
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We all want more business. One of the areas that I often see people overlook when trying to find more business is their existing client pool. We are so busy trying to find new clients, […]. The post Shopping for Business in Your Own Backyard appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Speaker Marketing Speaking Business Strategy Speaking Profession building a speaking business business in your backyard business strategies Jane Atkinson speaking business
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He told me that they were moments in your business when it took off like a rocket – serious turning points towards your ultimate goals. The post What Are the Flashpoints in Your Business? Most Recent Post Speaking Profession Booking speeches building a business professional speaker speaking speaking businessVince Poscente shared the term Flashpoint with me when I was writing the book, The Wealthy Speaker.
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I was curious whether or not all of the new platforms promising “lots of engagements” for speakers were resulting in speakers getting business. To find out, we sent out a survey to our community of speakers to see exactly where you are getting business. The post The Results are In: How Most Speakers Are Getting Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson.
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The clash between those who are aging who need or want work and companies which are blocking that could erupt into the next big business crisis. Business can head that off by doing self-audits of ageism or having third-parties like myself or public relations agencies parachute in.
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As we all know, it takes a lot of hard work, patience, and perseverance if you want to make it in the speaking business. This is why we’re talking today about how to book more business by […]. The post Leveraging your Uniqueness to Book More Business with Jessica Pettitt appeared first on Jane Atkinson. As we all know, it takes a lot of hard work, patience, and perseverance if you want to make it in the speaking business.
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There seems to be a reluctance to ask each other for business. For years, before The Great Recession blew up old norms, there was an assumption that friendship and business should be kept separate. In Fortune , Mallum Yen brings up a gap in close female friendships.
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The value systems, including those which apply to business conduct, in BigLaw don't seem to align with what is typical in many corporate cultures. He speculated that it was the business of being lawyer which so corrupted other lawyers.
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Here’s what Hal said: “You cannot improve your business without first improving yourself.” The post Grow Your Business… Grow Yourself appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaker Marketing Speaking Business Strategy growing your speaking business hal elrodI heard a line on a podcast yesterday that I just had to share. It was on the EO Fire podcast, and the guest was Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning.
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My husband is an electrical contractor and owns his own business. The post Would You Rather: Have a Well-Paying Job or Run a Growth Business? Speaking Business Strategy Speaking Profession business growth growth business growth entrepreneur Run a Growth Business speaking businessHis company has had slow, steady growth for 30 years and, basically, he’s now got himself a very well-paying job.
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Florian Mueck and I are pleased to announce that the new Business theme has been added to the app version of Rhetoric – The Public Speaking Game™. Players can now choose to play one of three different themes (Classic, Family and … Continue reading → Rhetoric - The Public Speaking Game Florian Mueck presentations public speaking
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You’ve all heard me talking about Karma CRM for Speakers as an excellent tool for keeping track of your leads and closing business. The post Business Karma: What Goes Around Comes Around appeared first on Jane Atkinson. But today I’m talking about a different kind of karma. The type of karma that you gather from sharing your pie. The founder of NSA (National Speakers Association), Cavett Robert, wanted all speakers […].
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FEBRUARY 7, 2017
I have been thinking about this recently, as it relates to my family and grandchildren, and even how it relates to my business and yours. The post Building A Business: It Takes a Village appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy building a business business support coaches and mentors village who to surround yourself withI am sure that many of you have heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
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I just can’t take the time away from my business to work “on” my business. The post 3 Easy Steps to Blow Past Fear and Excuses So You Can Scale Your Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy fear and excuses scale your business steps to scale your business steps to scale your speaking business work past fear workpast excusesI hear it all the time.
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The post 3 Steps to Keep Momentum In Your Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy Uncategorized getting unstuck growing your speaking business how to move your business forward moving business forwardI always ask my clients to complete a 2-minute check-in form before we have our phone calls.
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When someone gets into the speaking business, it is usually because they enjoy delivering a message and connecting with an audience. However, ‘speaking’ is just a small part of a speaking business. The reality is there is so much more to running a small business and finding success and it all starts with running the numbers. […]. The post Running the Numbers In Your Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson.
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Of course, members of the legal and business media are reporting that a number of in-house legal departments are outraged. Their stance is: Let BigLaw do what it wants, as long as it doesn't attempt to have clients absorb that increased expense of doing business.
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I have a very important question for you: Where do you get your speaking business? The post Where Do You Get Your Speaking Business? Most Recent Post Speaker Marketing Referrals sources for getting business where do you get your businessAre you hustling and booking everything directly? Are they coming through referrals? Or are you using speakers bureaus and social media?
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When we take look under the hood of President Obama’s Inaugural Address, there are easy to replicate techniques for any business presentation. Business Use : First make sure you have a strong key message. Business Use: What is the key message of your next presentation?
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The post Is Speaking a 24/7 business? Speaking Business Strategy building a speaking business speaker training tips for business successEvery time my husband and I drive up to our cottage, 3 hours north of our home, he teases me about my inability to put down my phone. While we are on the road, I am trying my darnedest to whittle down my In Basket so that when we get back I don’t have a […]. 5 tips to Taking a Break appeared first on Jane Atkinson.
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For … Continue reading → Stories and Storytelling Business Kurt Vonnegut Maya Eilam Stories storytelling the shapes of storiesStorytelling is powerful. Stories resonate with people on a deep, psychological level. Stories are memorable and help support our messages. Hence the speaker’s maxim: Tell a story, make a point. The best stories contain many elements related to plot, character, dialogue, etc.
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Every business has a culture. The story history might tell about Uber could focus on what has become known as its "toxic" culture. The latest victim of that is the founder himself - Travis Kalanick. After Eric Holder et al.
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The advantage of this, which I now bring to my coaching business, is that I know what is needed for a speaker to […]. The post Why Speaking Businesses Fail appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Speaker Marketing Speaking Business Strategy 16 week accelerate course speaker success speaking business marketingI have been involved in the speaking industry for 25+ years and in a few different capacities.
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Business Communication Technology business video Cisco Laurie BrownBy Ian Griffin and Laurie Brown Laurie Brown has over two decades of experience as a trainer and speaker, helping her audience improve their customer service, sales and presentation skills. She started her career as a professional actor, performing in hundreds of training films, commercials and movies. This experience has provided her with the ability [.].
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We get so caught up working in our business that we don’t spend enough time working on our business. The post [Podcast] Is Making Money Killing Your Business with Chuck Blakeman appeared first on Jane Atkinson. 10:52 What are the four building blocks of a business?
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OCTOBER 16, 2016
Venture Capitalist Peter Thiel remains an enigma. On the one hand, he seems to be an astute businessperson. On the other hand, he it ponying up $1.25 million for the Make America Great Campaign. That race doesn't seem winnable. And the Trump commercial brand is losing equity.
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And one way you can do that is by manifesting your perfect speaking business by saying ‘Yes’ rather […]. The post Manifesting Your Perfect Speaking Business by Saying “Yes” Rather Than “How” appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Speaker Product Development Speaking Business Strategy business development business growth manifest success manifest your speaking business say yes not how speaking business
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The value systems, including those which apply to business conduct, in BigLaw don't seem to align with what is typical in many corporate cultures. He speculated that it was the business of being lawyer which so corrupted other lawyers. The world of BigLaw seems different from many other industries, including media.
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