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Many experts who want more big-fee speeches start off with all the right tools: great topics, fabulous speaking style, and a book with a lot of buzz. Their book and publicity get people to take their call, but their conversations cause them to lose the speaking engagement. Any expert who wants big speaking fees has to be adept at handling three conversations in the sales process. You just know that you’re going to speak to this group. MORE
I've talked about this tip before, but ran into the same situation again this month while doing a public speaking engagement in Morocco. The manager of the gigantic ballroom could not speak English and because of tight scheduling of other events, I was not able to be in the room early as I always am. Tips when speaking in a foreign environment: 1. Getting upset will only make things worse for you and your speaking engagement will suffer MORE
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Engaging the Audience Pet Peeves Public Speaking Techniques and Strategies Interviews Mehrabian Speaking EngagementsIf you missed my interview by Sharyn Abbott on August 31, you can listen here. We talked about how to get and keep the audience's attention. among other things. It's about an hour long. Listen to internet radio with VoARadio on Blog Talk Radio. MORE
In fact, I had the honour of being the very first person to go to him for confession … The moral of the story: Never be late for a speaking engagement! The humorous story below is a slightly modified version of a joke forwarded to me by one of my contacts on LinkedIn, Daniel Bernstein. Thanks, Daniel! All public speakers should appreciate the humour. And, as is often the case, wrapped inside the humour is an important lesson. MORE
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I have just returned to Geneva from a speaking engagement at the Toastmasters International Convention in Washington, D.C. At some point during the eight-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean, this blog hit another … Continue reading → Speeches from Film Uncategorized Manner of Speaking presentations public speakingMore about that in a future post.) MORE
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Since I rarely get to the East Coast, I thought I would take the opportunity to schedule some speaking/training or coaching appointments while I'm there. Here's a link to my speaking page with more information. Here I come! MORE
It’s no secret that there are LOTS of “professional” speakers — at least 10,000 or more — bidding for speaking engagements these days. How do you stand out from the crowd? Having assisted thousands of meeting planners and working with many of the world’s best speakers since 1999, I believe it comes down to how effectively you answer FIVE questions that every prospective client is asking. MORE
It''s the same with speaking. You know you need to add speaking to your marketing mix. You know that speaking is one of the best ways to get people to know, like and trust you. Are you waiting to get a speaking engagement on your calendar, and THEN you''ll start cultivating? MORE
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The topic wasn't new; it's a module that I usually teach as part of my Shake Up Your Speaking retreat. As I started speaking, I came to the slow realization that my notes looked nothing like the slides I was clicking through. It's your time now , to say YES to speaking opportunities. MORE
We all know how important testimonials are in building your speaking business — especially good testimonials (i.e. The thing is, most clients want to give you a great testimonial after a successful engagement. We selected you because of your dynamic speaking style on the video, and because we felt your message was exactly what our people needed to hear in these challenging times. What is the #1 thing you’ll remember from our engagement together? MORE
My presentation is on September 30 , on audience engagement, and this is not a presentation that you will ever see online or for this low price, as it''s reserved for corporate and conference clients. Speak to Engage: 7 Step Shortcut to Public Success is coming! MORE
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http://delicious.com/akarrer/prospeaker
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The topic wasn't new; it's a module that I usually teach as part of my Shake Up Your Speaking retreat. As I started speaking, I came to the slow realization that my notes looked nothing like the slides I was clicking through. It's your time now , to say YES to speaking opportunities.
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We all know how important testimonials are in building your speaking business — especially good testimonials (i.e. The thing is, most clients want to give you a great testimonial after a successful engagement. We selected you because of your dynamic speaking style on the video, and because we felt your message was exactly what our people needed to hear in these challenging times. What is the #1 thing you’ll remember from our engagement together?
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http://delicious.com/akarrer/prospeaker
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