In April of 2006, I decided I wanted to get paid to give speeches. Deciding to do it and making it happen have been two different things. Today, invitations to speak for fees are coming more and more frequently. Invitations to share the DIY publicity message with larger audiences in exchange for the opportunity to make my line of DIY publicity information products available for sale are flowing freely. And, the workshops I host regularly are growing in audience. The last Publici-Tea™ Express Workshop on 11-06 attracted 85 amazing guests. If I could put in a bottle all the powerful lessons I’ve learned along this journey, it would overflow.
What I want for you is to get to success far faster. And I certainly want to learn even more to accelerate my own journey in this regard. That’s why I want you to join my friend Steve Harrison of Radio-TV Interview Report (RTIR) for a free telephone seminar on Thursday, November 19th on which you’ll hear him interview author/speaker James Malinchak on how to get started giving paid speeches — even if you’re a complete unknown in your field.
Speaking is one of the best ways to dramatically increase your income as an author — or anybody with expertise . In fact, I know many authors who make 90% or more of their incomes from speaking and less than 10% from book sales.
Whether you’re already a veteran speaker or you’ve never given a paid speech before, you’ll still benefit from James’ strategies. Steve has been speaking for years and has been pleasantly surprised how much he’s learned a lot from him.
Steve’s offering this free teleseminar on Thursday, November 19th at your choice of two times: either 2:00 pm Eastern (11:00 am Pacific) OR 7:00 pm Eastern (4:00 pm Pacific). Go here now to register for Thursday’s call.
Here’s just some of what you’ll discover:
* How to find companies and organizations who already have a budget to pay speakers like you handsomely — even if you’re not famous or well-known in your field.
* Why you should never accept less than $2,500.00 to give a speech — even if you’re a complete unknown with an ‘ordinary topic’ — and what to do to easily get that fee.
* Five critical steps for landing speaking engagements when you don’t have a lot of time to spend marketing yourself.
* Why you don’t need a demo tape or a fancy speakers kit to land speaking gigs, but what you DO need to give them instead.
* How can experienced speakers can raise their fee and get it.
* Proven ways to brand yourself and your message in a way that will prompt a flood of requests for speaking engagements.
* Four actual case histories of speakers who have gone from not knowing anything about the speaking business to making a six-figure income as paid professional speakers.
* How to put on your own ‘sold out’ seminars and workshops.
* Five other ways you can make money beyond the speaking fee you receive.
* Three critical things to ask for when negotiating with the meeting planner to make the most of the opportunity.
* Which topics colleges and corporations are most interested in having speakers address.
(AND MUCH MORE!!!)
Again, to register for Thursday’s call go here now. I’ll be listening in on this call, and I’d love to compare notes and get into action to bring about even more speaking success in 2010. Are you game?
