Speaking Businesses Dirty Little Secret
It seems as though the COVID-19 Crisis has turned every homebound speaker into an expert on how to succeed in this business. As always, the problem is that very few speaker’s actually have succeeded at the 7-figure level or are qualified to give expert advice. After spending 23 years as a full-time speaker and earning...
Conventions Cancelled for 2020
The speaking business is over for 2020. Conventions have cancelled, hotels are shuttering and corporations won’t accept the legal liability of placing their employees at risk of catching the coronavirus. That’s the bad news. The good news is that if you’ll take action in a few areas, your speaking business may emerge stronger than ever....
Bob Proctor’s Message to NEW and Emerging Speakers
Platform legend Bob Proctor, the man Bill Gove referred to as “The Toronto Tornado”, shares his advice with a new generation of professional speakers. If you’re a fan of the hit movie The Secret, you’ll recognize Bob as one of the stars of the film. Watch this short video I recorded with Bob in Delray...
Speaker’s Fatal Mistake During COVID-19 Crisis
Speaker’s Fatal Mistake During COVID-19 Crisis Most meetings and conventions have been cancelled or postponed for 2020. A large percentage of professional speakers are about to be forced to exit the business, just as they did during the Great Recession. On the contrary, the top 5% of speakers will be more successful than ever. Watch...
Who is Your Favorite Speaker?
Who is your favorite professional speaker of all-time? What speaker moved you the most and made the biggest difference in your life? What did this particular speaker do so well that he/she was so impactful? Watch this short video (2:30) and I’ll look forward to your comments.
How Speaker’s Become Thought Leaders
Speakers are thought leaders, and that means part of our job is to study and keep up with the people and events that shape the world. One of those people is the late philosopher/novelist, Ayn Rand, author of the 1957 classic Atlas Shrugged. This work became one for the most successful novels of the 20th...
Who Motivates the Motivator?
This may be the most irritating question I’ve heard over the past 20 years at the National Speakers Association. Speakers should be the most self-motivated people in the room. This is one of the major differences between true performers and people that can only talk a good game, and make no mistake: our profession is...
The NEW Pro Speakers Business Model
The business of information marketing is dead. Thanks to the Internet, its all free now. That’s good for consumers and bad for speakers. Luckily, we’ve found a NEW speakers revenue model that’s out producing anything we’ve ever done. Watch this short video, and then visit the Georgia Speakers Bureau at www.gsblive.com to watch the webinar...
#1 Speaker Marketing Tool
The best way to get booked as a speaker is through a constant stream of referrals, but the best pro active marketing tool is a demo video. It doesn’t need to be a Hollywood production, but it needs to show your best…at least for a few minutes. Watch this short video post (5-minutes) and then...
Are You Exciting? (Onstage)
There are lots of public speakers. Teachers, politicians, clergy, etc. Many people make there living onstage. The difference that separates the good from the great is their ability to entertain and excite an audience. Teaching and training are basic skills that millions of people have the talent to acquire. Entertaining an audience for an extended...
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