There are certain times of the year when it can feel like as a coach, trainer or speaker that all prospects are ghosting you. Like the week before Christmas, the first days of a new year or during a Mercury Retrograde. But if you find that prospective clients, organizational decision makers and speaking bookers are consistently not responsive, it’s likely …
Get Paid for Speaking As An Entrepreneur
I have the pleasure of demystifying how to get paid for speaking and make more money as an entrepreneur – and showing coaches, consultants and experts how to stop making common mistakes as speakers. I’ve been doing this speaking thing for 20+ years (since winning the Miss Junior America competition in college). And, when I first started out (and, to …
Great Speech Topics and Bad Speech Topics – Choose Yours Wisely!
I see a lot of coaches, consultants, and experts obsess over finding the right “idea worth spreading,” title, and persuasive presentation description. And that’s not a bad thing. But first, if we want to get booked to speak (or train), we need to ensure that the underlying speech topics we are building our presentation on aligns with our business goals …
Getting Booked to Speak, My Melinda Gates Moment and a FREE Master Class Invite
“It doesn’t have to be hard.” I uttered these words at least half a dozen times to the women who participated in my The Spotlight MasterTreat last weekend. From designing a profitable speaking funnel to integrating one’s stories with her “idea worth spreading” to crafting her speaking pitches, the 19 women did some divine work as they reprogrammed their mindset …
New Year, New Speaking Opportunities (time sensitive opportunity)
Whether you are “heck yeah” or a bit of a “heck maybe” about the start of another year, I know from experiencing years that went way better than planned (as well as from surviving those that drained me like the seasonal flu) that one chief factor that influenced the outcome was my network. Yes, having a clear vision was important. …