Speaking can be a great way to make a living. You get to travel across the country or even across the world, add value to an audience, and collect a big check at the end! On some speaking events you may even feel like a rock star with people coming up asking for a picture with you and trying to bend your ear for a bit of advice. It can be a great feeling and a healthy 7-figure income when you get it all into action.
Sadly for many speakers they look at this as just a dream. It all sounds nice on paper, but it never comes to fruition. They grind it out at local events speaking to audiences of 10, 20 getting friendly pats on the back but nothing more comes of it. How can that possibly lead to speaking in front of audiences of 200,500 and more?
Whether you are looking to get paid to speak or looking to do platform speaking (selling from stage) the part where you make money happens far before you do your first microphone check. Unfortunately you don't get to wake up one morning and just say "pay me $20,000" per event. I invite you to consider the following steps to getting more speaking events and making more money.
What is Your Niche? - What industry can you dominate in? It would be nice to say you can speak anywhere (and you can get there) but starting out in a specific niche is a sure-fire way to get speaking events quickly. Do you have experience in a specific industry (like Insurance, Sales, etc)? Translate that experience into a powerful niche and speaking topic.
What Do You Offer That Is Unique? - There are thousands of speakers trying to scratch out a living, how are you going to stand out. Do you offer a unique solution? Do you have a powerful process that can help people? Will your approach help people in multiple industries? Write down how you are different and share that as your marketing message for your speaking business.
How Can People Find You? - Think beyond speaker bureaus. Unless you have a New York Times best seller it's going to be tough to get enough engagements to make a living. Can people find you online? Have you sent sales letters to trade associations? Have you written any articles to demonstrate your expertise? Take the time to ensure people can find you in many locations and get the word out to your network that you are willing and happy to speak.
Getting paid to speak happens far before the lights turn on and the audience arrives. Take time to answer the questions above and watch your speaking business grow fast.
Article Source:Todd T Bates
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Emmanuel Ayeni is a Lifecoach, Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur, He has compered several weddings,birthdays and other events in Lagos and beyond and currently mentors and speak to young people weekly on his platform The Inspired Nations Network (TINN)
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