How to Become a Paid Speaker

Do you want to become a paid speaker and teach lessons from the things you've learned throughout your life? Who doesn't?

Speaking gives you the opportunity to help and at the same time, earn yourself additional income. Each of us has had our own challenges and tribulations to contend with. Chances are, you have learned something valuable in life and it is worth sharing with other people.

Believe it or not, people will pay you to teach them the life lessons you've learned. The price tag will depend largely on your reputation, material, and promotional skills.

First of all, public speaking is a business. It involves lots of marketing and the product you're selling is your knowledge and skills. In other words, you are the merchandise! And you will promote yourself to the fullest.

A product is judged by its quality and a high-quality product will always be a commercial success. As a professional public speaker, you must strive to constantly improve your merchandise. Always look for ways to enhance your speaking skills and material. Eventually, the market will take notice of your excellence and your value will rise. Demand for your services will grow and your bank account will get fatter!

The most difficult part of being a professional public speaker is the start up. You will basically need to start from scratch. Nobody knows who you are or what you can do. It can be very demoralizing not knowing what steps to take. The key is to build up a portfolio and then, go out and network.

Models, actors, photographers and public speakers are all the same. To launch your career, you need to build a portfolio of your accomplishments and credentials.

Now, you wonder, 'I still don't have any relevant accomplishments to display and my credentials are not that great either. So, what will I put in my portfolio?'

Learn, join classes and seminars, get certificates, work for free, and get referrals. These are great start-up marketing strategies to enhance credentials and expand your connections. Apparently, you will have to sacrifice a relative amount of time and money but that will be just fineand it will all be worth it in the end..

If you already have done a few engagements and granted you will be surprised with the consequential referrals. Your career will launch, your worth will steadily grow, and by then, you can charge for your services without guilt. Your work's value will only rise as your reputation strengthens.

As you grow professionally, it is natural to specialize your skills and find your niche. Specialization is a spontaneous evolution of your public speaking skills. Typically, you won't really have to think about it - it just happens. You may become an accomplished keynote speaker, a celebrated motivational expert, or an all-knowing guru.

As a result, your market may narrow but your price tag will increase. The demands for your services will not falter but your workload will pleasantly diminish. You can afford to turn down negotiations and assert your own demands because in a sense, you are now comparable to a celebrity.

Professional public speaking is an honorable occupation and if you have the aptitude, it can be a very worthwhile and gratifying pursuit.



Article Source: James R Malinchak

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3 Steps to Becoming a Paid Speaker

Want to get paid for speaking?

Here are three steps on how to do just that...

Step One: Improve your skills and Master the art of public speaking!

First and foremost, you must have decent public speaking skills. It's just like selling a product. Maintain integrity by making your product, which is your speaking, worthy and of high quality. Why would you expect someone to pay you if you cannot deliver an interesting speech?

Knowledge is power. Gain all the knowledge you can. Read books about speaking; search for information on the Internet; join speaking clubs and learn from the established experts. Skill starts from know-how so make every opportunity count.

It is okay to invest money to gain knowledge and improve your chosen craft. Speaking boot camps are great venues to learn the art of public speaking. Speaking organizations will make you grow professionally and can give you opportunities to have plenty of stage time. Feedback from the experts is priceless.

If you want something done right, practice, practice, practice. Skills are only improved through practice and experience. To gain experience, speak in every opportunity you can get. Be hungry and speak in any events you can think of. Ask for feedback as much as possible. Maintain the positive aspects and improve on your flaws.

Step Two: Make salable speeches and choose your niche

Let's say for instance that you have already mastered the art of public speaking. Next thing you should do is to make speeches that you can sell to the public. Don't just create speeches for the sake of it. Make speeches you believe people are willing to spend their hard-earned money on.

This is why speakers should pick a niche, making great speeches begins with audience understanding. You have to know the desires and troubles of your chosen market. Ask questions like, "What are the most common problems of my market?" and "What does my audience really want?" These sort of questions lead to a better understanding of your chosen niche.

Create speeches and topics based on this awareness. Once done, you can effectively market your materials to buyers. Your topics will grab interest instantly because it will appear very specialized to your audience. Buyers will be impressed and they will decide for themselves that you are the best person for the job because your topics and speeches are designed for them.

Step Three: Market and network

This is the most important aspect to getting paid as a speaker. A particular speaker may have great skills but he will never be successful if he doesn't know how to market the product.

Speakers should know how to appeal to their buyers. They should display an air of expertise and authority in the niche. You can implement materials that can add to your credibility and image. Create books, videos, and other resources you can use to market yourself and position yourself as an expert.

Network with people who can help you land speaking engagements. If you spend time enough time with people within the niche, you will eventually get those bookings you wanted through referrals or word-of-mouth.

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Source:  James R. Malinchak

How to Become a Paid Speaker

Do you want to become a paid speaker and teach lessons from the things you've learned throughout your life? Who doesn't?

Speaking gives you the opportunity to help and at the same time, earn yourself additional income. Each of us has had our own challenges and tribulations to contend with. Chances are, you have learned something valuable in life and it is worth sharing with other people.

Believe it or not, people will pay you to teach them the life lessons you've learned. The price tag will depend largely on your reputation, material, and promotional skills.

First of all, public speaking is a business. It involves lots of marketing and the product you're selling is your knowledge and skills. In other words, you are the merchandise! And you will promote yourself to the fullest.

A product is judged by its quality and a high-quality product will always be a commercial success. As a professional public speaker, you must strive to constantly improve your merchandise. Always look for ways to enhance your speaking skills and material. Eventually, the market will take notice of your excellence and your value will rise. Demand for your services will grow and your bank account will get fatter!

The most difficult part of being a professional public speaker is the start up. You will basically need to start from scratch. Nobody knows who you are or what you can do. It can be very demoralizing not knowing what steps to take. The key is to build up a portfolio and then, go out and network.

Models, actors, photographers and public speakers are all the same. To launch your career, you need to build a portfolio of your accomplishments and credentials.

Now, you wonder, 'I still don't have any relevant accomplishments to display and my credentials are not that great either. So, what will I put in my portfolio?'

Learn, join classes and seminars, get certificates, work for free, and get referrals. These are great start-up marketing strategies to enhance credentials and expand your connections. Apparently, you will have to sacrifice a relative amount of time and money but that will be just fine and it will all be worth it in the end..

If you already have done a few engagements and granted you will be surprised with the consequential referrals. Your career will launch, your worth will steadily grow, and by then, you can charge for your services without guilt. Your work's value will only rise as your reputation strengthens.

As you grow professionally, it is natural to specialize your skills and find your niche. Specialization is a spontaneous evolution of your public speaking skills. Typically, you won't really have to think about it - it just happens. You may become an accomplished keynote speaker, a celebrated motivational expert, or an all-knowing guru.

As a result, your market may narrow but your price tag will increase. The demands for your services will not falter but your workload will pleasantly diminish. You can afford to turn down negotiations and assert your own demands because in a sense, you are now comparable to a celebrity.

Professional public speaking is an honorable occupation and if you have the aptitude, it can be a very worthwhile and gratifying pursuit.



Reference:James_R._Malinchak