Category Professional Speaking

If you are a speaker, you need a professional headshot. It’s an integral part of your speaker kit. And yet, I am sure that you have seen LinkedIn profile by someone who claims to be a speaker with a photo taken with their cell phone in the bathroom mirror. If…

Where your speaker bio is more about your history, your speaker introduction is more about getting the audience excited, on the edge of their seat, and ready to hear you present. Writing your own introduction and getting it to your introducer before your presentation will help to guarantee that they…

A speaker bio (biography) is a brief summary of your education, work history and experience that is relevant to your speaking topic. The speaker’s bio is meant to be a printed document that is meant to be read silently by the meeting professional, who is hiring you, or it is…

How quickly would your business grow if you had a network of trusted speakers ready, willing, and able to refer you to speak? Many of you are members of different networking group. The key to growing your business through networking is building trusted relationships with your fellow members. In the…

In my last blog, we talked about some general rules about speaking at your local library. In this blog, I will share a possible outline for an email and some specific questions you can ask to clarify the librarian’s needs. If you know exactly what they need, you are more…

Speaking at your local library can be a great place to start getting paid as a speaker. Libraries are funded by their cities through property taxes and have a budget for paying speakers to present at their events. It brings patrons into their libraries and helps the community learn something…

When I asked our Engaging Speakers Members what topics they would like to learn about, learning how to engage an audience was one of their suggestions. Let’s explore some different techniques to do just that. 1) If you have control of the room set-up, you can ask the event planner…

Warren Buffet, in an Inc Magazine article, said “The one easy way to become worth 50 percent more than you are now — at least — is to hone your communication skills — both written and verbal.” He believes that public speaking is the fundamental skill to succeed in business.…

If you have done a great job of sharing your message and giving your audience great content that they can apply to their lives immediately, then they will want more of you. Let’s explore what your can give or offer them to keep the conversation going. 1) You can put…

In my last blog, we discussed what a signature speech is and what makes it important. Today we will share an easy, clear, customer-centric and memorable presentation, using these seven simple steps to help you get started: Open with a question or a story to capture the audience’s attention (Facts…