FREE Professional Speakers Book Offer
Minneapolis-based author/speaker Elliot Saltzman has penned the most direct, honest, and factual book ever written on what it really takes to make it in the speaking business, and I want to offer you a FREE ebook copy. The book is called How to Become a Million Dollar Professional Speaker. This book examines the nitty-gritty, good,...
Christmas 2013: The Speakers Lifestyle
Many of the top speakers I work with on conventions throughout the year take part or even all of the month of December off to spend with their families. I’ve been doing this for almost 20 years and it’s a great lifestyle benefit of the business. Watch this short (1:30) video I shot on the...
Your Speakers Business Plan
Do you have a business plan for your speaking business? Most speakers don’t, and most of the new speakers that do are following a linear model in a nonlinear business. Watch this post from the Beverly Hills Hotel and I’ll look forward to your comments. Watch on YouTube [media id=139]
Public Speakers Debate
As a high-paid personality speaker, you’re going to be debating fellow experts onstage and in the media. This is something I do dozens of times every year, and it’s an important skill to develop. Watch this short video I taped before debating Dr. Cathleen London from Yale University today on FOX News. This one strategy...
Biggest LIE in the Speaking Business
The speaking business is full of misinformation, but there is one GIANT LIE that’s been perpetuated by speaker marketers that profit from it. After 18 years as a full-time professional speaker, I’ve never seen anything that kills more speaking careers than this DEADLY fabrication. I should know, because I was sold the same lie back...
Speaking at the Playboy Mansion
Hugh Hefner has pushed the envelope in his field for over 50 years, and he’s still going strong at 87 years old. Are you pushing the envelope on your topic or are you simply repeating positive thinking platitudes like 95% of the speakers in the business? Watch this video I shot LIVE at Hef’s Halloween...
Income Streams for Speakers
Most speakers struggle because they lack sufficient streams of income. I’ve just completed a 15-city cross country speaking tour touting the merits of building a multidimensional speaking business with a minimum of 10 monthly income streams. Watch this short video I taped in Salt Lake City after being interviewed on FOX’s Good Day Utah. I’ll...
How to Set International Speaking Fees
If you’re speaking internationally, you want to be sure you charge enough to cover the additional travel time and personal “wear and tear” on your mind and body. I’ve delivered speeches all over the world and enjoyed it, but it’s physically and emotionally taxing and you need to be compensated for it. Be sure your...
Are You a Camera-Ready Speaker?
Whether you’re going on stage, TV or signing autographs after a speech, you MUST be camera-ready. The speaking business (at the highest level) is conducted in front of thousands, if not tens of thousands or millions of people through various mediums. The public, your fans and your audience expect and deserve to see you at...
How to TV Interview via Satellite
As your fame and credibility grow as a speaker, you’re going to be asked to do national and international television interviews. Unless you’re based in NYC, you’ll be doing most of your interviews via satellite from a remote studio up linked to NYC or other major cities. Being interviewed via satellite is more difficult for...
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