I was in Portland last week and had a chance to hear former pastor, Jerry DeWitt, preach a non-religious message with amazing skill. Once you have world-class speaking skills, you can use them to deliver any message you wish. The question is, how good are your speaking skills? Are they good enough to go pro?...
Imagine being able to say you “shared the stage” with speaking legend Brian Tracy. What would that do for your career? Well here is your BIG chance. We still have a limited amount of speaking spots open for the January 18-19, 2013 meeting of the Siebold Success Network. (paid-referral network for speakers) The early bird...
When you’re being interviewed on television, there’s one major strategy you need to know. Watch this short video I taped on my TV tour through the Midwest. I’ll look forward to your comments. [media id=106] Watch on YouTube
With thousands of speakers competing for meeting and convention work, what differentiates you from the pack? If you’re saying the same thing as everyone else, how will your audiences see you as a thought leader? Watch this short video I shot at NBC studios in Charlotte, NC where I was being interviewed at the Democratic...
I recently spoke at the 2012 National Speakers Associations annual convention in Indianapolis, and also attended the ultra-prestigious Million Dollar Speakers Group. The question I’m asked most often is: “What do the 36 members of the Million Dollar Speakers Group know that the rest of the speakers don’t? It’s a great question, and one I’ve...
The best opportunity for new, emerging or even 6-figure speakers is drawing to a close. Watch the FREE Webinar thousands of speakers from around the world have seen in the past 6 days. Wednesday, August 15 at 9pm EDT is the FINAL presentation of this phenomenal, once in a lifetime offer. Watch this short (1:33)...
Many of the greatest professional speakers of all-time served an apprenticeship. Bob Proctor apprenticed for Earl Nightingale. Mark Victor Hansen for Buckminster Fuller. Larry Wilson for Bill Gove. Rev. Jessie Jackson for Rev. Martin Luther King…and the list goes on. My last apprentice earned $252,000 working with me part time for 24 months. Now I’m...
Now is the time to break into the keynote speaking business! I just returned from speaking at the National Speakers Associations, and the entire industry seems to be confounded as to how to market and sell themselves in the new economic climate. Meanwhile, corporate America is sitting on $2.5 trillion dollars in cash while simultaneously...
Corporate America is sitting on $2.5 trillion dollars in cash while attempting to navigate problems they’ve never faced before. The good news they are looking for speakers/thought leaders who can help them. If you’ve even dreamed of speaking to the biggest companies in the world, watch this short video I taped today in San Jose,...
I’ve been traveling around the country for the past 10 months speaking at state and regional chapters of the National Speakers Association, and I’ve been stunned to see how many speakers are marketing and selling their services the same way they did before the recession. Meanwhile, every 7-speaker I know has changed the way they...