Don’t believe people who say the professional speaking business is easy

We get calls at the Bill Gove Speech Workshop every day from people looking to break  into the professional speaking business, telling us they heard it was easy. If anyone tells you this business is easy, I promise you he/she is NOT in this business. There are a LOT of people who sell this lie...

Bill Gove’s Advice To A Struggling Public Speaker

Bill Gove, the father of professional speaking, changed my (Steve Siebold) professional speaking career with a piece of sage advice. Keeping an audiences attention for 40-minutes is no easy task, especially as the new generation emerges. Their attention spans are much shorter than the baby boomers and they’re tougher to please. Listen to this advice...

USA Today Makes the Connection Between Public Speaking and Being President of the United States

Professional public speaking is the most under-rated leadership success skill. This is a little known secret of world-class leaders. USA Today nailed it in their February 28, 2008 article ‘ Do Effective Speakers Make Effective Presidents?’ The article was written by Wynton C. Hall, and it’s right on the money. Strong public speaking skills may make Barack...

Professional Speaking Business is HOTTER than ever…and NEEDS fresh new faces and ideas

If you’re not out speaking to groups about what you do for a living, it’s literally costing you a fortune. If you’re considering a career as a professional speaker, NOW is the time! The business is smokin’ hot and needs new people and ideas. If you think earning $5,000 to $25,000 for a 40-minute keynote...

The Real Secret of Public Speaking that John Edwards and Mitt Romney both missed

Like a lot of people, I used to think powerful public speaking was about dazzling the audience with my verbal skill. The standing ovation was always the goal. Then I attended the Bill Gove Speech Workshop and learned the real secret. Americans are getting a large dose of this concept in the 2008 political season. Some candidates...

Public Speaking is all about…

Welcome to Public Speakers Blog.com  My name is Steve Siebold, and I’m a fee-paid professional public speaker and best-selling author. The purpose of this blog is to discuss everything related to professional public speaking. Whether you’re a fee-paid speaker; a profesional promoting your practice through public speaking; or an executive, manager or entrepreneur speaking to...