Most Famous Speech in American History

n 1959, a brilliant young speech writer named Theodore Sorensen graduated from the Bill Gove Speech Workshop. He was talented and ambitious, and Bill Gove took notice of him immediately. Bill Gove taught him his famous vignette system of professional speechwriting, and Theodore Sorenson was a quick study. 2 years later he would pen the...

Do You Have What It Takes to Become a Professional Speaker?

Professional speaking is a unique career, and frankly, it’s not for everyone. Successful speakers have a mix of content, credibility, charisma, expertise, platform skills, marketing savvy, etc. After speaking professionally and running the world-renowned Bill Gove Speech Workshop for 25 years, our team has designed a Professional Speaker Assessment Tool to help you determine whether...

Bad Motivational Speech

What’s the difference between a good and bad motivational speech? Plenty, but in this video I’ll share one of the most important ones. If you want to speak to the smartest and most sophisticated audiences, you’ll want to take notes on this video.

Speaking at Corporate Turnarounds

One of the most profitable areas of the speaking/training business is helping companies increase sales and marketshare for low performing divisions/teams. This was my main focus for 23 years, and we increased sales (collectively, over 23 years) by $1.3 billion dollars for our corporate clients. Most divisions saw increases between $25-75 million dollars over the...

(Jealously Guarded) Keynote Speaking Strategy

In the age of mobile devices and short attention spans, capturing and keeping an audiences attention is tougher than ever. Everyone seems to want to be somewhere different than they are. Keynote speakers arm themselves with a battery of strategies that they implement to offset this cultural phenomenon. Many speakers (amateurs) are terrified of the...

Our $10 Million Dollar Speaking Business Strategy

Several years ago, pre-Covid, we wanted to increase our corporate training contract revenue. We had just completed 9 straight years of successful turn-arounds with a $60 billion dollar companies regional sales teams, and I was trying to figure out how to leverage our success. I spent a few days coming up with ideas, and once...

How to Get Booked by the Biggest Companies

As a speaker, how do you break into the biggest companies in the world? This is the most popular question I get from speakers. Theres a secret, yet simple formula, and anyone can use it. Watch this video for the short answer, and listen/watch Episode #3 of www.AuthorSpeakerPodcast.org for the details you need to get...

Triple Threat of Keynote Speaking

There are 3 core elements that go into an award-winning keynote speech. Whether you’re an executive speaking to your team; a professional growing a practice or a fee-paid keynote speaker, these 3 elements are the ingredients to the secret sauce of success. Watch this short video for the answer.

Bob Proctor’s Top 10 Personal Tips

Over the past 25 years, Bob Proctor has been a mentor and close personal friend. We’ve spoken on stage all over the world together, recorded albums and sold millions of products and programs. Since Bob passed away, I’ve been thinking about all the personal advice he’s given me over the years thats made an impact...

Is This a Sales Pitch?

Last week I sent out an email to a group of speakers offering to place 10 of them that were qualified on our How Money Works Speakers Faculty to conduct 30-minute classes via Zoom once a week. We currently have 28 speakers on our faculty, earning anywhere from $600 to $9,000 per class. How Money...