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> Get Articles > Public Speaking > Profit from Public Speaking: 7 Key Tips Profit from Public Speaking: 7 Key Tips Download as PDFMarisa DVari mdvarideg.com Deg.Com Communications http://www.deg.com bSell More Products and Services through Public Speaking/b by Marisa D'Vari © 2003 When you launch a speaking career, you're not just a speaker. You're a marketing person as well! Even if you are represented by a bureau, in the end you are responsible for booking yourself. If you're just starting a speaking career and don't know where to turn, here's how to do it! 1. Join speaking organizations and network like crazy! The best known speaking organization internationally is the National Speaker's Association (NSA). They have branches throughout the country. In these organizations, you'll have the opportunity to take classes, workshops, and hear top speakers. 2. Chat up your local librarian! The libraries in all major cities have access to excellent resources where you can find places where you'll be paid to speak. The value of a library is they have a wealth of expensive directories such as: Directories American Business Disk CD-Rom Directory of Different Businesses Media Week Directory (Annual) Different radio, cable TV Stations Addresses Yellow Pages 3. Local Chamber of Commerce They're in the position to hire speakers and if you join, you'll meet people in the position to hire you. 4. Build the fact you're a speaker (and list prestigious clients) in every speech. 5. Create a "Tip Sheet" with promotional appeal! A "Tip Sheet" is a "top ten" or other list of tips or valuable information that your target audience will find of "keeper" value. Make sure ALL your contact information is printed on it! Contact information should include: Name, Address, Phone, fax e-mail, web site How to Book (yourself) as a speaker Subjects you specialize in Your slogan 6. Write for "target" trade organizations! Who is your target audience? Are you aware that virtually each trade organization has a magazine? Some pay well, some don't pay at all. The glory is all in making your name -- and your "tag" (the fact you're a motivational speaker) appear at the end of the byline. 7. Develop a web site! When your byline appears in articles, make it easy for people interested in your topic to contact you online! Create titles that will grab immediate attention of buyers and audience and list them on your web! So, Sell More Products and Services through Public Speaking! Good luck! bMarisa D'Vari helps entrepreneurs develop their platform via media training, presentation skills, and media placement. Check out hundreds of free articles at her web site, http://www.deg.com , or subscribe to her ezine while it is still free by sending a blank email to mailto:Join-BusinessSuccessSolutionspluto.sparklist.com /b Marisa can be contacted at mailto:mdvarideg.com How useful did you find this article? This article can be downloaded freely from http://www.get-articles.com and used on your website or in your ezine so long as the author is credited and their resource box left intact. You should not change any links in the article, and where the article is used on a website it's links should be clickable. Please see our terms and conditions page for more information: http://www.get-articles.com/authors-publishers-terms.php |
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