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Hub You - How To Speak Your Way To Fame And Fortune
Willie Sutton was a notorious bank robber of 1920's, 30's and 40's America. He was famous for the fact that even though he would inevitably get caught (then escape), he kept on robbing banks over and over again.At the end of his long career as a thief, he was asked why he kept robbing banks even though somewhere, somehow he was sure to get caught again. His answer was:"Because that's where the money is."We can learn from Willie. Yes, he was morally wrong, but he certainly understood his chosen profession.The question is, 'Do you understand your own Web busin
If there is no money, look for other ways to make up for it: a free booth, a place to sell your stuff, additional days at the hotel at the staff rate, discounts for attendees. You can also look for a sponsor to defray expense. Just make sure what you will be doing for the sponsorship dollars is very clear.
Once the gig is set don't forget the obvious: market, market, market. The more you market yourself as a speaker the more engagements will co
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Did you have a chance to speak at an event or meeting in 2004? Did you take advantage of it or did you decline? Were you given an interview opportunity? Did you capitalize on it or defer to another?
What stopped you?
• Afraid of public speaking
• Embarrassed that you will seem too brash or unprofessional
• Feel like you might not look or present your best
• Concerned no one will take you seriously
These are not legitimate reasons for passing up a valuable chance to enhance your visibility and credibility.
There a countless opportunities to speak before groups large and small. Organizations are always on the lookout for interesting topics and new faces. Make it your goal to follow though on at least one professional speaking opportunity monthly for the rest of this year.
Start by seeking out organizations in your industry. Look for associations with local chapters, upcoming conferences and trade events. Look at the conference program. Is there an angle that showcases your expertise? Is there some newsworthy event or activity that relates to your background?
Scan headlines and look at the current trends. Be creative in what topics you can speak to. This is spring so everyone is weight conscious and wants to look good for summer -- bathing suit time. Let’s explore that initiative. Here are some program angles:
• Diets
• Fashions
• Skin care
• Vacation spots/planning
• Swimsuits
• Memorial Day
• Picnics
• Food poisoning
• Bugs
• Airplanes
• Gas prices
Get the picture? It’s easy to pick something newsworthy and put a spin on it that allows you to speak about. Remember sometimes controversy is a good door opener especially if you can give a different slant to “hot button” topics. Are there any POPE experts in the audience? Just kidding, but do consider current events and your position on them when identifying speaking engagements.
Organizations are always on the lookout for interesting topics. The cleverer you spin your angle the more interested the booking team will be. Come up with a witty title. That is what will sell them on your presentation. They need people to come to the event so the more interesting your topic the more people it will draw. TIP: Stay away from overdone or common place topics and topics with a clear delineation of the so-called experts. On the other hand, remember this if no one is speaking about your topic there probably isn't any interest in it.
Keep in mind the time factor. The larger the event the farther out they generally book speakers. This is where the Web really helps out. Search the site and find the contact person for booking speakers. The information you need could be on the speaker proposal page, call for presentations or abstracts section of the site. Spend time reading the guidelines posted or available as a PDF. Many times you will find this info in the FAQ section. Look at the information carefully. Many times there are special stipulations. This is also the time to find out if you will get paid, have travel expenses covered and get free hotel accommodations. In most cases, this is negotiable. Start by asking for everything and honorarium plus expenses then deal down as necessary.
If there is no money, look for other ways to make up for it: a free booth, a place to sell your stuff, additional days at the hotel at the staff rate, discounts for attendees. You can also look for a sponsor to defray expense. Just make sure what you will be doing for the sponsorship dollars is very clear.
Once the gig is set don't forget the obvious: market, market, market. The more you market yourself as a speaker the more engagements will com
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There a countless opportunities to speak before groups large and small. Organizations are always on the lookout for interesting topics and new faces. Make it your goal to follow though on at least one professional speaking opportunity monthly for the rest of this year.
Start by seeking out organizations in your industry. Look for associations with local chapters, upcoming conferences and trade events. Look at the conference program. Is there an angle that showcases your expertise? Is there some newsworthy event or activity that relates to your background?
Scan headlines and look at the current trends. Be creative in what topics you can speak to. This is spring so everyone is weight conscious and wants to look good for summer -- bathing suit time. Let’s explore that initiative. Here are some program angles:
• Diets
• Fashions
• Skin care
• Vacation spots/planning
• Swimsuits
• Memorial Day
• Picnics
• Food poisoning
• Bugs
• Airplanes
• Gas prices
Get the picture? It’s easy to pick something newsworthy and put a spin on it that allows you to speak about. Remember sometimes controversy is a good door opener especially if you can give a different slant to “hot button” topics. Are there any POPE experts in the audience? Just kidding, but do consider current events and your position on them when identifying speaking engagements.
Organizations are always on the lookout for interesting topics. The cleverer you spin your angle the more interested the booking team will be. Come up with a witty title. That is what will sell them on your presentation. They need people to come to the event so the more interesting your topic the more people it will draw. TIP: Stay away from overdone or common place topics and topics with a clear delineation of the so-called experts. On the other hand, remember this if no one is speaking about your topic there probably isn't any interest in it.
Keep in mind the time factor. The larger the event the farther out they generally book speakers. This is where the Web really helps out. Search the site and find the contact person for booking speakers. The information you need could be on the speaker proposal page, call for presentations or abstracts section of the site. Spend time reading the guidelines posted or available as a PDF. Many times you will find this info in the FAQ section. Look at the information carefully. Many times there are special stipulations. This is also the time to find out if you will get paid, have travel expenses covered and get free hotel accommodations. In most cases, this is negotiable. Start by asking for everything and honorarium plus expenses then deal down as necessary.
If there is no money, look for other ways to make up for it: a free booth, a place to sell your stuff, additional days at the hotel at the staff rate, discounts for attendees. You can also look for a sponsor to defray expense. Just make sure what you will be doing for the sponsorship dollars is very clear.
Once the gig is set don't forget the obvious: market, market, market. The more you market yourself as a speaker the more engagements will co
A recent report, titled "The War for Talent" stated that over the next 20 years, employee talent will be what differentiates successful companies from those going bust. The late 90’s gave us a glimpse of the talent war, but was nothing compared to what’s ahead. Here are five ways to bulletproof your company before the battle begins.Practice What You PreachRecent studies of America’s largest companies show that a strong reputation for moral and ethical conduct performed better financially in terms of their returns on investment and equity, and their sales and profit growt
• Diets
• Fashions
• Skin care
• Vacation spots/planning
• Swimsuits
• Memorial Day
• Picnics
• Food poisoning
• Bugs
• Airplanes
• Gas prices
Get the picture? It’s easy to pick something newsworthy and put a spin on it that allows you to speak about. Remember sometimes controversy is a good door opener especially if you can give a different slant to “hot button” topics. Are there any POPE experts in the audience? Just kidding, but do consider current events and your position on them when identifying speaking engagements.
Organizations are always on the lookout for interesting topics. The cleverer you spin your angle the more interested the booking team will be. Come up with a witty title. That is what will sell them on your presentation. They need people to come to the event so the more interesting your topic the more people it will draw. TIP: Stay away from overdone or common place topics and topics with a clear delineation of the so-called experts. On the other hand, remember this if no one is speaking about your topic there probably isn't any interest in it.
Keep in mind the time factor. The larger the event the farther out they generally book speakers. This is where the Web really helps out. Search the site and find the contact person for booking speakers. The information you need could be on the speaker proposal page, call for presentations or abstracts section of the site. Spend time reading the guidelines posted or available as a PDF. Many times you will find this info in the FAQ section. Look at the information carefully. Many times there are special stipulations. This is also the time to find out if you will get paid, have travel expenses covered and get free hotel accommodations. In most cases, this is negotiable. Start by asking for everything and honorarium plus expenses then deal down as necessary.
If there is no money, look for other ways to make up for it: a free booth, a place to sell your stuff, additional days at the hotel at the staff rate, discounts for attendees. You can also look for a sponsor to defray expense. Just make sure what you will be doing for the sponsorship dollars is very clear.
Once the gig is set don't forget the obvious: market, market, market. The more you market yourself as a speaker the more engagements will co
How do you grab people's attention, arouse their interest, trigger their desire, and motivate them to take action? Answer that four-part question correctly and you've identified the secret to achieving tremendous sales and marketing success in your chosen business or field. To complicate matters, however, the potential answers are as numerous and multi-faceted as the growing number of niche markets, products and services, and marketing trends in our culture. While not all inclusive, the following list of priorities and small business marketing tips can help put your small business on a
Keep in mind the time factor. The larger the event the farther out they generally book speakers. This is where the Web really helps out. Search the site and find the contact person for booking speakers. The information you need could be on the speaker proposal page, call for presentations or abstracts section of the site. Spend time reading the guidelines posted or available as a PDF. Many times you will find this info in the FAQ section. Look at the information carefully. Many times there are special stipulations. This is also the time to find out if you will get paid, have travel expenses covered and get free hotel accommodations. In most cases, this is negotiable. Start by asking for everything and honorarium plus expenses then deal down as necessary.
If there is no money, look for other ways to make up for it: a free booth, a place to sell your stuff, additional days at the hotel at the staff rate, discounts for attendees. You can also look for a sponsor to defray expense. Just make sure what you will be doing for the sponsorship dollars is very clear.
Once the gig is set don't forget the obvious: market, market, market. The more you market yourself as a speaker the more engagements will co
You can't make informed decisions if the information you're using can't answer your questions.INTRODUCTIONThe report design working group sat around the table, sifting through the draft strategic performance report to suggest how to make it more useful. Measure by measure they chatted and suggested and critiqued and debated: "this one would look better if it was a bar chart", "yeah, I like the three-dimensional bar charts", "we should add another line to this chart because it would be interesting to show", "it's pretty easy to get Excel to turn this one into a stacked bar
If there is no money, look for other ways to make up for it: a free booth, a place to sell your stuff, additional days at the hotel at the staff rate, discounts for attendees. You can also look for a sponsor to defray expense. Just make sure what you will be doing for the sponsorship dollars is very clear.
Once the gig is set don't forget the obvious: market, market, market. The more you market yourself as a speaker the more engagements will come your way. Sign up for speakers bureaus too. Some of these can be utilized at a very nominal cost. See http://www.womeninpackaging.org/packaging-speakers.html as an example.
Put together a personal press kit to use when pitching your presentation. This packet should contain:
• Clever pitch letter
• Personal press release for trade pubs general publication.
• List of some of the free pr distribution services
• A creative catchy SIG file
• A 30 second elevator pitch
• A hook to reel them in
• Up to date photo
So don't wait to get started speaking your way to fame and fortune.
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