The Art, Science, and Business of Speaking
Richard Branson said about entrepreneurs in his recent Entrepreneur.com column, “we’re a lot like Formula 1 race-car drivers: The person in the cockpit gets all the glory since fans tend to forget about the pit crew and the behind-the-scenes effort it takes to keep the driver on the track. Business […]
You’ve probably heard of Experts Academy and seen some of Brendon Burchard’s free training videos by now. Well, today, November 18, 2010, is the big day when Brendon opens the doors to his full training program! Brendon’s Experts Academy is perhaps the most comprehensive training you could ever find on […]
There’s a cool video going around that you may have seen — it shows a million-dollar plan on how you can start from scratch and become a highly-paid expert through books, speeches, coaching, and online marketing: Sign up to watch the video here The video is from Brendon Burchard, creator […]
We’re well into the fourth quarter of 2010, and while you’re working away to close the year strong, it’s not too early to start thinking about how you’ll attack 2011.
Here are 21 ideas to give you a spark (in no particular order):
1. Make a plan. (As basic as it sounds, how many of us have been guilty of just “winging it”?)
2. Launch an e-learning program. Virtually everyone you speak to during the year is a potential enrollee, as are your book buyers, website visitors, and others. You could even offer customized programs for individual client organizations as add-ons to your keynotes.
3. Target new, largely untapped (by you) sectors or industries. Maybe there’s a particular market you’ve always felt you could help, or maybe you’ve had great success with a few companies in a certain industry.
Most of my time is spent working with established speakers — usually booking them for our speakers bureau clients or consulting with them about effective marketing strategies — but through the years, I’ve also been honored to have hundreds of aspiring or emerging speakers contact me and ask me how […]
Steve Forbes brought Warren Buffett and Jay-Z together for a conversation about wealth and the art of giving. A full video of their conversation is below, but first, here are three things that attracted my highlighter as I read the article in Forbes, and why I think they matter to you and your speaking business.