The Art, Science, and Business of Speaking
The National Speakers Association’s 2011 Annual Convention starts this weekend and it promises to be “rad, relevant, fresh, practical, fun and thought-provoking.” I would add overwhelming to the list… unless you go in with a plan. Do you have plan? If not, let me give you one. (You can adapt […]
He made $5.6 million in 24 months. She sold 2 million books last year. She has over 10 million Twitter followers. He just spoke to an audience of over 5,000 people. Oooooooo…. impressive! We love big numbers, don’t we? Are big numbers attached to any of your goals? Probably so… and there’s nothing […]
From the Succeed Speaking “Ideas & Inspiration” Newsletter: This week’s message comes courtesy of our 15-month old son and I won’t be offended if you tell me it’s better than the stuff I come up with on my own! B’s new thing is clapping. Sometimes he does it just because […]
Do you frequently find yourself saying, “I’m a ______, but I want to be a professional speaker/author/guru”? If so, this blog post is for you! I recently spoke with “serial quitter” Jon Acuff about his new book, Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job, and […]
If you’ve followed me and Succeed Speaking for any length of time, you know I’m a big believer in Brendon Burchard. I was first introduced to him by Jack Canfield’s team, and wow, this guy knows his stuff. Brendon started out as a simple guy with a great message, and […]
How would you like to… …be more excited about your work? …be more confident on stage? …make a more powerful impression on your clients and audience members? …get more repeat and/or spin-off business? …sell more products? You can. And it all starts with saying… “No!” Let me explain. What is […]