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3 Strategic Steps that Makes Turning Audience Members into Client Easy

By Michelle Mazur > October 10, 2017
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How to turn audience members into clients

Confession. I fell for the speak-to-sell lie. When I was first starting my business and struggling to get my feet underneath me, my coach at the time recommended that I look into a certain speak-to-sell course. It was from one of the biggest names in the industry and it cost about a thousand bucks. At…

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Why Your Speech is Chasing Away Potential Clients

By Michelle Mazur > October 3, 2017
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Speech chasing away clients

Over the summer I’ve been working with speakers who want to use speaking to promote their business. They’ve been out there speaking. It’s been fun, the audience loves them, the organizers who booked them to speak loved them. It all goes really well, and then nothing happens. No leads, no sales, maybe a few new…

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Where are you leaving money on the table in your speaking business

By Michelle Mazur > May 23, 2017
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You hear the roar of applause and receive your standing ovation. Audience members say, “You did an awesome job! That was great!” The vast majority of your evaluations say you did a good or excellent job in your session. That’s awesome. I want you to receive and celebrate that. When you’re done with the celebration,…

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The Pro Speakers Secret Weapon

By Michelle Mazur > May 16, 2017
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Every successful speaker that I’ve ever chatted with has had a secret weapon. The secret weapon won’t be mentioned on stage or receive applause or accolades. But behind the scenes, this secret weapon has helped the speaker on their journey. It has helped the speaker go from an unknown to making $10K, $20K or $30K…

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How to Apply for Speaking Gigs with Pitches that Actually Get Accepted

By Michelle Mazur > March 21, 2017
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The best way to book speaking gigs? Easy, ask. Then ask some more, and ask again, and then follow-up. Sounds simple right? You know that you need to be pitching if you want to be speaking, but it’s not as easy as it sounds because a lot of the times we don’t feel ready to…

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