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Discover Your Most Valuable Speaking Topic (TRSP 15)

The most important decision you’ll ever make as a speaker is choosing your speaking topic. You’ll be know for this topic, and you must LOVE it because you’ll be speaking on it for years to come. Choosing your speech topic is one of the most rewarding and most difficult decisions you’ll ever make as a […]

What Result Does Your Speech Produce (TRSP 14)

Seth Godin once wrote “The only reason ever to give a speech is to create change.” I agree with him 100%. However, most speakers try to change the whole world in just 20-minutes when what is most meaningful to any audience is a small change that really produces the desired result. A small change puts […]

Two Paths to Revenue in Your Speaking Business (TRSP 13)

Do you have a plan for how to make money with your speaking? Or are you hoping that someone will hear you speak and want to hire you right out of the gate? Or that someone will hear you speaking and give you your big break as a paid professional speaker? If you don’t have […]

Telling Your Story is Bad for Your Speaking Business (TRSP 12)

You’ve heard this public speaking advice before: “Share your soul-stirring story.” But is that that piece of advice costing your revenue, clients, and speaking gigs? Yes, yes it is. The reports about how much your audience cares about your story have been greatly exaggerated. On today’s show, we’ll discuss how to tell your story in […]

Your 2016 Speaking Action Plan (TRSP 11)

We are 16 days away from 2016. I’ve been deep into my 2016 planning for about a month now. And one thing I know for sure as a speaker: If you don’t have a plan to speak for 2016, you won’t be speaking at all. How do make a speaking plan that sets you up […]