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How to Make Your Signature Keynote Speech WORK for Your Business

By Michelle Mazur > July 18, 2017
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Do you have a feedback system in your speaking business? When I first started speaking, like many of you, I was in high school and I joined the speech and debate team because I wasn’t naturally good at speaking at all. I joined the team because I sucked, and I knew that the only way…

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Are You Too Hung Up on Booking Speaking Gigs

By Michelle Mazur > June 20, 2017
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The number one question I get in my inbox or that happens in strategy sessions with potential clients is: How do I book more speaking gigs? How do I find them? How do I book them? I totally get why. You want to do what you love, speaking. You want to change lives, start a…

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Move from the Imposter Complex to Speaking Star with Tanya Geisler

By Michelle Mazur > April 25, 2017
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If you have ever been on the verge of pushing the send button on an important email pitch – the one for the gig on a stage you have always dreamed of being and suddenly you hear a voice. “Who do you think you are? To be pitching for that speaking gig. You don’t have…

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To Speak for Free or To NOT Speak for Free

By Michelle Mazur > March 7, 2017
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Let’s talk money. It’s wild to me how many organizations from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies and everywhere in between, expect speakers to speak for free or as they like to say it, exposure. Well the only things exposure has ever gotten me was the flu. Today, we are going to talk about when you…

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How to Use PR to Boost Your Speaking Cred

By Michelle Mazur > October 25, 2016
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Brigitte Lyons is the founder of B, a boutique marketing and PR agency that helps thought leaders and small businesses hone their message and reach more of the right audience. Booking high paying gigs is the dream of every speaker, but the path from occasional panelist to rockstar keynote can be full of fits and…

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