by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
One of the most challenging things that speakers do is to talk about themselves and money. I hear it all of the time. When I do programs at chapters I am asked about this more than anything else. One of the things I say is this: talk about yourself and money as if you...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
I just did a recent event for a National Speakers Association chapter and got a great audience question. When someone calls me for business advice, and this is what I consult on, how can I turn this into a paid consulting job? It is a question all of us deal with. My...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, Positioning Statements for Professional Speakers, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
As a speaker, you must be able to answer the question, “What makes you a subject matter expert on your topic of choice? Where did you get your expertise, experience, ability to relate, knowledge and hands-on experience in this area?” It won’t surprise you to know that...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, Positioning Statements for Professional Speakers, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
As you can imagine, I get approached by many who want to investigate speaking as a career. In fact, I created a product, From Go to Pro: How to Get Started in Speaking just for these people. It gives the real skinny on what you need, what you’ll experience and quite...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak, Working with a Speaker Bureau |
I remember an old joke about a woman who went to a seafood restaurant. She needed to “powder her face” (good lord, how old am I?), and went to find the women’s restroom. What she encountered were two doors. One labeled “Lobsters” another “Clams”. You can take it...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, Successful Speakers Sell Products, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
Writing a book is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. When I started my business I created a manual. I pulled it a few years ago because it was out of date. I spoke at the NSA 2011 convention in Anaheim. Great group! Talked to lots of people after the...
