It’s Time to Celebrate! Your Target Market is Shrinking!

Have I lost my mind? Celebrate? Yes! What I really mean is, let’s celebrate that the world is getting smaller and smaller due to technology. Are you with me now? We now have all sorts of tools available to us to either give value to clients via webinars or give the...

How Important is a One-Sheet to Your Speaking Practice?

I get asked a lot about one-sheets. Usually, the question is “Aren’t they passé?” My reply is “You only need one if you want to work.” I’m very serious about one-sheets and you should be too. They are still your primary marketing piece that can...

Do You Have a Positioning Statement? Get One

Do You Have a Positioning Statement? Get One One of the most important things I do for my clients is to create what I call a “positioning statement”. It is not the definition of what you do; it is not an elevator speech. It is shorter. It should be under ten seconds!...

What it’s Like to Work with the Commander of NATO… Are You a Subject Matter Expert!

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...

Want to be a Motivational Speaker?

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...