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Are You an Easy Speaker to Work With? 7 Things Event Planners Notice
You walked offstage to applause. The audience loved you. The planner thanked you. Your keynote did exactly what it was supposed to do. Great. Now I want to ask you a different question: Were you easy to work with? That question can feel a little uncomfortable because...
Speaker Follow-Up After a Keynote: A Simple System
The applause ends. You thank the planner. You grab your bag, head to the airport, and start thinking about the next engagement. Meanwhile, one of the most valuable parts of the booking is just beginning: the follow-up. For established keynote speakers, the business...
You Got the Booking. Now What? The Business Behind the Stage
You got the booking. The contract is signed. You confirmed the date. The event planner officially added you to the program. Celebrate that win. But then comes the question many speakers don't spend enough time thinking about: Now what? Getting booked is only the...
Why a VA Could Not Grow Your Speaking Business and What Actually Will
Most speakers who tried getting help and watched it fail are carrying that experience with them right now. They gave someone access to their calendar, their materials, their contacts. They waited. And after weeks or months of effort the business looked exactly the...
What Event Planners Remember Long After Your Keynote Is Over
Most speakers never find out why they did not get rebooked. The event planner just moves on. The speaker assumes the budget changed or someone else came along with a better offer or the timing was not right. But most of the time the real reason has nothing to do with...
Your Topic Is Not Your Pitch. Here Is What Is.
Every week speakers reach out to me wondering why their keynote speaker pitch is not landing the way it should. Their credibility is solid. Years of stages are behind them. And they cannot figure out why the bookings are not coming the way they should. Almost every...
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