Mar 12, 2018 | Business, Podcast, Speaker Tips
Events are a great place to make extra profit with items that only you can provide to potential buyers. But what should you sell and what about getting all the merchandise to your events? Last week Michele and Kathi talked about back of room sales for your speaking...
Mar 7, 2018 | Events, Speaker Tips
In order to get ready for a workshop I was teaching, I asked speaker friends to share creative ideas for adding value to our events. I got great feedback from them, but something was missing. Suddenly I realized I hadn’t tapped into an important group for the...
Mar 5, 2018 | Business, Podcast, Speaker Tips
When you begin speaking, you often get paid in a hug and a mug. This is not the way to pay our bills. Kathi and Michele got creative early in their careers to generate income at their speaking events. And they still use these items to increase their profit at events...
Jan 10, 2018 | Audience, Leadership, Overwhelmed, Speaker Tips
Controlling our nerves and anxieties before we speak can be one of the most challenging practices for speakers. While my nerves have settled over time, they still flare up occasionally. If the setting is different, if there’s someone I esteem in the audience, or if I...
Dec 6, 2017 | Pursuing Your Dreams, Speaker Tips
Big events used to sound so glamorous. I imagined how much fun it would be… …speaking to hundreds of audience members. …setting up a beautiful booth in the exhibit hall. …selling and autographing books. …snapping selfies with adoring fans. Then came MOMcon 2017, where...
Nov 29, 2017 | Audience, Recommendations, Speaker Tips
“The end of THE END is the best place to begin THE END, because if you read THE END from the beginning of the beginning of THE END to the end of the end of THE END, you will arrive at the end.” ~Lemony Snicket As hard as it is to read that quote, it’s not nearly...
