Some jobs don't really stir the imagination much. Maybe it's because they're viewed as normal or boring, or maybe it's because the path to attaining them is pretty well laid-out and documented - even if it's still hard.

However, other jobs are fascinating. People who have jobs like sailing the ocean, writing novels, or running a brewery compel you to say:

Grand is a professional speaker, and he travels all across the U.S. speaking to tons of college and high school audiences every year.

I met Grant while working as an orientation assistant during the summer before my sophomore year. My particular team was tasked with finding a cool speaker to do a session on managing money, which would be part of a huge event put on for incoming freshman called Destination Iowa State.

We ended up hiring Grant, and my job was to show him around campus and help him with anything he needed, so I got to know him a bit during his time there. I also ended up seeing his talk several times, and while the personal finance info was good, I had other questions running through my head:

How do you speak in public for 45 minutes without running out of content?

These are questions I still had recently, so I decided to ask Grant to come onto the podcast and tell his story.

As it turns out, the "How'd you get into that?" question is one that Grant is quite interested in himself, which is why he's starting his own podcast this month that'll do exactly what I'm doing here - interview people with really cool careers and get the details of how they got into them.

Be sure to hit up the link to his site in the show links below if you'd like to know more. Otherwise, enjoy this episode - which also includes some practical public speaking advice that anyone can use (even if you're not a pro speaker).

Things mentioned in this episode:

Grant's website - details on his podcast, How Did You Get Into That?, can be found there

A couple great quotes from our conversation:

“It's about getting a lot of at-bats; time in the trenches is what builds expertise” | Tweet This

What you should do right after listening:

If you're interested in a particular career, find someone doing it and send them an email! They'd probably be happy to give you some pointers.

If you enjoyed this episode, give the CIG podcast a review on iTunes!

RSS is cool and all, but you can also view the original post here: How To Become A Professional Speaker With Grant Baldwin (Ep. 22)