Can you imagine how you'd feel if your first speaking gig was in front of 6,000 people, and Dr. Phil was speaking at the same event? You'll hear how today's guest on The Speaker Lab felt because that's exactly what happened the first time he took the stage as a speaker!

Mitch Joel is an international speaker, author and CEO who works with major companies like Wal-Mart, Google and Starbucks. He joins us for this show to walk us through his early career days, including whether or not he rocked his first gig or he bombed. We also discuss his recommendations for becoming a premiere speaker who charges $10k, $20k or more.

And we wrap up with the three different types of speakers, examples of each and which one you should be if you are a beginning speaker. Tune in for that and so much more on episode 144 of The Speaker Lab.

THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:  

• What is your content center of excellence, and how do you find it?
• Who are examples of great speakers who have gone from $5k speaking fees up to $50k?
• What is an SME and how can you be one?
• What three criteria must you meet to be considered someone with a "significant platform"?
• How do you know if you are killing it or not as a speaker on stage?
• Why being memorable is better than being funny.
• Do you have to have a large social media following to charge $15k or more as a speaker?
• What is the Louis CK model of public speaking?
• And so much more!

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