Paid to Speak

• Free PDF Resource: 5 Keys to a Speech That Pays 

Ingredient #5 — Think Like a Stick-ologist:

• Recommended Book — Made to Stick
• Simple — is the idea both simple and profound?
• Unexpected — surprise creates intrigue and curiosity.
• Concrete — our brains are wired to remember concrete ideas.
• Credible — nothing ruins an idea more than the lack of creditability in the idea itself or in the person communicating the idea.
• Emotions — when people "feel" an idea, they connect with the idea.
• Stories — stories give people a framework for how to act on an idea.

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Ingredient #4 — Stories Teach Better Than Stats:

• Most speakers present in a similar way.
• Speakers present in the same way because they have all been trained in the same method.
• Instead of using the "traditional" method of presenting, consider using the Bust-Out Presentation Method.
• The Bust-Out Presentation Method flips the traditional method upside down.
• Expand your definition of "story."

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The next Paid to Speak Accelerator Open Houses are taking place on Thursday, July 13.

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Ingredient #3 — Begin with the End in Mind:

• If you don't know where you're going, you'll get there every time.
• Once you determine the One Purpose for your speech, DO NOT start developing content.
• The next step is to get crystal clear on your Call to Action.
• What is the "Clothesline" Analogy?

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• 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource)
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Ingredient #2 — Become a One-Purpose Speaker:

• Many speakers pack their presentations with too much content.
• Their presentations could actually be three separate speeches because each point is a standalone presentation.
• How to become a One-Purpose Speaker.

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Ingredient #1 — Be an Entertainer First, an Informer Second:

• What is the #1 complaint about most speeches?
• What is the dirty little secret about most audiences?
• How to expand your definition of "entertainment."

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The 5 Key Ingredients to Crafting and Delivering an Unforgettable Speech that we will cover in Episodes 85-89 will help you develop a speech that:

• Causes people to lean in during your presentation.
• Allows you to positively and persuasively influence your audience.
• Sets you apart from other speakers so that you can increase your speaker fees.

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Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice

Here are 6 ways to diversify your speaker delivery modes:

• Speaker: Telling Mode (Voice of Leadership)
• Author: Telling Mode (Voice of Authority)
• Trainer: Showing Mode (Show WHAT and HOW)
• Mentor: Sharing Mode (Reverse Engineering Your Past Experience for Others)
• Facilitator: Guiding Mode (Asking Questions to a Group with No Predetermined Outcome)
• Coach: Guiding Mode (Asking Questions to Individuals with Follow Up and Check-Ins)

(From The Thought Leader Practice — pages 122-134)

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Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice

Here are 3 ways to build out and support your speaker content:

• Case Studies (left brain)
• Stories (right brian)
• Guided Experiences (both left and right brain)

(From The Thought Leader Practice — pages 60-63)

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Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice

Your speaker brand and your message ideas come from CONTRIBUTION and CONTRADICTION:

• Contribution: Yes AND
• Contradiction: Yes BUT

(From The Thought Leader Practice — page 68)

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Book Recommendation: The Thought Leader Practice

As a thought leader you will want to craft messages that work towards four outcomes:

• Relevant: It meets a need and solves a problem.
• Thorough: It has depth of meaning that stands on its own.
• Elegant: It is captured in a way that is simple and clean.
• Unique: It adds insights or value in new ways.

(From The Thought Leader Practice — page 48)

• 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker (FREE Resource)
• 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays (FREE Resource)
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