Notes from Round Table Discussion " Tips on speaking digitally"

Tips on speaking digitally

What is it?

Tools

Tips

Where to Start

Key pieces to remember

Comments from our Attendees:

Milena Joy with Milena Consulting stated to book an appointment after getting paid. She also enjoys offering a special at the end of each speaking engagement to create more business.

JP Butler with Quantum Leadership says to do a free speaking engagement only if you can have it recorded and then placed online for marketing purposes.

Bruce Daughtery says that free equals PR. It may not be what you want but a good way to get your foot in the door with ideal people to work with.

Steve Burns expanded on this and has a great plan of action. He will speak for free if it is his target audience to do business with, has referral slips that also have feedback on them. He follows up on them and has landed contracts of $72,000 after doing this.

Terminology is important when promoting yourself. Are you giving a lecture, coaching or simply speaking.

JP Butler talked about finances and what to charge. Be aware of peoples needs and the economy.

Steve Burns has found that being a leader in the Chamber has helped him in his speaking career.

Janice talked about asking a firm what their budget is. It does not mean you need to take the offer, but some firms have an idea of what they want to pay. She did state that sometimes by speaking for free, a firm may pay for your whole trip and that can be valuable to some speakers to have a free vacation. She also stated the importance of new connections when speaking.

Bruce Daughtery talked about the importance of obtaining testimonials. He also talked about obtaining sponsors for you to go out and speak.

Steve Burns discussed the value of asking people would you like me to come speak at your firm? Once you have a warm referral, it is much easier to reach out to a company. Oh, and he also asks do you know of firms that could use my services.

Tom stated that when you do speak, to create a mini presentation online and to promote it on social networking.

The whole group agreed that staying in touch is valuable and to utilize a service such as Mailer Connect to keep track of it.

JP Butler stated if you do speak for free, make sure some benefit to you such as a video.

Mark Entrekin says it can be good to do a free speaking engagement as long as you are able to sell something at the end, build your database and pass out your information.

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