THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING A
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER
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STAGE 1
DEVELOPING YOUR SPEAKER PLATFORM: Building
your expertise block by block
1.
This process
includes choosing a body of expertise based on your career, education, talents
& passion.
2.
Create
presentations, products and tools based on your expertise.
3.
Create a
knowledge database enabling you to stay current, research & customize based
on your expertise
4.
Present on your
expertise in various mediums such as seminar, keynote, workbooks, cd’s, dvd,
coaching, teleseminars, online education plus much more.
5.
Protect your
intellectual property by trademarking your brand.
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STAGE 2
Phase 1: The Vision – a solid foundation
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Create the plan,
start by collaging your vision of your business
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Allocate a
specific amount of time per day, week & month you will spend building your
speaking business.
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Start by
creating a 90-day fast start plan to get you going
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Education is
crucial to your success, hire a coach already running a successful speaking
business, www.nationalcenterspeakertraining.com
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Purchase
products that provide the basics on creating a speaking business, www.fasttrackspeakerbootcamp.com
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Partner with
others that are equally motivated to start their own speaking business,
collaboration leads to success while isolation leads to insanity, www.nationalcenterspeakertraining.com
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Send a blank
email to speakerincome@aweber.com
and you will receive a mini-ecourse on earning money as a speaker.
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Send a blank
email to toastmasterpaid@aweber.com
and you will receive a mini-ecourse on using your toastmaster foundation to get
paid as a speaker.
Phase
2: Running a business, part-time or
full-time
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Understand you
are running a business, once cash changes hands it’s a business and should be
treated as such.
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Take classes on
entrepreneurship, www.wibo.org
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Set up systems
now, do not wait until your too busy as paid speaker,
This may include: accounting, contacts database, email
marketing tool,
Sales & marketing kits, a follow-up schedule, a
bank account just for your speaking, a place to organize all of your files for
content, client info, etc. online and offline.
Additional information systems: proposal/pricing, internet marketing
& content/library resources. If you need resources, recommendations or
tools download my Million Dollar Rolodex at http://www.destinyspeakerscircle.com/milliondollarrolodex.pdf
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STAGE 3:
Presenting on the Professional Level
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Master
storytelling, speechwriting, humorous speaking, impromptu speaking
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Speaking in various
time formats & settings
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Master the body
language mechanics on stage
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Become
comfortable selling from the platform, you’re offering resources to help others.
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You must
implement techniques that to clearly understand, connect with and engage your
audience.
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The secret of
success for speakers: being authentic
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Become
comfortable working with power point.
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Document all of
the logistics for pre-program, during and after, check my process out, go to www.mlpspeak.com, page down and click on the
meeting planners box and you’ll see my entire process.
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STAGE 4: Learn the Various Ways to Earn Money as a
Professional Speaker
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Presenting
keynotes for audiences of 100’s, 1000’s
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All day seminars
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Half- day
workshops
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Teleseminars
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Webinars
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Recording
projects in the studio or live at boot camps – resources,
www.fasttrackspeakerbootcamp.com
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Group &
private Coaching, www.destinyspeakerscircle.com
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Spend two days
in
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How about earning income online
Resources from THE NATIONAL CENTER SPEAKER
TRAINING 
www.nationalcenterspeakertraining.com
Learn from someone who
started as a toastmaster with a dream to become a professional speaker and made
it happen!
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Understand the
steps to become a professional speaker
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Meet and learn
from various industry experts that earn six figures in the professional
speaking industry
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Meet with others
at least monthly with an interest in professional speaking, like minds achieve
goals faster and stay focused
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We all need
accountability to stay focused and someone to run things by and ask questions,
being a member of the destiny speakers circle will give you all of this
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Education is
crucial to make it in this industry, learn everything related to professional
speaking
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Start the
process to become a member of the National Speakers Association
What’s
the process?
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Attend two 60
minute teleseminars per month by simply dialing a number with a passcode that
you will receive once registered
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Access nearly a
12 months’ worth of resources teaching you everything about professional
speaking
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Speak with
Marquesa personally at least once per month to discuss your progress
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Receive speaker
leads every month
How?
Become a GOLD MEMBER
TODAY! Click here: http://tinyurl.com/47acbw