5 Top Tips For Earning Speaking Gigs In Your Industry

Ep 0079: 5 Top Tips For Earning Speaking Gigs In Your Industry This week is another solo episode, focussing on how you can get your own speaking gigs. It’s going to look at why you should want to become a speaker as well as some of my top tips for earning yourself top speaking gigs in your industry. If you’ve ever wanted to stand on stage and share your knowledge with the world, this episode is definitely for you. Key Takeaways Covered in the Podcast - Speaking at events is a great way boost your profile as a professional in your industry. Standing on stage to share your knowledge gives people the opinion that you are the expert or authority in that industry. - Start by networking with people who host small, local events. Once you start to network, you can ask whether or not they’re looking for speakers. Not only is it great for practice, but it helps get your name known. - The more you speak, the better you become. The last thing you want to do is get an amazing speaking opportunity and mess up because you haven’t had enough practice. - Attending conferences is a great way to network with speakers and event organisers. You need to experience the conferences you want to speak at in order to see whether or not you’re going to be a good fit. Not only that, but it will help you perfect your pitch for the following year. - You need to be sure you’re applying to speak on a topic you’re an expert in. If you have no content based on the topic you want to speak on, event organisers will see this from the beginning. They need to see that you’re an expert. - It’s important you’re telling people that you want to speak or that you are a speaker. Make sure you’re including speaker in your bio and posting on social media that you’re available. Use images of you speaking to show that you can speak at events. - Consider creating a speaker section on your website. - Even if you’re speaking for free, you still need to get as much as you can out of the event as you can. Encourage people to tag you in a post, get photos and videos of you talking and screenshot any feedback you receive. - One thing you need to remember above all else… - Although you want to earn money for your speaking sessions, it’s okay to work for free. The benefit of you being stood there speaking to your perfect audience can outweigh any monetary benefits you will receive. For full show notes and links visit: https://teresaheathwareing.com/79