Public Speaking
How to become a Public Speaker
Public speaking is a skill that requires practice and persistence. Many speakers face internal fears, self-doubt, and a scrambled message. However, with focus and repetition, you can “crack the code” and become a highly paid and sought-after keynote speaker. It’s a professional goal worth pursuing because of the potential for significant career growth and global fame as a thought leader.
Famous professional speakers include Tony Robbins, Brene Brown, Gary Vaynerchuk and Iyanla Vanzant. These top-level public speakers earn upwards of $200K per 90-minute talk. Many are accomplished authors and speaking is a way to promote the sale of more books and grow their global following with a transformational message delivered from stages around the globe.
The world’s largest stage is TED or TEDx, and every year speakers around the world launch their public speaking career from a TEDx stage. These TED and TEDx talks can attract millions of views over a short span of time once posted to the TED YouTube channel.
Even if you are not a famous public speaker or a TEDx speaker yet… it’s still a worthy pursuit.
The ability to deliver a crisp, targeted, polished message from the stage is the most important tool in the professional toolbox for executive consultants, life coaches, and authors. Experts in the self-improvement marketplace, who use public speaking to attract new clients and sell more books, experience exponentially higher business growth than their counterparts who stay away from the stage.
Being a powerful communicator is a key element of establishing your online business and having a clear plan around your messaging strategy will help your ideal clients easily identify that you are the best person to support them in their personal or professional development goals.
Do you have a list of titles and talks that you are ready to deliver if a meeting planner were to contact you and invite you to their upcoming event?
Being prepared is a big part of the journey for a professional public speaker. It’s an exciting career path because you’re invited to travel around the world and inspire large audiences with your transformational message. Luxury hotels, first-class travel, and an adoring audience – these are the perks of being a professional public speaker.
Aim higher, dream bigger
There are many traditional paths to developing yourself as a professional keynote speaker.
These paths include a local Toastmasters chapter all the way up to a professional organization called the National Speakers Association (NSA) – and training in public speaking is an important part of the equation.
Often as a public speaking professional, before ever stepping on the stage, you need to write a talk that will energize and excite your audience. The best talks given by keynote speakers can shift the perspective of their audience in 90 minutes or less. Therefore, many professional public speakers are also called motivational speakers.
Next, once the talk is written, it’s important to rehearse your speaker’s script out loud dozens of times. New speakers often make the mistake of reviewing the talk silently in their mind but when it comes time to deliver the talk, it falls apart.
Public Speaking is the #1 path to growing your consulting business and selling more books.
The RTS Shout From Your Soul Speaking and Media Public Speaking Training program is a 4-step process not offered anywhere else.