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Build Your Personal Brand
Choosing the Right Headshot Background: What You Need to Know
Discover how the right headshot background can transform your professional image. Learn to select, style, and perfect backgrounds for standout photos.
Leadership
What is Autocratic Leadership? Pros, Cons, and Real-World Applications
Discover the ins and outs of autocratic leadership, its impact on teams, decision-making speed, and when it's best applied in today’s fast-paced world.
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Breaking Down Shawn Achor's TED Talk: Finding the Happiness Advantage
Learn how Shawn Achor's TED Talk reveals the key to boosting productivity through happiness, or as he calls it, "the happiness advantage."
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Beating Presentation Anxiety: 5 Steps to Speak Confidently
Feeling jittery about your next presentation? If so, you're not alone. Here are some strategies and tips to prep before your talk and keep calm during the show.
Common Speeches
How to Give A Pitch-Perfect Wedding Speech
If your best friend just asked you to speak at their wedding, don't sweat it. We have the tips you need to nail that speech.
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What is a Health Coach? 3 Things You Should Know
Discover how a health coach can level up your wellness journey by offering personalized guidance and support to achieve your health goals.
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How to get a speaking gig with a Fortune 500 company
The average speaking fee for corporate clients ranges from $5000-$50,000. Learn how to get a speaking gig with a Fortune 500 company.
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How Much to Charge for Speaking?
How much should you charge for professional speaking gigs? Learn how much you can make as a public speaker.
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How to go from Speaking for Free to Getting Paid to Speak
How can I stop speaking for free and get paid to speak? Where to find paid speaking gigs, how much to charge, and more tips inside!
Navigate the Speaking Industry
5 things you should know about speakers bureaus
Speakers often think they need a speakers bureau in order to get booked and paid to speak. Here's why that's not always the case.
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How the SPEAK Framework™ Helped Me Build A 7-Figure Speaking Career
Whether you want to speak full time or on the side, understanding how to scale as your success increases will help you build a sustainable revenue engine without getting overwhelmed or burned out.
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One Strategy to Help You Scale Your Speaking Business from Alex Demczak
Trying to scale your speaking business? Here's some tips on how to have the mindset of scooping up gigs.
Find Your Message and Audience
NSA Chapter President Dean Heffta's Advice: Stop Taking Advice
"And so the only advice that I tend to give, or that I try to give, is not to take advice."
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What's the Difference Between Warm and Cold Leads?
Here's what you should know about warm and cold leads and how to treat them accordingly.
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Molly Fletcher's Tips For Building a Speaking Business
"What is that one thing that only you can really speak to in a way that is authentic to you and then put a stake in the ground and go there?"
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10 Years of Speaking Summed Up in 3 Tips from Matt Matkovich & Phil Januszewski
"And we said that it would be kind of cool to have a message to remind people that you don't have to necessarily go through the deepest valleys or the highest mountains to truly evaluate and appreciate your life."
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3 Ways to Use Geographical Prospecting to Get More Paid Speaking Gigs from Erick Rheam
"Just because you land a gig, it doesn't stop there. How can you parlay that into more gigs?"
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