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#612: How to Get Booked Without a Following
“The audience first plan is not really a strategy. It’s a hiding place. Because posting into the void is safe. Nobody tells you no.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! This is one of Dan’s solo episodes — just you and him, coffee-shop style — and he’s tackling a belief that keeps a lot of speakers stuck: the idea that you need to build a big audience before you can...
The Speaker Lab Podcast
#612: How to Get Booked Without a Following
“The audience first plan is not really a strategy. It’s a hiding place. Because posting into the void is safe. Nobody tells you no.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! This is one of Dan’s solo episodes — just you and him, coffee-shop style — and he’s tackling a belief that keeps a lot of speakers stuck: the idea that you need to build a big audience before you can...

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#612: How to Get Booked Without a Following
“The audience first plan is not really a strategy. It’s a hiding place. Because posting into the void is safe. Nobody tells you no.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! This is one...
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#611: How to Make Decisions That Stick with Julian V. Taylor
“I made a decision in my head, I’m going to America. I’m going to come here, build a business, live a life, get a green card, then get citizenship, do it all above board. But the decision...
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#610: The 85% of Your Speaking Business Nobody Talks About
“The famine is not caused by the famine. The famine is caused by what you did not do during the feast.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this episode, Dan Irvin pulls up a chair...
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#609: Why Charging More Actually Gets You Booked More
“Undercharging is not humility. It is a positioning problem and oftentimes a confidence problem. And that confidence problem is wearing a humble costume.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast!...
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#608: How to Build the Speaking Business You Actually Want with Carlos Hidalgo
“And I realized I had bought into someone else’s definition of what success looked like and even career path. And I find that so many people do that. And so we’re living a life that someone...
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#607: How to Get Booked When You Don't Have a Track Record with Bill Englehaupt
“Constancy of purpose says we’re in, we’re locked, we’re going until we get to a point where we have sufficient data or an understanding of what we’re doing that we need to make...
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#412: How to Triple Your Income From Speaking with Jake Thompson
Since finishing a program with The Speaker Lab in 2017, Jake Thompson has had the “pedal to the metal” when it comes to building his brand and speaking career. His momentum and commitment to seizing...
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#410: How to Build Your Speaking Business and Not Just Get Gigs with David Avrin
We’re living in a world that continues to change post-pandemic — and speakers have to continue adjusting to stay relevant! There are more opportunities now than ever for speakers, but you have to be intentional...
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#406: How to Find Your Why [Coaches Corner]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with some of our coaches and take a deep dive into some of the hottest topics for speakers? Wonder no more! Our Coaches Corner series gives you...
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#404: How to Find What Makes You Unique with Rory Vaden
When it comes to building your brand, Rory Vaden is the expert you want in your corner. He’s committed to helping others identify the problem they solve and build a strategy for lasting success....
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#264: How to Find Your First Paid Speaking Gig with Bryan Allain (Part I)
Wouldn’t it be great if someone could guide you through how to find your first paid speaking gig? Get ready to hear the details on this edition of The Speaker Lab. THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:...
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#220: How to Get Started as a Speaker with Jason Hewlett
If you are just starting out your main concern might about how to get started as a speaker. Our guest on this episode of The Speaker Lab is here to tell us how he did it. Today Jason Hewlett is a professional...

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