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#592: The Gig After the Gig: How to Turn Every Event Into Your Next 3 Bookings

“Cold outreach is a great way to start — but it’s not how you scale.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this solo episode, host Dan Irvin makes the case that the most efficient gig you’ll ever book is the one you just finished. The problem? Most speakers walk off stage, shake a few hands, grab a photo, and move on — completely missing the two, three, maybe five opportunities...

#592: The Gig After the Gig: How to Turn Every Event Into Your Next 3 Bookings

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#577: The Six-Step Roadmap to Growing Your Speaking Career with Josh Shipp

“Within an in demand topic, how are you going to differentiate? There are only X number of categories of movies out there, right? And so it’s not like you’re suddenly going to invent a new category of...

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#576: Building Frameworks That Grow Your Speaking Brand with Melanie Deziel

“Once you have your go-to framework, your go-to model, and then as you innovate, few come up with new ideas, and instead of just doing away with the old one, it becomes a tool in your pocket. And you can...

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#575: Storytelling, Identity, and Growth in Speaking with Harris III

“I started pursuing meaning instead of money. And I made way more money focusing on meaning and not thinking about money as much as I did when I was laser focused on making more money but living a life...

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#574: Moving from Moments to Meaning: Mastering Stage Storytelling with Katie Quesada

“All those little intangibles that are so nuanced, the great storytellers can put themselves physically and emotionally back in the story and bring you with them, and then somehow bring it back to...

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#573: Keys to Thriving as a Professional Speaker with Brian Lord

“When downselling, it’s really good to say, ‘Who is above me, and who is below me?’ And then also find out, looking laterally, who do you compete against? Who is within a similar fee range?…Who can...

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#572: The Five Levels of Building a Successful Speaking Business with Erick Rheam

“You have to make sure you don’t lose the vision of what you started, because the team could begin and can take on a personality of its own. And if you don’t manage it, you can get off the vision of what...

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