Speak for a Living The Insider's Guide to Building a Speaking Career

Get into the business of speaking and training. There are dozens of books on public speaking. But only Speak for a Living will show you how to launch, build, and sustain a successful speaking and training career. Wondering whether making the leap into this industry is for you? In this revised and ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bruce, Anne, 1952- author (author), Love, Sardek, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Alexandria, VA : ATD Press [2018]
Edición:Second edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009631942606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Understanding the Business of Professional Speaking: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • 1. Speaking and Training for a Living: Is This Roller Coaster Ride for You?
  • 2. Making a Living as a Professional Speaker: Timid Need Not Apply
  • 3. Aspiring to Speak: Newbies to Celebrity Rock Stars
  • Part II. Boomerang Marketing: What You Invest Must Return
  • 4. Five Steps for Creating Winning Strategies to Increase Your Revenue
  • 5. Selling Yourself Through Your Website
  • 6. Dominating the Social Media Scene
  • Part III. Tools and Professionals to Boost Your Career
  • 7. Hiring a Speechwriter, Speaker Coach, and Presentation-Skills Trainer
  • 8. Creating Good Press: You Tell the World Who You Are by How You Speak
  • 9. Establishing Publishing Credibility Is Essential
  • 10. Seeking Excellence: What Speakers' Bureaus, Speaker Management, and Meeting Pros Are Looking For
  • Part IV: Stepping Into the Spotlight
  • 11. Using Your Career to Travel the World
  • 12. Becoming Almost Famous: Expanding Your Success
  • 13. Sardék's Journey to Becoming a Speaker: Taking a Leap of Faith
  • 14. Continuing Your Journey
  • Appendix A: The Speaker's Toolkit
  • Appendix B: Sample Pre-Event Questionnaire
  • Appendix C: Sample Lead Card
  • Gratitudes
  • References
  • About the Authors
  • Index.