Tag Archives: Inspiring Speakers
Guest Post: How to Avoid the Cookie Cutter
We have a special guest post today courtesy of Frank Simmons Jr., a nationally known speaker, trainer, coach, mentor, author and motivator. By Frank Simmons Jr. I have been speaking for over 25 years to audiences of all shapes, sizes, colours … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: Steve Jobs
Yesterday I referred you to John Zimmer’s blog, Manner of Speaking, for his article titled “10 Tips for Using Props in a Presentation,” which was just chock-full of interesting videos of inspiring speakers making use of props in their presentations. So … Continue reading
Speaker Fees: How to Get More Value for Your Money
Yesterday we answered some of the most common questions about speaker fees. One question we didn’t address, however, was about negotiations: Are speakers open to negotiating their fees? While every speaker is different and will have his or her own … Continue reading
Uninspiring Speaker Friday: “Every Presentation Ever”
Since we posted a video of an inspiring speaker yesterday, I thought we’d do something a bit different with Inspiring Speaker Friday today. So welcome to Uninspiring Speaker Friday! Today I’d like to share a video that was put together … Continue reading
Understanding Speaking Fees
We wrote a bit about speaker fees in yesterday’s post on the seven questions you should ask a potential speaker before booking him or her for your event. Today we’ll give you some more information on what expenses you should expect … Continue reading
Richard St. John on Success
Today I want to share with you a presentation titled “Richard St. John’s 8 Secrets of Success.” Richard St. John has a wide variety of professional experience, including working in scientific research and development for Nortel, researching and writing speeches … Continue reading
How to Book a Professional Speaker
To date the Inspiring Speakers Blog has mainly been geared toward emerging and professional speakers looking to improve their speaking skills and build up their speaking business. Today I’d like to welcome all those who are looking for information on … Continue reading
Social Media Monday: Twitter for Professional Speakers
I’m going to assume that after reading last week’s Social Media Monday post titled “Twitter 101” that you all ran off and signed up for your very own Twitter accounts. Today let’s talk about how you, as a professional speaker, … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: Sebastian Wernicke and Bobby McFerrin
The TED 2012 Full Spectrum conference was held last week in Long Beach, California. It was a weeklong celebration of the art of public speaking and featured inspiring talks on everything from science to social injustice and from climate change … Continue reading
Social Media Monday: Twitter 101
We talked a bit about Twitter here on the Inspiring Speakers Blog last week. So are you tweeting? Because you really should be. Twitter is a social network, but more importantly it is an information network. It’s a space where people from … Continue reading
