I am excited for 2017 because there are so many opportunities on the horizon. But how do you avoid falling into some of the traps of our industry? As an example, trap #1 is thinking about this as a “career” versus a “business.” This is a mental shift for many who think of what they
Putting together a great keynote is a fine art. A good keynote likely weaves together elements of storytelling and dialog, much like a good Hollywood movie. Few people have a better handle on the art of keynotes than Hall of Fame speaker, Patricia Fripp. Patricia joins us for an information-packed episode on how to put
Hall of Fame Speaker and wealth of knowledge, Joe Calloway is back for another informative episode. This episode focuses heavily on generating different revenue streams within a speaking career. When should you toss out the old model for making money? What might the speaking industry look like tomorrow? Jane and Joe go over all of
It is that time again! The time when we review our goals for the year, see how well we did and move forward with initiatives for the next year. When I reviewed my goals for 2016, I was so happy to see how many of my ideas had come to life. To help you move
The education market is different from other speaking markets. Few people have a better handle on what it takes to make in the youth market than Josh Shipp. Josh is a youth speaker, TV host, best-selling author, and frequent media guest. Josh has some great, strategy-rich advice for making it not just in the education
I always ask my clients to complete a 2-minute check-in form before we have our phone calls. Doing so helps them establish what has gone well since our last conversation, focuses our time together and determines what we will talk about during our coaching call. Last week, one of my clients (let’s call him Bill)
How do I make this funny? What if I have a serious topic? As a speaker and comedian, David Glickman has built his career around being funny. David has also helped speakers infuse humor into their speeches with humor punch-ups. In this episode, David talks about the value of getting a laugh on stage. If
I admire people who have a strong content and social media strategy. They know exactly who they are talking to and what content to deliver to them on a regular basis. They skillfully pepper in personal content along with solid ideas based on their area of expertise to not only deliver content of value but
Dan Miller, author of the highly acclaimed book, 48 Days to the Work You Love, has built a successful business helping people achieve personal and business and success. Dan drops by to talk about how he has leveraged products, writing, seminars, and podcasting to have the business he’s always wanted. Listen Now! Show Notes: :20
Last week I went to my quarterly coaching session. It is a business tune-up, which I love, and the topic we concentrated on was marketing. Our instructor asked a question, “How good are you at marketing?” I thought to myself, “I think I do pretty well in this area.” When comparing notes with my classmates,
Chris Tompkins, social media expert and CEO of The Go! Agency is back to tell us what’s new and working, in social media. Social media changes fast. So fast, in fact, that some of what Chris talked about only a year ago is already out of date. Chris drops by for an updated take on
Sometimes life gets in the way of us living our dreams. Then at other times the pieces of the puzzle just fall into place. Fifteen years ago my coach, Rich Fettke and I mapped out what I wanted my life to look like. Back then I lived in a small apartment in Dallas with just my
I am excited for 2017 because there are so many opportunities on the horizon. But how do you avoid falling into some of the traps of our industry? As an example, trap #1 is thinking about this as a “career” versus a “business.” This is a mental shift for many who think of what they
Putting together a great keynote is a fine art. A good keynote likely weaves together elements of storytelling and dialog, much like a good Hollywood movie. Few people have a better handle on the art of keynotes than Hall of Fame speaker, Patricia Fripp. Patricia joins us for an information-packed episode on how to put
Hall of Fame Speaker and wealth of knowledge, Joe Calloway is back for another informative episode. This episode focuses heavily on generating different revenue streams within a speaking career. When should you toss out the old model for making money? What might the speaking industry look like tomorrow? Jane and Joe go over all of
It is that time again! The time when we review our goals for the year, see how well we did and move forward with initiatives for the next year. When I reviewed my goals for 2016, I was so happy to see how many of my ideas had come to life. To help you move
The education market is different from other speaking markets. Few people have a better handle on what it takes to make in the youth market than Josh Shipp. Josh is a youth speaker, TV host, best-selling author, and frequent media guest. Josh has some great, strategy-rich advice for making it not just in the education
I always ask my clients to complete a 2-minute check-in form before we have our phone calls. Doing so helps them establish what has gone well since our last conversation, focuses our time together and determines what we will talk about during our coaching call. Last week, one of my clients (let’s call him Bill)
How do I make this funny? What if I have a serious topic? As a speaker and comedian, David Glickman has built his career around being funny. David has also helped speakers infuse humor into their speeches with humor punch-ups. In this episode, David talks about the value of getting a laugh on stage. If
I admire people who have a strong content and social media strategy. They know exactly who they are talking to and what content to deliver to them on a regular basis. They skillfully pepper in personal content along with solid ideas based on their area of expertise to not only deliver content of value but
Dan Miller, author of the highly acclaimed book, 48 Days to the Work You Love, has built a successful business helping people achieve personal and business and success. Dan drops by to talk about how he has leveraged products, writing, seminars, and podcasting to have the business he’s always wanted. Listen Now! Show Notes: :20
Last week I went to my quarterly coaching session. It is a business tune-up, which I love, and the topic we concentrated on was marketing. Our instructor asked a question, “How good are you at marketing?” I thought to myself, “I think I do pretty well in this area.” When comparing notes with my classmates,
Chris Tompkins, social media expert and CEO of The Go! Agency is back to tell us what’s new and working, in social media. Social media changes fast. So fast, in fact, that some of what Chris talked about only a year ago is already out of date. Chris drops by for an updated take on
Sometimes life gets in the way of us living our dreams. Then at other times the pieces of the puzzle just fall into place. Fifteen years ago my coach, Rich Fettke and I mapped out what I wanted my life to look like. Back then I lived in a small apartment in Dallas with just my
Relationships still run the speaking business (yes, even now). Jane has laid out three of the reasons to help you get more bookings!