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The Speaker Lab Podcast

40 Speaking Lessons from 400 Episodes: Part IV

The Speaker Lab Podcast

The Speaker Lab

Authors, Public Speakers, Public Speaking, How To, Marketing, Smallbusiness, Coaching, Education, Entrepreneurship, Speaking, Business, Side Gig

4.8575 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s time for the 40 Speaking Lessons from 400 Episodes finale!

For Part 4 we’re bringing back 10 final lessons from former podcast guests. These speakers are not only the real deal, but their insight brings incredible value to the aspiring or “in the trenches” entrepreneur. Collectively these tips will raise the bar when it comes to the success and sustainability of your speaking business.

As we wrap up this series, you won’t want to miss the final 10 lessons that will complete your list! As speakers, it’s essential to keep learning, growing, and asking questions in an effort to refine your craft and bring your best to the stage. These lessons will help do just that, and we’re thrilled to share them for Episode 403 of The Speaker Lab Podcast. Enjoy!

Here are the final 10 lessons to help you become a better speaker:

31. Lead with appreciation and interest to build relationships (Selena Soo, Ep. 178)

32. How to use the “messy middle in speaking (Nancy Duarte, Ep. 262)

33. Find a balance between being grateful and hungry (Josh Linkner, Ep. 266)

34. It’s important to find a market for your passion (Clay Herbert, Ep. 260)

35. Turn your clients into fans (David Meerman Scott, Ep. 272)

36. Stay informed to stay relevant (Scott Stratten, Ep. 259)

37. Learn the ABCDs of your personal brand (Sylvie di Giusto, Ep. 243)

38. Responsiveness always trumps overthinking (Andrew Davis, Ep. 181)

39. Know how to serve all three of your audiences (Joey Coleman, Ep. 212)

40. The best speakers are like coffee (Mitch Joel, Ep. 278)


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0:00.0

Hey, Fran, Graham Baldwin here.

0:01.4

Hey, what if I told you that there was a single marketing asset that you could use to book tens of thousands of dollars in paid speaking gigs before you even have a website?

0:10.2

Well, that tool exists.

0:11.4

And Dan Irvin, one of the speakers on our team, used it to book over $36,000 in speaking gigs without a fancy website or any social media presence.

0:19.6

Even better, we're going to teach you exactly how

0:22.1

to create that tool for your speaking business in under an hour. For a limited time, we're going to

0:26.9

be offering a free live training on how to build and use this marketing asset to start booking

0:31.9

paid gigs in just a few weeks. If you want to hear more, go to thespeakalab.com slash marketing.

0:38.5

That's what you got to do is go to the speakelab.com slash marketing and we'll see you there.

0:49.1

Hey, what's up, French, Grant Baldwin here? So glad to have here with us today for episode

0:52.2

403 of the speaker lab podcast. Now, it's hard to believe it, but we are actually finishing up our 40 speaking lessons from 400 episodes series and are going to be sharing the final 10 lessons with you in today's show. Now, throughout the series, we've been looking back at some of the greatest lessons that have been shared in an effort to help you look forward and build an even stronger future for your speaking business. Now, over the years, we've had the privilege of

1:14.5

welcoming guests from various corners of the industry who are willing to share their experiences,

1:19.0

expertise, and the lessons that they have learned. And so today, in these final 10 lessons,

1:23.9

we're going to provide an insider look into the depths of growing as a speaker and entrepreneur, no matter what the industry might throw at you. Now, before we get to it, remember that during this series, we want to give you a chance to get a free copy of my book, The Successful Speaker. It is a great resource that's going to walk you through the exact steps that you need to take to have a successful speaking career. We've really made it simple.

1:44.5

All you got to do is go to the speakerlab.com slash free book. Again, that is the speakerlab.

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com slash free book. Enter your info. We're going to randomly pick 40 of you and mail you a free

1:54.9

copy of the book. All right. I know you're going to love this episode, these final 10 lessons.

1:59.6

So here's episode 403 of the Speaker Lab podcast. Enjoy.

2:04.5

As speakers, it's always a privilege and big help to learn from those who have gone before us in the industry.

2:09.7

But in those early days of building a business, it's possible to feel like you don't have much to offer.

2:13.8

But that is simply not true.

2:15.9

Selina Sue takes a closer look at why it's important to lead

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