Travel Tips For Speakers Part I

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The Speaker Lab

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4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

When most people think of traveling for speaking gigs they think it's glamorous: you travel first class, visit a new city, stay in a nice hotel, etc.

And sometimes it is fun and exciting - and other times it is exhausting. Like when the airlines loses your luggage, or when your flight is delayed and you have to sleep in the airport or a sketchy motel because nothing else is available! I've been in all those scenarios, the glamorous and the not-so-glamorous.

On episode 73 I'm sharing what I've learned about the ins and outs of travel. Today I'll talk about what you should do before you travel, what to do when you book your travel and what to do during the actual travel. Whether you're already a road warrior or you're prepping for your first out-of-town gig, you'll learn plenty on this edition of The Speaker Lab!

THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW

What travel rewards program should you become a member of, and why?
How to pick your preferred airline, hotel and rental car company.
How to get upgrades and when to fly standby.
Why American Airlines is my preferred airline, and why it matters to you.
Why you shouldn't book the last flight to an event.
What are Kayak and TripIt and why should you use them?
Should you ever book non-refundable hotel rooms?
Should you invoice travel fees separately or bill one flat rate inclusive?
And much, much more!

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, are you looking for ways to book more paid speaking gigs?
0:03.7	Well, of course you are.
0:04.4	Maybe you're just starting out as a speaker. You're trying to figure out what to prioritize in order to get booked and paid as quickly as possible. Listen, if that's you, I want you to join us for a free live training where you're going to learn how to create the number one marketing asset that you need to consistently book more paid gigs. This is a tool that one speaker on our team used to book over $36,000 in paid gigs before he even had a website.
0:27.2	This training is free.
0:28.1	It's live and we offered a few times a week so you can find a time that works best for you.
0:32.5	All you got to do is head over to thespeakerlab.com slash get booked.
0:36.3	That's all one word.
0:37.2	Thespeakelab.com slash get booked. That's all one word, the speakerlap.com slash get booked
0:39.3	and register right now. We look forward to seeing you on the live training.
0:49.0	What is up, my friend? Welcome back to the speaker lab podcast. My name is Graham Baldwin. Good to
0:53.0	have you here with us today.
1:06.6	Hey, today we are on episode 73, and we're going to be talking all about travel. And in fact, we have so much to say about the subject of travel and a lot to get into, a lot to cover.
1:13.1	All about what to do when things go wrong. All about travel hacking, all about status and picking an airline and hotels and rental cars and all that goes into travel. We're going to get into
1:17.1	all of that. And we have so much to get into and so much to talk about. In fact, we've made this a
1:21.2	two-part episode. Yes, that is right. You're going to get part one today. And a couple days
1:26.4	from now, you will get to part
1:27.6	two so get ready for that and again a lot of stuff that you want to be aware of you want to know
1:33.2	because it really does make a difference not only in getting two events and getting home from
1:38.6	events but also in making your life less stressful really because travel can cause a lot of stress So you do not want to be showing up trying to get ready to speak or getting on stage when you're dealing with travel stress. So we talk all about that in today's episode. Hey, a quick reminder, if you haven't already, make sure that you join us for an upcoming free online training or we're going to teach you all about how to find and book
2:01.5	speaking engagements. If you'd like to join us for that, you can go to free speakerworkshop.com.
2:06.5	Again, that is free speakerworkshop.com. Totally free online webinar where we're teaching you all
2:11.9	about how to find and book speaking engagements. We talk about speaking fees, where to find them,
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