What 2020 Was Really Like as a Full-Time Speaker with Ty Bennett

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4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

What was 2020 really like for full-time speakers?

Our guest, Ty Bennett, is sharing his experience on today's episode of The Speaker Lab.

Ty typically does around 100 live, in-person gigs a year so 2020 was very different for him. On this edition, he talks about the changes he made as the lockdown began and how his business evolved over the course of pandemic and his advice for new speakers.

Join us to hear that and more on episode 332 of The Speaker Lab.

THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:

Where does he see the momentum shifting now?
Will virtual continue to be a part of his business?
What benefits has he found in virtual speaking?
Are people valuing virtual speaking equally in terms of fees?
What is the average lead time for virtual gigs?
How does he engage with his online audiences?
Does production value matter?
Where are keynote speakers finding opportunities today?
And so much more!

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, are you looking for ways to book more paid speaking gigs?
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0:46.8	Hey, what's up for Instagram? Baldwin here. So good to have here with us today for another great episode of the Speaker Lab podcast.
0:56.6	My guest today is back by popular demand for his second appearance on the show, which I'm thrilled about.
1:01.5	Today we're going to be joined by Mr. Ty Bennett, who is a fantastic entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, husband, father, all around, just great human being.
1:10.0	We're going to cover a whole bunch of different stuff in this conversation, including the benefits he's discovered for his
1:14.1	speaking business throughout the whole pandemic. Also, some interesting things that he's been noticing
1:19.0	about how to use technology to get his virtual audiences to lean in and interact. And also how he sees
1:24.5	the next 12 to 18 months playing out for speakers. Also, if you're a new speaker or someone who's wondering now might be a good time to jump into a speaking career, make sure you stick around to the end because Ty is going to give you some really great advice and encouragement for those who are in the early stages of the game. You really don't want to miss out on that part. Got a lot of great feedback from last time that Ty was on the podcast. I'm
1:44.8	sure it will be the case this episode as well. Let's get right into it, my friends. Here's my
1:48.6	conversation with Ty Bennett. Enjoy. It's up friends. Grant Baldwin here. Welcome back to the
1:55.7	Speak Alup podcast. Today we're going to be talking with Ty Bennett, talking about kind of what
2:00.1	2020 look like and
2:01.1	then his magic crystal ball for predictions of 2021. So Ty, we had you on way back in episode
2:07.1	162. I'd encourage people to go check that out. I know you and I have talked a good amount
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