Standing oration

By Kristian from Speakers Loft

Standing oration is a bonfire for public speakers. Huddle around with the rest of us, as we talk about living and working as a public speaker.

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#28 Dec 9, 2019

Peak (Secrets from the science of expertise) - the speakers' version

#27 Dec 2, 2019

"No" is not the end of your negotiation

#26 Nov 25, 2019

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Nov 18, 2019

SIDE HUSTLES: Three things a course creator learned the hard way – Many speakers have side-hustles. That's part of the game. But that doesn't mean it is easy. We asked
#24

Nov 11, 2019

Weaponize your pride (and make more money) – WEAPONIZE YOUR PRIDE: A while back, we discussed why fee levels for speakers differ so much between v
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Nov 4, 2019

Reputation Management: One scorpion in a bowl of cherries – Nobody buys a speaker on a whim. Accordingly, you should expect any meeting planner to google you, an
#22

Oct 28, 2019

"Everybody likes a quick response" – Good routines can give you an advantage over the competition, especially if you include bureau handli
#21

Oct 21, 2019

Fine-tune your pitch using Twitter – While writing the perfect pitch is hard, there is a sure-fire way of using data to see what resonates
#20

Oct 14, 2019

Bureaus are not (necessarily) your friend. – We have met speakers that seem adamant, that getting into the bureau roster is what they need to beco
#19

Oct 7, 2019

PLAY THE SCENE: What speakers can learn from actors – There is an element of show to what we do. But while actors purposefully pursue this aspect of their
#18

Sep 30, 2019

Pitching: Make the meeting planner listen – There is no reason to beat around the bush: in this line of work we talk a lot. While mostly this is
#17

Sep 23, 2019

An illness that targets speakers – The silent epidemic of loneliness is over us and more so than ever before. Learning how to tackle it,
#16

Sep 16, 2019

Lose some digital weight – INTERVIEW: Don't overextend yourself. If you want to make it to the top, you need to be laser-focused
#15

Sep 9, 2019

"You don't need to close every sale" – Interview: If you always settle, you will never make it to the big leagues. Hold to your fee whenever
#14

Sep 2, 2019

Contagious - for speakers – BITE-SIZED: Author Jonah Berger looked into what it takes to make an idea spread. He put it all in hi
#13

Aug 26, 2019

Killing the speaker's spleen – The speaker's spleen is when you tire of your talk because you have given it too many times. But the
#12

Aug 19, 2019

A public speaker centerfold – The bigger the country, the higher the fee level. It is about size rather, than average salary or eve
#11

Aug 12, 2019

The Art of Community - for speakers – BITE-SIZED: None of us have time to read all the books we want to. I read The Art of Community by Cha
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Aug 5, 2019

Start with trust – We called a neuroscientist to ask what the science says about building a tribe around your ideas and
#9

Jul 29, 2019

A BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHT OF WITS – Having talked to lots of speakers about social media, it is clear that taking the straight route does

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