By Tracey Repchuk, Bestselling Author & Speaker
I remember the day I sat in the audience of my very first internet marketing seminar, and after 4 days and 12 men later, I vowed to appear on the World Internet Summit stages in less than one year. There were no women on the stage, no associations to appeal to (so thanks for this) and no idea how to go about it. When 5 months later I appeared on their stages, and they paid me to be there, it launched me to world wide international speaker acclaim as the only woman at that time on the biggest stages of internet marketing – and so I always get asked: How did I do it? How do I get speaking engagements?
The answer depends on what type of speaking you want to do.
There are 3 types:
1. Public speaking – that is simply speaking, to any crowd – unpaid. This is very easy to do. Contact your library present something there. Contact places where your audience is – nursing homes, schools, youth venues, etc.
2. Paid speaker – this is where corporations, organizations, conventions and events pay you to appear. Often a keynote. When you get paid to speak, you are now a professional speaker. For this, contact who you’d like to speak with, send them details about yourself, and be persistent.
3. Platform Speaker – this is what I do and I love it. This is where you make a 70 minute presentation that educates the audience on a topic, and then 20 minutes to present an offer. The offer usually entails a product, a coaching or service, or both.
Because companies aren’t paying the speaker fees they used to, and budgets are getting slashed – this is my preferred medium. You can make 6 – 7 figures in 90 minutes if you’re good – and I’M GOOD!
On how you get option #3 – usually reputation but if you want to try to break into this market, scour seminar announcements in Google and contact the host to see if you can get in. It’s always worth a
shot. Attend shows you want in, personally meet the host, and build a relationship.
The speaking industry is worth the effort. I travel around the world with my family, it is the freedom lifestyle I always dreamed of. So keep going for it, invest in your craft, and get out your message.
Tracy Repchuk is the #1 Woman Speaker in the World for Internet Marketing. She is the bestselling author of 31 Days to Millionaire Marketing Miracles. She is an award winning writer, entrepreneur, and speaker. Tracy shows you the Million Dollar Internet Marketing Foundation for Multiple Streams of Income.