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Book Description

Get the gift of gab.

In this guide, readers will find indispensable information on how to pursue public speaking as a full- or part-time career. Written by a 30-year veteran public speaker and bureau chief, this book shares details, advice, and insider tips on how to prosper in this highly competitive and lucrative field.

* Expert author in a rapidly growing field
* Contains inside tips on every aspect of speaking professionally
* Clear and practical information about how to set up a professional speaker's business and promote it
* Suggestions for extra goods and services for additional revenue
* Features event planning and organizing strategies and instructive anecdotes from the field

Table of Contents

  1. Praise
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Part 1 - A Professional Speaker’s Primer
    1. Chapter 1 - Professionally Speaking…
    2. Chapter 2 - Do You Have What It Takes?
    3. Chapter 3 - A Day in the Life of a Professional Speaker
    4. Chapter 4 - Speaker Career Paths
  6. Part 2 - In Pursuit of the Profession
    1. Chapter 5 - What Are You Talking About?
    2. Chapter 6 - Refining Your Speaking Skills
    3. Chapter 7 - Who Wants to Hear You Speak?
    4. Chapter 8 - Speaking to Promote, Market, and Sell Anything Better
    5. Chapter 9 - Finding a Helping Hand or Two
  7. Part 3 - Cultivating Your Speaking Career
    1. Chapter 10 - Full Time Career, Part-Time Speaking
    2. Chapter 11 - Full-Time Speakers
    3. Chapter 12 - Making Yourself a Brand Name
    4. Chapter 13 - Write It Down!
    5. Chapter 14 - A Gold Mine of Presentation Guidelines
  8. Part 4 - Financial Fundamentals
    1. Chapter 15 - Client Basics
    2. Chapter 16 - Clientele with Capital
    3. Chapter 17 - What You Can Really Charge
    4. Chapter 18 - Collecting (and Preventing) Your Debts
  9. Part 5 - Career Advancement
    1. Chapter 19 - Momentum Enhancers
    2. Chapter 20 - Sticky Speaker Situations
    3. Chapter 21 - Ongoing Success
    4. Chapter 22 - Your Message Creation, Perfection, and Delivery
  10. Appendix A - Glossary
  11. Appendix B - Important Organizations for Professional Speakers
  12. Appendix C - Further Reading
  13. Appendix D - Professional Speaker Case Studies
  14. Index