The Seminar Source Objectives:
· To encourage readers to offer seminars as part of their businesses.
· To increase awareness of ready-made seminars available..
· To provide tips on how to earn money giving seminars.
· To provide samples of available books and seminars you can use. Month/Year
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Greetings! Every now and then I'll receive an e-mail that keeps rerunning in my mind. This week it was a YouTube video of facts, such as the following: In the United States you may be one in a million, but in China there are 1,3000 like you. Twenty-five percent of India's students are honor students, and their honor students are greater in number than the United States has students. In a few years people will have 10 to 14 jobs by the age of 38. One in eight couples met on-line. There are 31 billion searches a month on Google. (That's why nobody is interested in buying my almost new old encyclopedias!)
If you'd like to view this brief video in its entirety, click here.
"Did you know?" flashes on the screen repeatedly, and I found myself mesmerized by by the information that followed that phrase.
Why this information stays in my mind is perhaps because it brings to fore how vastly and quickly the world is changing and has changed in recent years, especially in comparison to how quickly things evolved just a decade or so ago.
How do the vastness of new information and speed of change affect each one of us? How do these changes impact our lives, our routines, our jobs, interests, pastimes, child-rearing philosophies, perspectives, values, beliefs, and so much more?
We are obviously beyond the 50 years with one company and gold watch retirement. Looking back on your lives, what 10 jobs would you have held by age 38? Would they have been in similar fields, required different knowledge and skill levels, satisfied your desire to explore? Would you have missed making life-long friends by switching jobs so quickly? Does social networking replace those friendships?
Perhaps the reality of today is an invitation to pursue areas of interest that we've ignored over the years. With information so readily available, why not become proficient at growing the best roses possible or becoming a dog whisperer or comedian, writer, actor, designer, or whatever your heart desires!
Take what you love, learn everything about it, develop a way to share it with other, and then contact your local Rotary Club and offer to speak for a half an hour about your fascinating passion. Who knows?????????
Discover Your Passion was my first book, and today, over a decade after it was written, I find that I am still always fascinated with stories about people doing what they love to do, and today is the time to do exactly that! 'Tis a nice thought for the week!
Happy, happy,
Gail
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Feature Article:
SOURCES OF INCOME FOR PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS
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by Gail Cassidy
Once you've become relatively comfortable giving talks, the time has come to create sources of income from this skill you've acquired.
To gain confidence and continue to improve, you can practice at places such as your local and nearby Rotary Clubs. They are everywhere, and each club needs 52 speakers a year. I know because I had to find them during my year as program chairperson. I became so aware of potential speakers whenever I spoke to anyone during that year that I easily filled the 52 slots. The speaking time allotted is less than half an hour, and that time is a great practice arena.
After a few "freebies," you will want to start bringing in some money--$100, $500, maybe even a $1,000 initially.
I just googled professional speakers' bureaus and found over 390,000 sources. I recommend you look into them to find what their requirements are. You will not be in the Bill Clinton or Joe Torres category, commanding $500,000 or more a speech, but at least you will learn what you have to do to eventually play in that ballpark.
Each of the opportunities below are potential sources of income. Look over the list and see which arenas appeal to you. My favorite for years was Training - in-house seminars and workshops. I have done all but three of the following and although in-house seminars and workshops were my favorite, I now prefer virtual seminars and speaking to promote my products. You, too, may change your mind after you have been involved with a variety of programs.
SOURCES OF INCOME FOR PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS:
· Speeches
· Public Seminars
· Consulting
· Coaching
· Virtual Seminars (teleclasses)
· Speaker products (books, tapes, videos)
· Seminars to promote a client
· Panels
· Master of Ceremonies
· Infomercial Host
· Expert Witness
· Moderator/Facilitator
· Training - in-house seminars and workshops
· Spokesperson
· Radio shows
· College presentations
· Plus opportunities limited only by your imagination.
If any readers have additional venues that you have tried, please let me know and I'll pass them on.
For more about discovering your passion, look at Discover Your Passion, or the updated version, Profit From Your Passion
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Quote of the Day
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."
-- Mark Twain
1835-1910; US writer, humorist & lecturer, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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NEXT WEEK
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PROMOTING YOUR SEMINARS
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Gail Cassidy
http://www.Coachability.com
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