What Are the 3Cs of Speaking, and How Can You Leverage Them for Success? If you're early in your speaking career and looking for hints and tips for success, you may have encountered the so-called 3Cs during your online research. While they were developed for a very specific purpose (as we'll soon find out), you can still use them in your own speeches to help you deliver your message more effectively and improve your performance on stage. So, what the heck are the 3Cs, and where did they come fro...
May 01, 2023•9 min•Ep. 155
From Chaos to Cohesion: Mastering Unity in Your Speaker Marketing Those who've already worked with me will know that I firmly believe speakers are marketers first and speakers second. The problem is that many speakers, in their effort to be everywhere all at once, are a little all over the place. There's no UNITY in their marketing. However, to be successful as a speaker, you must ensure your content is on point and CONSISTENT across the board. Resources: Join the Charli Jane Speakers Club: http...
Apr 17, 2023•15 min•Ep. 154
How Does Imposter Syndrome Affect Speakers, and How Can You Overcome It? Have you ever felt like you don't deserve your accomplishments, despite working hard to achieve them? Or perhaps you've had a nagging feeling that you're not as good as people think you are, and you're just waiting to be exposed as a fraud? These are just some signs of imposter syndrome, a common phenomenon affecting all kinds of people, including speakers. It's something I've had to get over myself as a business owner, and...
Mar 27, 2023•11 min•Ep. 153
11 Quickfire Tips for Staying Consistent on Social as a Speaker While there are many aspects of a successful social media strategy as a speaker, there's always one underlying principle: consistency is key . So, with that in mind, I've put together 11 quickfire tips to ensure your social media efforts are as consistent as possible. Resources: Join the Charli Jane Speakers Club: https://charlijane.com/charli-jane-speakers-club/ I jotted down 50 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right n...
Mar 20, 2023•17 min•Ep. 152
6 Ways Speakers Can Make Money Without Charging a Speaking Fee While building a speaking business is a great opportunity and career path, there's an unavoidable time and work investment to make it a reality. Only one in a million speakers will give one or two talks and suddenly become a viral sensation commanding tens of thousands of dollars for their speaking services. For the rest of us, there will be years of work, including speaking for free in the early stages to get your name out there. Bu...
Mar 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 151
Are Podcast Appearances Still a Relevant Promotion Strategy for Speakers? With so many ways to achieve my mantra of "being everywhere, all at once," some of you might wonder what the most effective strategies are for building your brand and your speaking business. In short, you want to know which marketing and promotion tactics will deliver the most bang for your buck. Is it guest blogging? Blogging on your speaker website ? Or going crazy on your social channels? What about podcasts? Are they s...
Mar 06, 2023•14 min•Ep. 150
Storytelling is an essential aspect of speaking as it allows you to connect with your audience on a deeper level. It allows you to convey your message in a relatable and memorable way, making it more likely that your audience will retain the information and be moved to take action. Resources: Join the Charli Jane Speakers Club: https://charlijane.com/charli-jane-speakers-club/ I jotted down 50 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right now! Links included + a video tutorial on how to be...
Feb 27, 2023•13 min•Ep. 149
How to Market Your Speaking Business on a Budget (5 Low-Cost Strategies) Listen to today’s podcast, where I share some ways to get more bang for your marketing buck and grow your business on a budget. Resources: 1. Launch Your Speaking Business Lab Learn how to start your speaking business https://charlijane.com/launch-your-speaking-business 2. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right now! Links included + a video tutorial on how to best use the list. Start submitting...
Feb 20, 2023•16 min•Ep. 144
The Biggest Misconceptions Regarding Niching Down DEBUNKED One of the most critical tasks for speakers early in their career is defining their niche and then going even further to focus their message even more. I constantly explain to the speakers I work with that you need to niche down, focus your message, and be the go-to expert on that topic. Listen to today’s podcast as I debunk the misconceptions regarding niching down. Resources: 1. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting speaker prop...
Feb 13, 2023•8 min•Ep. 143
Why Your Speaker Business Isn't Growing Are you finding that you're struggling to get bookings? Are you a little puzzled as to why you aren't growing your speaking business as you'd like? Several reasons could be contributing to your lack of growth. Resources: 1. Join the Charli Jane Speakers Club: https://charlijane.com/charli-jane-speakers-club/ 2. 60k Monthly from doing one free speaking gig: https://charlijane.samcart.com/products/make-60k-monthly-from-doing-one-free-speaking-gig/ 3. I jotte...
Feb 06, 2023•14 min•Ep. 148
Above and Beyond the Speaker Demo You are taking your viewer on a journey. Believe it, or not the viewers of your video want you to tell them what to do, and this includes the meeting organizer who has the power to hire you. So, it's your job as a speaker to take their hand and take them on that journey, starting in your speaker demo video. Listen to today’s podcast as I share tips on taking your visitor on that journey to booking you. Resources: 1. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting s...
Jan 19, 2023•8 min•Ep. 142
Consistency is absolutely key if you want to grow your speaking business. If you’re not sure what I mean, listen to today’s podcast and let me explain. Resources: 1. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right now! Links included + a video tutorial on how to best use the list. Start submitting proposals today! https://charlijane.com/call-for-speakers/ 2. Join us in our free speaker Facebook community, Grow Your Speaking Biz Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/...
Jan 05, 2023•12 min•Ep. 141
The Best Way to Organize and Manage Your Speaking Leads When building your speaking business, gathering leads is essential. Networking events, conferences, and social media are all excellent methods for meeting new people and adding them to your contact list. However, once you have all of these leads, what next? Listen in as I share the best way to organize and manage your speaking contacts and leads. Resources: 1. Success Tracker - This tracker can help you organize and manage your leads/contac...
Dec 22, 2022•15 min•Ep. 140
5 Quick-Fire Tips for Successfully Growing Your Speaking Business with Video Marketing Listen in as I share 5 tips on how to grow your speaking business with video marketing. Resources: 1. I told you I like to share a resource with my listeners in each podcast. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right now! Links included + a video tutorial on how to best use the list. Start submitting proposals today! https://charlijane.com/call-for-speakers/ 2. Join us in our free sp...
Dec 08, 2022•9 min•Ep. 139
How to Leverage LinkedIn to Gain Massive Growth for Your Speaking Business Listen in as I share some tips on how you can leverage LinkedIn to get booked! There's no doubt about it, if you're in the corporate speaking space, LinkedIn can be one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal to help you gain massive growth for your speaking business. Unlike other general social media platforms, LinkedIn is chock-full of high-level corporate decision-makers and other business professionals actively loo...
Nov 24, 2022•10 min•Ep. 138
How to Get in The Practice You Need to Become an Accomplished Public Speaker In this podcast, I’m talking about practicing your talk. There isn't a more accurate phrase than "practice makes perfect." Listen in while I share some great tips to help you get the practice you need to perfect your speech. Resources: 1. I told you I like to share a resource with my listeners in each podcast. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right now! Links included + a video tutorial on ...
Nov 10, 2022•10 min•Ep. 137
The Speakers Call to Action (CTA) In this podcast, I’m talking about creating a powerful call to action that takes your visitor on a journey to help them make an easy hiring decision. Resources: I told you I like to share a resource with my listeners in each podcast. I jotted down 57 + speaking events accepting speaker proposals right now! Links included + a video tutorial on how to best use the list. Start submitting proposals today https://charlijane.com/call-for-speakers/ And don't forget 👇 ...
Oct 20, 2022•8 min•Ep. 136
The Go-Getters Guide to Becoming a Virtual Speaker With the advent of the pandemic, there's no question that things have changed for speakers and events. While the events circuit is very much back up and running, many thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators have taken their message virtual by delivering webinars, creating digital products, and even putting on their very own live streaming events. You can benefit from this trend by becoming a virtual speaker. It is a great way to get your m...
Sep 29, 2022•12 min•Ep. 135
Why Your Talk Titles Are So Important (And How To Create Gig-Winning Ones) What's in a title? Well, everything! Coming up with compelling, thought-provoking, and evocative talk titles is one of the most important activities as a public speaker. While your website, planner page, and one-sheet are all-important along the journey of getting booked, if you don't have fantastic talk titles, you might not even make it to the consideration stage. Listen in on how you can create talk titles that will he...
Sep 15, 2022•13 min•Ep. 134
3 Steps to Establishing On-Stage Credibility as a Speaker In this podcast, I’m talking about three steps to help leverage on-stage credibility. Resources: I created two speaker onesheet templates in Canva to help you get booked speaking gigs! 💥 Grab them here https://charlijane.com/free-speaker-one-sheet-templates/ The Charli Jane Speakers Club helps you get booked consistently. The benefits are many, but the ones our members love the best are: 400 + speaking opportunities every month The Booke...
Aug 11, 2022•10 min•Ep. 133
How To Better Connect with Your Audience as a Speaker In This Episode You Will Learn About: Connecting With Your Audience Emotionally Establishing Connections Through Storytelling Utilizing Humor Resources: Grow Your Speaking Business Facebook Community. Get help on repurposing your content, ask questions, get ideas, get resources and tools and make lasting connections. See you over there! https://www.facebook.com/groups/GrowYourSpeakingBiz Charli Jane Speakers Club since 2005 - The club that ge...
Jul 14, 2022•9 min•Ep. 132
Why Speakers Are Marketers First, and Speakers Second In This Episode You Will Learn About: Why Speakers are marketers first and speakers second How to try and test marketing strategies Resources: Grow Your Speaking Business Facebook Community. Get help on repurposing your content, ask questions, get ideas, get resources and tools and make lasting connections. See you over there! https://www.facebook.com/groups/GrowYourSpeakingBiz Charli Jane Speakers Club since 2005 - The club that gets you boo...
Jun 30, 2022•10 min•Ep. 131
5 Ways Adding Regular Blog Content Helps Your Speaker Business Website In This Episode You Will Learn About: How blogging helps your website with SEO How blogging builds authority How blogging drives traffic to your site How blogging provides useful content How blogging helps you better connect with your audience How blogging can help you get discovered by new audiences Blogging has long been a passion of mine as a business owner. It allows me to communicate my ideas, share my knowledge, and con...
Jun 23, 2022•13 min•Ep. 130
How to Repurpose the Heck Out of Your Speaker Content (With 4 Examples) In This Episode You Will Learn About: How repurposing your speaker content works 4 examples of how you can repurpose your content today Where you can get help and ideas on repurposing your content As those of you who have worked with me will know, I’ve long advocated for the need for you to be everywhere, all the time. But as a busy speaker or someone balancing their up-and-coming speaking business with other work and family...
Jun 09, 2022•14 min•Ep. 129
Sales Funnels for Speakers: An Introduction to the Basics In this podcast, I’m talking a little about the basics of a speaker's sales funnel. Resources: 🎤 I created 2 professional speaker one-sheets to help you get booked speaking gigs!! (Easy to customize in Canva to fit your brand) grab them here https://charlijane.com/free-speaker-one-sheet-templates/ The Charli Jane Speakers Club helps you get booked consistently. Benefits are many but the ones our members love the best are: 400 + speaking ...
May 26, 2022•12 min•Ep. 128
Avoid These 5 Common Speaker Call to Action Mistakes In this podcast, I’m talking about 5 mistakes I've seen speakers make when creating their CTAs. Resources: 🎤 I created 2 professional speaker one-sheets to help you get booked speaking gigs!! (Easy to customize in Canva to fit your brand) grab them here https://charlijane.com/free-speaker-one-sheet-templates/ The Charli Jane Speakers Club helps you get booked consistently. Benefits are many but the ones our members love the best are: 400 + sp...
May 12, 2022•13 min•Ep. 127
7 Features That Should be Included in All Speaker Videos In this podcast, I’m talking about 7 features that should be included in all speaker videos. Resources: 🎤 I created 2 professional speaker one-sheets to help you get booked speaking gigs!! (Easy to customize in Canva to fit your brand) grab them here https://charlijane.com/free-speaker-one-sheet-templates/ The Charli Jane Speakers Club helps you get booked consistently. Benefits are many but the ones our members love the best are: 400 + s...
Apr 28, 2022•14 min•Ep. 126
Your Five-Step Plan to Leveraging Social Media Into Speaking Gigs In this podcast, I’m talking about 5 steps to leverage your social media to help you get booked. Resources: >> Get 44 free marketing templates for speakers https://charlijane.com/speaker-marketing-templates/ The Charli Jane Speakers Club helps you get booked consistently. Benefits are many but the ones our members love the best are: 400 + speaking opportunities every month The Booked Solid Success Path The Charli Jane Speake...
Apr 14, 2022•16 min•Ep. 125
This Week I’m Talking About 6 Organizations Offering Speaking Opportunities Today If you're new to speaking, one of the first things you need to take care of is sourcing new opportunities to speak. You can be the best public speaker in the world, but that won't be much good for you if you never take to a stage! While everyone immediately thinks of conferences (and right so), there are so many more organizations that you can approach to land a speaking gig. FOR MY LISTENERS I made a Google sheet ...
Mar 31, 2022•10 min•Ep. 124
This Week I’m Talking About 4 Effective Methods for Reaching Out to Planners There is simply no getting around contacting event planners when finding opportunities to speak. Yes, you can revamp the planner page on your speaker website and other inbound marketing methods, but that takes time. You cannot take a "build it, and they will come" approach to landing speaking gigs. You need to go out there and grab them yourself. With that in mind, this podcast will give you a quick overview of four of ...
Mar 17, 2022•12 min•Ep. 123
