http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog Catapulting Speakers Into the Top 3% Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:17:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you've been living under a rock, the 2010 Olympics just wrapped up in Vancouver. Team Canada's theme was "Own The Podium". Now, I wasn't 100% in favor of that message as I thought an athlete's journey was important too, but in the end it was effective. 14 golds, ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/1065/do-you-own-your-podium/ Whether it be from the platform, or in follow up with clients, most of us are lousy at asking for the business. And, if you were to do a quick calculation, you'd see the cost. Just imagine if every audience could provide spin off to 3 more engagements.... And if each of those ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/1001/are-you-asking-for-the-business/ Whenever people find out that I am a coach for professional speakers, they always want to tell me about a speaker that they experienced. It's rare that they remember the speaker's name. But frequently they will tell me a story that the speaker told and we'll be able to piece together the ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/988/how-memorable-is-your-speech/ [caption id="attachment_958" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Ashridge Business School"][/caption] There's that old saying, what goes up must come down. And if you believe the philosophy behind the S curve in business, you'll understand why. In last months Voice of Experience (NSA's monthly audio) Mike Rayburn talked about the S curve and how you need to ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/957/where-are-you-on-your-s-curve/ Yesterday during my workout, I was watching "So You Think You Can Dance". There was a section where they stopped the auditions and told the dancers what the do's and dont's for this year were. First thing to go? The male booty shake. No surprise there - who ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/945/new-decade-new-marketing/ How is next year going to be different for you? As we start to wind down for the holidays, you'll no doubt be thinking about how you want to start off the New Year in your business. And, of course, you want to start it right. Right? Remember in The ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/929/fire-without-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot/ You know that term, the bigger they are, the harder they fall? Of course, no one knows more about that this week than Tiger Woods. So a billionaire sports figure was cheating on his wife. Duh, big shocker! In the speaking industry, one wouldn't expect the fall to be ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/923/speakers-back-away-from-the-pedestal/ Today's teleclass 'Creating Fame Using Social Media' has been postponed until January. Our guest expert Laura Roeder felt really bad about having to reschedule. So she wanted to pass along this exclusive video as an apology. It's about how to set up a Social Media Listening Station. I've used this, ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/907/whats-a-social-media-listening-station/ With over 80 entries for the best speaking-expert website contest, the panel and I had our work cut out for us! And it was a very tough decision! Drum roll please........ THE WINNING WEBSITE IS: www.toninewman.com Here's what the panel saw in Toni's website which made it stand out: 1. A clear promise ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/877/website-contest-we-have-our-winners/ Recently, I decided to take most of the social media logos off of my website. You see, I don't want to drive people away from my site (over to Facebook, LinkedIn, etc) I want to keep them with me until they take the desired action. In an effort to be deemed current, ... http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/860/are-you-distracting-your-prospects/