More at http://www.FamousinYourField.com The sure-fire way to accelerate your reputation as an expert and boost your business box office is to speak. From short talks to panel discussions and auditorium-filled formal presentations, speaking catapults you from relative unknown to business superstar. Stumped as to where to find these business-building opportunities? Here are 17 ways to find speaking engagements.

1. Wanttoaccelerate
yourreputationas
an expert?

2. Thesure-fireway
toboostyour
businessbox
office isto
Speak!

3. From quick talks…

4. …to panel discussions…

5. … to auditorium-filled
formal presentations-

6. speakingcatapultsyou from
Relative unknown to
Business Superstar!

7. Stumpedastowhere to find these
business-building opportunities?

8. Here are
ways
Tofindspeaking
engagements

9. 1. Local service clubs
• Every city, big or small has organizations or clubs – think
Kiwanis, Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary – that
meet regularly.
• These members need content to fill their weekly or monthly
meetings.
• Help them out by out by connecting with the programming
chair and offering to speak on your specialty.

10. 2. Colleges & Universities
• Chances are, you live near a university, college, state school,
technical school, or some other educational institution.
• Team up with a professor or department head to hold a forum
a subject relevant to you and the educator’s interest group.
• Invite people from the community to attend as well!

11. 3. Business Networking Events
• These lead exchange or facilitated networking groups are
designed to be a tightly knit group of individuals from diverse
businesses who meet regularly for the purpose of bringing
business opportunities to the other members.
• Popular groups are Le Tip, Business Networking International
(BNI), and Local Business Network (LBN).
• Join your preferred group and let the members know that
you’re interested in speaking opportunities!

12. 4. Special Interest Clubs
Photographyfanatic?
Motherofapreschooler?
Coderwithmadskills?
• No matter what your
interest or circumstance,
there’s a group for it.
• If you can share
information on a topic
that’s relevant to its
members, they’ll
welcome you as a
speaker!

13. 5. Local Business Publications
• Most metropolitan areas have a magazine or newspaper
devoted to area business news.
• Check out the periodical’s Events page (in print or online),
then contact the organizations listing presentations and pitch
them for speaking.

14. 6. Your Clients
• No need to get all fancy and overlook one of your most
highly qualified sources!
• Ask your clients what groups they belong to and whether
they accept outside speakers.

15. Want
more?

16. “You got it, dude!”

17. 7. MeetUp.com
8. Eventbrite.com
9. LinkedIn Events
10. Facebook Events
• Each of these sites provides tools for like-minded people to
organize gatherings around shared interests.
• Visit the online site and search for meetings or events by
topic and geographic location. (With LinkedIn and
Facebook, events might be in-person or virtual.)
• Attend one or two to see if it’s a good fit for your speaking
topics.

18. 11. InsideInfoMarketing.com
• This site offers an “up-to-date listing of events,
teleseminars & training being hosted by the most
influential thought leaders in Information Marketing today.”
• If you sell online programs and information products, this is
your site!

19. 12. Online Conference Directories
• All three of these sites are online directories, just for
conferences.
• Lanyrd, for example, suggests events for you based on
those attended by people you follow on social media and
keywords in your profiles.
LANYRD
Plancast
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20. 13. Google
JustGoogleit!
• Search for events in your industry.
• Want to get more creative? Search your competitors and
other service providers who target the same clients to find
out where they’ve spoken.

21. 14. Speaker Directories
• Speaker directories are matchmaking services that list
speakers for a fee.
• Meeting planners sometimes go to these directories
looking for a speaker on a certain topic.
Herearetwotocheckout:
• Speaker Services – speakerservices.com
• Speaker Zone – speakerzone.com

22. 15. Toastmasters Intl.
A non-profit club, devoted to helping its members improve
their public speaking skills in a supportive
environment, Toastmasters also has its own speaking bureau.

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25. 16. Trade Associations
Gotatopicthatanentireindustryneedstohear?
• With more than 17,000 national, regional and state trade
associations in the US, associations are fertile ground for
speaking opportunities.
• Locate the educational or programming contact, send
them an email with a link to a short demo video and then
follow up.
• These associations are always looking for dynamic
speakers to wow their members.

26. www.columbiabooks.com - a great resource. It offers
several directories, in print or electronic formats.
• The National & Professional Trade Association
Directory lists national conventions, meetings, and
trade show dates for over 7,700 trade and professional
associations with an annual report published each
February.
• The site also offers a Directory of Association Meeting
Planners and Directory of Corporate Meeting
Planners. Score!
16. Trade Associations(contd.)

27. 17. Big Companies
Doesyourspeakingtopichaveacommercialapplication?
Becomeacorporatespeaker!
• You may be able to get a corporate headquarters or local
branch of a company to let you speak during lunch, after
hours, or at a business meeting.
• Plus, being associated with a recognizable brand name
adds to your business cred.

28. Bonus
Resource!
(sweet!)

29. While you’re speaking, ask your audience
for other suggestions. At the right time
(usually at the end, after you’ve wowed
the group with value),
you can say something like….

30. “As you can tell,
I am really passionate about
what I do. If you know of a
group who could benefit
please let me know about
them and let the group
know about me.”

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