This guide outlines ten steps to becoming a successful keynote speaker, emphasizing the importance of building a personal brand and gaining experience through public speaking engagements. Aspiring speakers should participate in local and international events, and continuously enhance their skills by networking and seeking feedback. Key advice includes starting with smaller opportunities, attending industry-related events, and utilizing organizations like Toastmasters to improve public speaking abilities.

1. 10 STEPS TO
BECOMING A
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

2. If you’re looking to become an experienced
public speaker with keynote speech invites
coming in your inbox every week, you’ve
come to the right place.

3. Perfect for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs,
managers and any person who has to give a
public speech or presentation, this guide
will help you create an effective action plan
to building your personal brand and
mastering the art of public speaking.

4. Start by being the best
at what you do
“Work hard at your job and you can make a living.
Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.”
— Jim Rohn

5. Keynote speeches are not handed out
lightly. Event organizers have the tough
job of finding the best people to speak
but also the best people to teach.

6. To be invited to hold a keynote
speech at a conference, you need
to be recognized as an industry
leader in your community or niche.

7. To be able to convey your expertise
and your knowledge, you need to be an
experienced speaker. That means
attending many industry events, as a
participant and, with time, as a speaker.

8. With every speaking engagement,
you make yourself known and also
gain experience in interacting with
an audience and conveying a clear
message.

9. Keynote speeches are 10 levels up
from a regular speaking engagement.
Attendees often pay upwards of
$1,000 or more to hear from seasoned
experts, which makes event organizers
particularly picky about who they want
to invite as a speaker.

10. Aside from being a notorious industry
professional and a good public speaker,
a keynote speaker also has to be able
to transfer some of their knowledge, in
order to make that conference fee
worth it for participants.

11. Practical tips to help you get started
Publish articles in
industry magazines
Start a blog
Get involved on
Social Media
Network

12. Attend events

13. You need to walk before you can run.
An overnight expert is not credible.
But people will trust you more after
seeing you at 5 different events.

14. Start locally by researching events,
conferences and networking
opportunities in your industry.

15. National and international events will
have a big impact on your development
so make sure you try at least one or two.

16. Use these events to connect with
like-minded people but also to
become better at what you do
since this will be the base of a
successful public speaking career.

17. In a nutshell
Attend 3-5 local/national
events in your niche
Attend an international event to
get a sense of the Big league
Use these events to be
better and do better

18. Start speaking

19. The scary part is here. The sooner you
start, the faster you’ll improve. Don’t
say no to speaking opportunities even
if they aren’t the best events available
or the most desired conferences.

20. Every speaking engagement counts,
it will give you a chance to learn
essential body language, audience
management and presentation skills.

21. Try joining Toastmasters or other
public speaking organizations where
you can deliver short talks and
improve your public speaking skills.

22. Identify your weak points and work
on improving them, one at a time.
Ali Soheil recommends watching
TED Talks of great presentations.

23. Practical tips
If you’ve never done it before, start
by reading a newspaper or magazine
to your family members.
Sign-up with organizations like
Toastmasters, which promote the
development of skills like public
speaking and communication.
Participate in Startup Weekends,
business conferences or other
entrepreneurial events which
focus on sales, public speaking
and communicating ideas.
If you're working on amazing
projects, be on the lookout for
competitions or conferences
where you can showcase them

24. Get feedback

25. Download the full guide here:
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