So You Want to Become a Motivational Speaker: Getting Hired

Before I tell you about where and how to get hired, let me share with you a little more about Tag Goulet. Currently co-CEO of FabJob, Inc., her company that publishes the career guide I have been recommending to you, Tag and her partner are recognized as the world's leading experts on how to break into a dream career. Her career advice appears frequently at AOL.com, CNN.com, MSN.com, and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is also a part-time university instructor of public speaking.

I highly recommend that you get Tag's career guide because she shares with you her own experiences as well as insider tips and expert advice from other successful speakers. The guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to become a motivational speaker. And this includes:

• knowing when and how to maximize your profits by knowing what fees to charge;
  
  
• agents (people who can find speaking jobs for you);
  
  
• where to get free advice and assistance; and
  
  
• setting up a speaking business.

Click here to get your copy.

Now, let me point out some places in the United States or Canada that will hire you to speak:

• conferences and conventions;
  
  
• government departments;
  
  
• non-profit organizations;
  
  
• continuing education;
  
  
• seminar companies;
  
  
• corporations;
  
  
• cruise ships;
  
  
• colleges; and
  
  
• schools.

Of course, you will need to know the best ways to approach potential employers. Therefore, you will need to know how to:

• use the 3 easiest ways for beginners to break in;
  
  
• successfully compete with speaking superstars;
  
  
• get potential employers to approach you;
  
  
• increase your chances of getting hired; and
  
  
• work with speakers bureaus.
  

When we meet next Wednesday, I'll share some tips with you about how to present your seminars.

So You Want to Become a Motivational Speaker: Getting Your Career Ready

To start your speaking career, here are some things you have to know and do:

• become a speechwriter or know how to get speeches written for you if you don't want to write them yourself;
  
  
• know the legal aspects of using information from other people's books or courses in your own;
  
  
• turn your skills, interests, and knowledge into speaking and seminar topics;
  
  
• establish your credibility as an expert (it's easier than you may think);
  
  
• learn about which Audiences that will pay you to speak;
  
  
• how to be seen as a pro even if you are a beginner;
  
  
• copyright the material you present; and
  
  
• understanding your competition

Let me recommend to former speaker who has helped thousands of individuals launch and grow their careers as speakers, seminar presenters, and adult educators. As owner of a national seminar company for nearly 5 years, Tag Goulet created and managed many seminars, and hired many speakers.

Tag, herself, has spoken before hundreds of thousands of people in 24 cities over the past 15 years. She has presented seminars for three seminar companies, taught continuing education classes, given training programs for corporations, and been hired to speak at conferences.

I strongly recommend that you get her career guide if you're serious about getting your speaking career off to a super start.

Click here to get your copy.

Let's meet again next Wednesday when I'll share some tips with you about where to get hired.

So You Want to Become a Motivational Speaker: Some Opportunities

As long as you have the desire, you can become a motivational speaker. It may not be easy at first, but determination, support, focus, and self-discipline you can achieve your goal. No special education or experience is necessary to break into this career and succeed.

Here are just a few of the opportunities for motivational speakers. Which ones can you imagine yourself speaking for?

• Conferences and conventions;
  
  
• Corporate training programs;
  
  
• Non-profit organizations;
  
  
• Adult education classes;
  
  
• Government agencies;
  
  
• Seminar companies;
  
  
• College events;
  
  
• Trade shows;
  
  
• Cruise ships; and
  
  
• Schools.

If this seems like the career you have dreamt about, and is the one that you really want to pursue, then start by gathering all the information you can. Do all the research you can. To help you get started, I'll strongly recommend a career guide. Not only will it help you get off on the right foot, but you'll have the guidance and support about how to be paid to speak.

Click here to discover how you can get started and succeed in this exciting career.

Next Wednesday, let's meet to discuss "Getting Your Career Ready".

So You Want to Become a Motivational Speaker!

In celebration of the release of my new audio CD, Hurts So Good, taken from my novel of the same name, I decided to start a new series today. Watch for it every Wednesday either here, or on MySpace if you happen to be there on Wednesdays.

God is good all the time!! So, let's talk about becoming a public speaker whose area of expertise is in motivating the audience. Notice I said, "speaker" first, because I believe that you will have to get over your fear of speaking in public before you can branch out and become a motivational speaker.

Public speakers, called orators in the classic Greek and Roman days, have been around and going strong for ages. Throughout history, great speakers have touched the lives of millions of people. Today, in schools throughout North America, motivational speakers inspire students to stay in school, say No! to drugs, become leaders, and prepare for life after graduation.

And adults are inspired by motivational speakers to follow their dreams and achieve their goals. Among other things, motivational speakers help people to succeed in business, improve their relationships, develop a positive attitude, become healthy, achieve financial prosperity, and have more fun in life.

You, too, as a motivational speaker, can enjoy the fun, freedom, and financial prosperity while you're helping others. There are few jobs that offer so many benefits.

As a motivational speaker you will earn applause and admiration, plus up to thousands of dollars every time you speak. When you start your own speaking business, you will enjoy the freedom of being your own boss.

Just imagine having an exciting, high-paying job that lets you express yourself and make a difference in people's lives. Welcome to motivational speaking!

OK for now! Let's pick this next Wednesday when I shall highlight a few of the opportunities for motivational speakers. So, make sure to come back.

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What you are about to discover in this Audio CD will propel you from joy to becoming filled with Love, Worship, and Praise.

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So You Want to Become a Published Writer: Tying Up Loose Ends

As I end this series, I want to leave you with a few things for you to keep in mind. Developing your career as a writer is more than just sitting down in front of your computer. It means taking many factors into consideration. Here are a few:

• Collaborating as a co-author or a ghostwriter;
  
  
• Developing a manuscript;
  
  
• Editing your manuscript;
  
  
• Interviewing subjects;
  
  
• Choosing a title;
  
  
• Doing research; and
  
  
• Using humor.

Click here to order your personal copy of a career guide that will help you develop the skills and traits needed to become a successful published writer.

It will help you gain those skills and traits through its professional advice and practical exercises. The information in the guide will save you many hours of research, help you avoid some common mistakes, and give you information you need to become a published writer.

So You Want to Become a Published Writer: Genres to Consider

Not everything you write has to be a best-selling novel. There are several other options available to you that most people hardly think of. See yourself fitting into any of these. They are:

• Poetry: Here, you will need to offer your readers:

• techniques of revising your poetry;



• an introduction to your poetry;



• a sense of rhythm and meter;



• a clear expression emotions;



• use of various images;

• Fiction: Here, you will need to develop the skills of:

• creating your unique story-telling techniques;



• managing conflict, tension, and suspense;



• presenting various points of view;



• creating characters;



• developing plots; and



• writing dialogue.

• Nonfiction and Other Genres: Here, you just need to look around you to see numerous avenues available to you. Envision yourself:

• submitting true-to-life or as-told-to stories;



• creating your own personal essays;



• writing for the screen (Hollywood);



• writing hit plays (Broadway);



• writing magazine articles;



• doing business writing; and



• writing reviews for hotels, travel, and restaurants and reaping the benefits of free stay, travel, and meals. Can't get better than that!

Join me next Monday as I share with you tying up loose ends.

In the meanwhile, click here to order your personal copy of a career guide that will help you develop the skills and traits needed to become a successful published writer. It will help you gain those skills and traits through its professional advice and practical exercises.

The information in the guide will save you many hours of research, help you avoid some common mistakes, and give you information you need to become a published writer.