How speaking can grow your audience and boost your business

In today’s episode of the podcast I talk all about speaking and the impact it can have on your business. I tell you how I got into speaking and how it has changed me and my business.   KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST   Start small – this allows you to work out your style and how you like to present. It also helps you to get comfortable with it! The more you do – the better you get! Speaking can put you in front of HUGE audiences which in turn gets your business out there, build your email list and increases your know, like and trust – you are seen as an expert! Speaking allows you to share your story and can inspire others. Speaking also gives you the opportunity to meet and connect with new people. Becoming a confident speaker also helps for online or in person training, interviews, podcasts and working with other businesses. Many speaking gigs are unpaid – especially conferences. The speaking world is not as diverse as it could be. Smaller talks are good for getting business, bugger talks are good for growing your audience. Know your subject and be able to talk about your subject for 20 minutes without notes. Start with practical talks – 5 ways to etc… We are all human – you may mess up, you may not know an answer. Don’t worry about your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’. Scared? Write down all the possible things that could go wrong and then write down what you would do about it if it did. This helps to get over the fear. Speaking is not for everyone. It is not about how much knowledge you have – it is about how you put it across. You need to engage the audience so they take in what you say.   THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO REMEMBER ABOVE ALL ELSE… Don’t try and be anyone else, they are already taken. You need to be authentically you. HIGHLIGHTS YOU SIMPLY CAN’T MISS   How I got into speaking 03:03 The impact of speaking on my business 08:15 The truths about speaking 11:49 How to get started wi