Getting the Gig -- How to Get Onstage
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The document discusses the challenges women face in public speaking, particularly regarding representation at conferences and events. It offers insights on how to become a speaker, emphasizing the importance of communication skills, knowing your audience, and the potential for financial compensation. Additionally, it outlines practical tips for securing speaking opportunities and the significance of building a personal platform.
Getting the Gig -- How to Get Onstage
- 1. @WomenInno Getting the Gig: Getting on Stage Bobbie Carlton, Founder Innovation Women @BobbieC
- 3. @WomenInno Close your eyes and imagine…
- 4. @WomenInno Did it look like this?
- 5. @WomenInno Conferences & events have a sex problem…
- 6. @WomenInno A VISIBLE sex problem...
- 7. @WomenInno A very VISIBLE sex problem...
- 8. @WomenInno So bad, it’s mocked… Congrats, you have an all-male panel!
- 9. @WomenInno Innovation Women on Speaking
- 10. @WomenInno The 5 “C’s”: Speaking Benefits
- 13. @WomenInno Cash
- 15. @WomenInno Credibility When you are on-stage you are the expert!.
- 16. @WomenInno “You can improve your value by 50 percent just by learning communication skills - public speaking." Warren Buffet on Speaking
- 17. @WomenInno
- 19. @WomenInno The Tools ● Your speaker package ● A video ● A social media presence ● Speaking abstracts ● Presentations ● “Speaker”
- 21. @WomenInno Who is Your Audience?
- 22. @WomenInno Getting Paid to Speak
- 23. @WomenInno How Do I Get Paid? 50% 22% 8% 8% 2% 2% 8% PER SPEAKER BUDGET $0 <$1000 $1001-$2500 $2501-$5000 $5001-7500 $7501-10,000 $10,001+
- 24. @WomenInno Event Managers Pay… Sometimes 42% Always 0% Never 37% Other 21% Sometimes Always Never Other
- 25. @WomenInno Am I really paid speaker material? “You’ll never be heard sitting in the audience.”
- 26. @WomenInno How do you get paid to speak? • Do you really want to? • Do you offer real value? • Know the event’s business model
- 27. @WomenInno Other Ways to Get Paid
- 28. @WomenInno Pro Tip: Learn to ask/tell…
- 29. @WomenInno Pro Tip: Know the landscape…
- 30. @WomenInno We Make You Choose • I always get paid • I sometimes get paid • I usually get paid but make exceptions • I speak for visibility • Everything is negotiable
- 31. @WomenInno Where Will You Speak?
- 32. @WomenInno The Speaker’s ParadiseTM • 50,000 total • 559,625 monthly • 2,000,000 annual • PLUS 92,000 biz orgs
- 33. @WomenInno Other Opportunities • Service Clubs, Chambers • Colleges, Universities • Corporations/Vendor Events • Media
- 36. @WomenInno G – Get the Gig • Know the decision-makers • Call for speakers/Request for speakers • Understand the decision cycles
- 37. @WomenInno Opportunities: Who to Watch? #ChangeTheRatio #GenderBalance
- 38. @WomenInno A – Know the Audience • Audience size and makeup • Beginner or expert • Roundtable or massive theater • Appropriate expectations
- 39. @WomenInno S - Sell Your Story • Know your own goals but focus on the audience • Don’t be a commercial • Be FUN/Not boring
- 40. @WomenInno Offer to Find Other Panelists
- 41. @WomenInno P - Phollowup • After you pitch, follow up with a reminder • Just because one opportunity doesn’t work, doesn’t mean others won’t • Leads go cold quickly
- 42. @WomenInno Review • There are opportunities for you! • Public speaking is good • G.A.S.P. • Yes, you can get paid, if…
- 43. @WomenInno Questions? Give me your card for the slides