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classes are designed for both the inexperienced presenter or as a refresher for more experienced members of your company or organization. Our
public speaking classes are offered in most major US cities and across Canada. Our
public speaking skills training classes are small which will give the Public Speaking Class Participants up to 10 Video Taped practice exercises as well as hours of instructor face to face interaction.
Our public speaking training classes (and our one day public speaking class) will eliminate any fear which is caused by lack of experience or nervousness due to inexperience in public speaking and will dramatically improve each participants speaking skills whether they are persuading, educating, or informing their audience. Our highly interactive classes focus on professional business communication including proper preparation, structure, delivery, and strategy, the correct use of visual aids, and handling questions & answers. Contact us today by phone at 713-627-7700 or via email: service@publicspeakingtraining.net
Public Speaking Training: How to Pitch a Public Speaking Class
You've been blogging and interacting to build your author platform, and now it's time to get out there and connect with your audience live and in person-but how do you get those public speaking engagements? It takes a combination of three things: relevant public speaking topics that can be honed to a specific audience, a speaker's press kit, and a customized pitch.
Relevant Public speaking Topics. Before approaching an organization or event coordinator for a public speaking engagement, you need to know what you will be talking about. It's best to develop several different key public speaking topics that are relevant to your platform. Once you develop your presentation materials for each topic, you'll always have them on hand. Then you only need to tweak them to meet the needs of a specific group or update them to keep them current. This keeps you from drafting a brand new presentation every time you speak. Also, it helps you develop and hone your message by consistently presenting on the same topics and lets others identify you as a potential speaker based on your topics.
A Speaker's Press Kit. Similar to your author press kit, a speaker's press kit should include the following:
A professional, quality headshot
Both a short (50-100 word) bio and a full length bio
Credentials-education, certification, experience, track record, etc.
Public speaking history (Don't worry if you don't already have many engagements under your belt; you can build on publishing credits and other experience until you build your public speaking history.)
Public speaking topics-the list of talking points and topics of expertise you identified above
Menu of services-the types of public speaking you do, plus your rate for each type
Speaker's reel-an edited, high-quality video montage of you public speaking
Contact information
Your speaker's press kit should be both downloadable and available in print. Make sure that it is always packaged in a clean and professional manner. A bad first impression can kill your pitch, no matter how timely your topic or amazing your public speaking abilities.
A Customized Pitch. Most pitches are made in writing, either through email or snail mail. You want to customize your pitch for each event or organization. Personalize the address line to the organizer or chair. Research the organization and their attendees to find out what their needs and concerns are so you can identify how your public speaking topic(s) can help them. You may need to slightly alter your topic to make it pertinent or more appropriate for a specific audience-be willing and able to do so. If there are posted guidelines for speaker pitches, follow them to the letter and, above all, be respectful.
Remember, you may not be a good fit for every public speaking engagement you go for. Also, don't be quick to decline no-fee presentations or small-fee presentations, as they often lead to bigger and better opportunities.
For more information on pitching public speaking engagements check out:
National Speakers Association
Toastmasters International
Shennandoah Diaz: link
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