So You Want to be a Public Speaker. . .

I do a lot of public speaking. Its good for my business and good for my confidence. I regularly speak on tax topics, estate planning, real estate, foreclosures, short sales, etc... I also cover topics such as "how to network and grow your centers of influence," and "how to motivate yourself to success." I speak to financial associations, insurance agencies, planning groups and professional organizations. I also volunteer to speak to lay groups such as retirees, business owners, and young parents.

I have always found it difficult to market my speaking services and continue to grow my business. It is always an up and down cycle. I would market until I was busy, and then stop marketing until such time as things calmed down enough to focus on it. But this never gave me continually growing success -- it was too up and down.

Then I was introduced to a group of people who were forming a speaker's bureau. Usually, speakers' bureaus seek out individuals who have already launched their speaking careers; in other words, speakers they can make money on. Each of these individuals had the same problem as me in that they were unable to focus on growing their speaking careers, but they were all too small and relatively unknown to peak the interest of a speakers bureau. So, together we formed our own. The Professional Speaker's Group is a bureau of about 13 (and growing) individuals who come from many different professions and have varying levels of speaking skills. Some of us having been speaking publicly since high school (like myself) and others are relatively new to the career.

Public speaking is one of my favorite activities. It gives me a charge and it allows me to effect people in a certain way. If you know of any groups, organizations or associations that are looking for an excellent speaker, please send them my way or send them to the bureau. I'll take on any topic, or at least consider it. I love to give motivational speeches and speak to groups about how they can network themselves and their businesses.

To learn more about our speakers and the bureau, visit http://www.professionalspeakersgroup.com/ or click here to link to my speakers bio. Or if you do some public speaking and would like to do more, please visit the site and contact us. For a relatively small investment and assuming you have the right credentials, you could grow your career in speaking.