Are you too old to be a professional speaker?
Paid public speaking often seems like a great second career idea for people who have achieved something worth talking about ...
Speaking as a Career, the Importance of Rehearsal, and Rodolphe Dutel
Entrepreneur and adventurer (I love that self-description) Rodolphe "Rudy" Dutel got in touch with me to help him kick off ...
Beware the Latest Scam in Public Speaking!
I have regularly warned my blog readers about a long-running scam that preys on the hopes of public speakers, inviting ...
There’s No Such Thing as a Motivational Speaker
A friend sent this funny video dispelling the myths of motivational speakers. It has a good time poking fun at ...
Do speakers still need a One Sheet?
I'm in the process of designing a speaker ONE SHEET for a client. This is typically a printed document (or ...
How about a career in public speaking
Who hasn’t wondered about trying out the life of a professional public speaker? You get to travel to exotic locales ...
What should you charge for your own public speaking?
In an earlier blog, I asked – rhetorically – if you were worth $40,000 an hour (or up), the amount ...
Should you write an ebook
We've been getting lots of questions about eBooks so we decided to dedicate our first Public Words newsletter to the ...
Should You Write an eBook?
Should you write an eBook? Should you publish one? What does that even mean? I get asked these questions all ...
Are you worth $40K an hour?
Are you worth $40,000 an hour? How can you be worth $40K per hour? That’s the question people often ask ...
