Get Started and Get Booked as a Speaker in 2021 with Grant Baldwin
Get Started and Get Booked as a Speaker in 2021 with Grant Baldwin
January 21, 2021
54:31
Give a big warm welcome to owner, speaker, and coach at The Speaker lab, Grant Baldwin Inside The Greenroom!
Today we are taking time to serve our listeners who are new to the speaking game. Or, as we like to call you, “the best-kept secret.”
It is crazy to say that we are wrapping up the first month of 2021. It has been a wild and unpredictable year already… Despite the ever-changing world around us, we believe that there are a few things you can still predict in this life.
One of them is your success as a speaker.
In this episode, Grant gives some incredible insight into how you can practically upgrade your speaking career behind the scenes, establishing yourself as an expert in your niche and create a foundation that will set you up for long term success.
Learn about the S.P.E.A.K. method, what event and meeting planners are looking for, the two questions every audience wants answered, and how you can start making money with every gig.
P.S.
Of course, we didn’t forget about our event and Meeting Planners! Hear Grant’s best advice on working with speakers and how you can take your event to the next level!
Jump into 2021 with the confidence you need! Listen now.
Here’s what we cover:
How customizing your speaking career can open doors
The method that helps Grant’s clients start speaking professionally
How Grant pivoted AND helped his clients pivot during the pandemic
Why you should establish yourself as the expert
Building a foundation that books you gigs
How to acquire paid speaking gigs
How to establish yourself as the expert
The two questions every audience wants to know
Why you should have a professional-grade website
How you can create the Demo video that’s right for YOU
When you should speak for free
How to know when to scale your business
How the industry has changed since 2020
The most important thing you can do as a meeting planner
Influential Speakers in Kathryn and Michael’s life:
Josh Shipp
Episode Minute By Minute:
0:27Episode starts
0:55Welcome Grant
1:19How Grant got started in the speaking industry
5:40A look inside Grant’s speaker framework
13:54Putting in the reps to nail your speech
15:47So what, now what?
19:13The importance of having a good website
25:57Key mistake to avoid when making your sizzle reel
28:15Tips on every speaking gig
32:32Grants best advice for scaling
36:08The “best” speaking style
38:16Get paid what your worth on virtual stages
44:47The importance of building relationships as a speaker
47:51We are all figuring it out right now
51:13The speakers who have impacted Grant’s life the mos
More About Grant:
Grant Baldwin is the author of “The Successful Speaker” and founder of TheSpeakerLab.com, a training company for public speakers. He is also the creator and host of The Speaker Lab podcast and has coached thousands of speakers. He has been regularly featured in the national media included Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur and the Huffington Post. He lives near Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and three daughters.