4
Ways To Locate Public Speaking Jobs Online
By: Alexis Dawes
Ask
any professional speaker how an industry newbie
should go about securing public speaking jobs,
and the response frequently sounds something like...
Attend Toastmasters meetings and practice your
skills.
Join the National Speakers Association to learn
more about the industry.
Do talks at Chambers of Commerce and Rotary Clubs.
But what if you know you're a good speaker...
you understand the intricacies of the speaking
industry... and you've done your share of gratuitious
freebie presentations. Where do you head then?
How do you go about looking for public speaking
jobs?
Here
are 4 tips to help you locate seemingly elusive
public speaking jobs online.
1)
Go to Google and Yahoo, and search for the following
phrases 'calls for speakers' and 'speakers wanted.'
(Without the quotes.)
In
the results you'll instantly find links to organizations
and conferences that are looking for public speakers.
While
many different topics are covered under these
searches, you'll find there are frequently a lot
of technology speakers wanted. So if this is your
niche, it's a good possibility you could get lucky.
2)
Check out the Speakers Forum sponsored by Speakers
Platform.
Honestly
this forum isn't teeming with public speaking
jobs. But on occasion you will find a golden nugget.
In
fact, this is where I found my first public speaking
job many years ago. The meeting planner just happened
to be hiring several different speakers, and I
was one of them.
You
can check it out at: www.speaking.com/educationforum/index.cgi
3)
Follow the conference schedules for targeted associations.
Most
associations hold some type of yearly or semiannual
conference. Speakers are frequently sought after,
so this is an ideal place to locate a public speaking
job.
They
will typically begin searching for speakers 6-8
months ahead of time. Sometimes less, sometimes
more.
You
should find out when their next conference is
held, and begin checking back to the association
web site 6-7 months ahead of time. Calls for speakers
sometimes don't get picked up in the search engines
right away.
The
American Society of Association Executives has
an extensive directory of associations at www.asaenet.org/AssociationSearch.cfm?requesttimeout=240&sn.ItemNumber=7333.
4)
Apply to training companies.
Fred
Pryor/CareerTracks is frequently hiring contract
speakers on a variety of topics. The job does
require traveling and the ability to sell their
products to attendees. According to the the Pryor
web site, top contract trainers earn in excess
of $75,000 (USD) a year.
You'll
be very busy. But it's great experience, especially
for budding speakers.
Contract
training opportunities can be found at www.pryor.com/career/seminar_leader.asp
Author
Bio
Alexis Dawes is the author of "Speaking For
Profit: How To Profitably Use The Platform To
Make $200-$10,000 a Night Giving 3-Hour Seminars."
This 115 page e-book explains how to get public
speaking jobs at seminar centers in the US, as
well as what it takes to sell information products
to attendees. You can get more information at
www.Speaking-For-Profit.com.
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