https://www.expertclick.com/RssFeed.aspx?nrwid=8148&type=releases en My Releases of ExpertClick Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:06:41 GMT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:06:41 GMT By Meridith Elliott Powell, CSP, CPAEIt?s been a week ? a stressful, exciting, and incredibly rewarding week. After five days on the road speaking, I came home for less than 24 hours last Saturday, did a little laundry, repacked my suitcase and heade http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/How-To-Accomplish-the-Impossible-3-Steps-to-Push-Through-Any-Obstacle-Challenge-Roadblock,2026314170.aspx Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:37:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=314170 By Jason HarrisIf you?ve ever spent any time around aviation, you know there?s one rule pilots repeat so often it becomes muscle memory:Aviate. Navigate. Communicate.It?s the principle we fall back on when things get bumpy or when the fit hits the sh http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Aviate-Navigate-Communicate-How-I-Built-a-SixFigure-Speaking-Brand-While-Keeping-My-FullTime-Career,2026314069.aspx Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:45:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=314069 By Carolyn Strauss, CSPI just spent the weekend at the CSP? Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by 150 Certified Speaking Professionals?, some of the best speakers in the world?. And I couldn?t speak. Not a whisper. Not a croak. Nothing.I arriv http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/From-Certified-Speaking-Professional-to-Certified-Silent-Professional-What-Happens-When-a-Speaker-Loses-Her-Voice-Among-150,2026314000.aspx Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:40:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=314000 By Susan Frew, CSP ? Keynote Speaker, AI Strategist, and Author of RECODED: Upgrade Your Business DNA with AIFor a long time, the three things that made someone a successful professional speaker were talent, determination, and travel. You could make http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/RECODED-Use-AI-to-Improve-Your-Speaking-Business-DNA,2026313897.aspx Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:40:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313897 By Heather R Younger, J.D., CSPI joined the National Speakers Association in 2018 and later served as President of NSA Colorado. In those years, I have watched our profession grow in both reach and noise. Open LinkedIn on any given day, and it seems http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/From-Good-to-Unforgettable-5-SelfLeadership-Habits-That-Define-the-National-Speakers-Association-Professional,2026313782.aspx Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:47:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313782 By Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Award RecipientWith 3,500 paid speaking engagements over the past 48 years, I have taken about 9,000 separate flights, including connections. I?ve stayed in over 3,000 hotels and taken a huge number of taxis, limos, http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Who-Is-Your-Travel-Expert,2026313686.aspx Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:47:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313686 By Dr. Celina Peerman, CSPIn my last article, I wrote about the tension many speakers face as we grow ? how success can sneakily outpace our systems, our energy, and even our joy. What I?ve learned since then is this: capacity isn?t about keeping up. http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Build-It-Before-You-Need-It-Capacity-as-Your-Business-Blueprint,2026313601.aspx Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:46:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313601 By Dr. Celina Peerman, CSPI still remember the moment I realized I couldn?t do it all myself anymore. I was walking off stage after delivering a keynote that had taken weeks of preparation, managing all the logistics, communications, travel details, http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Stretch-Without-Snapping-From-Solo-Speaker-to-Scalable-Business,2026313466.aspx Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:48:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313466 By Clint Pulver, CSP, CPAEEight years ago, I walked away from the security of a steady paycheck. People thought I was crazy. I had a good job, benefits, and what many would call a stable life. But deep down, I wasn?t living?I was existing.A quote by http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/How-I-Quit-My-Job-and-Built-a-Thriving-Speaking-Career,2026313372.aspx Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:03:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313372 By Amanda Gore, CSP, CPAE, Global Speaking FellowBE YOURSELF!So often when I present to speakers, they come up to me afterwards and say, ?Thank you for giving me permission to be myself on stage!? I really understand now ? but I didn?t earlier in my http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/BE-YOURSELF-From-National-Speakers-Association,2026313254.aspx Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:52:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313254 By Brian Walter, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Award RecipientOkay, the words ?Clooney? and ?paparazzi? in this headline may seem to go together. But?genocide? Yet if you do what I do, and search online for old media stories, you?d discover an amazing insight on http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/George-Clooney-Paparazzi-and-Genocide,2026313132.aspx Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:28:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313132 By Maura Nevel Thomas, MBA, CSPThe final lessons I?ve collected on building a thriving speaking business involve strategic growth and cultivating the professional relationships that continue to sustain me. These lessons include smart referrals, incre http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/20-Lessons-Learned-From-20-Years-in-This-Industry-Part-3,2026313055.aspx Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:32:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313055 By Maura Nevel Thomas, MBA, CSPOnce you?ve considered the foundational items covered in Part 1, the focus shifts to creating efficient systems and strategic market positioning. This section covers the operational backbone lessons that enabled my grow http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/20-Lessons-Learned-From-20-Years-in-This-Industry-Part-2,2026312994.aspx Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:34:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312994 By Maura Nevel Thomas, MBA, CSPThis has been on my mind for years. I entered this business as a trainer, taking lessons I had learned from my decade in the productivity space. The first paid workshop I delivered was a ?lunch and learn? for a state go http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/20-Lessons-Learned-From-20-Years-in-This-Industry-Part-1,2026312907.aspx Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:17:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312907 By Maura Nevel Thomas, MBA, CSPThis has been on my mind for years. I entered this business as a trainer, taking lessons I had learned from my decade in the productivity space. The first paid workshop I delivered was a ?lunch and learn? for a state go http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/20-Lessons-Learned-From-20-Years-in-This-Industry-Part-1,2026312903.aspx Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:34:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312903 By Harvey Mackay, CPAEPublic speaking is one of my favorite pastimes ? and it should be, considering all the speeches I give every year. I speak to huge corporations and highly-specialized groups and get paid well for the privilege.I?m often asked fo http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Art-of-the-Presentation,2026312801.aspx Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:41:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312801 By Ford Saeks, CSP, CPAEEverybody?s talking about AI. It?s the hot topic at conferences, the buzzword in boardrooms, and apparently the newest line item on speaker one-sheets across the country. The problem? Most of the content being delivered from t http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/AI-Disruption-is-RealBut-Most-Speakers-Are-Getting-It-Dead-Wrong,2026312702.aspx Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:45:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312702 By Jim Pancero, CSP, CPAE? |How are you, as a professional speaker/trainer/consultant growing your speaking business? Most have no real plan or strategy for what they need to do to have a successful, and profitable long-term speaking career. What doe http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/How-To-Develop-A-Successful-LongTerm-Career-As-A-Professional-Speaker-By-Answering-These-9-Questions,2026312579.aspx Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:30:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312579 By Sylvie di Giusto, CSP, CPAETalk to any speaker long enough, and one dream is bound to surface: taking their message to a global stage. The allure is understandable: images of exotic destinations, selfie-filled reels beside iconic landmarks, late-n http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/8-Truths-About-Speaking-Internationally-They-Are-Not-What-You-Think,2026312456.aspx Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:44:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312456 By Marcey Rader, CSP |Want to be sexier in your speaking business? You already rock the stage. But what about backstage ? the messy, unsexy side, where the sausage gets made?Let?s talk about building systems that keep you in your zone of genius and o http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Super-Sexy-Speaker-Systems-How-to-Stop-Dropping-the-Ball-and-Look-Good-Doing-It,2026312365.aspx Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:36:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312365 By: Sharon Weinstein, CSP, MS, RN, CRNI-R, FAAN, CVP |I?ve held a lot of microphones in my life.Town hall meetings. Hospital boardrooms. Government offices. Conference panels. I?ve briefed ministers, board members, nurses, and CEOs?often in the same http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/From-Microphones-to-Milestones-My-Journey-to-CSP,2026312252.aspx Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:37:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312252 National Speakers Associationhttps://nsaspeaker.orgWed, 20 Aug 2025 16:44:56 +0000en-UShourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2https://nsaspeaker.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/nsa_logo_charcoal_Celebrating50Years_gray_gold-1-smaller-100x100.pngNation http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/National-Speakers-Association,2026312167.aspx Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:05:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312167 By Sam Demma*, CSP |In July of 2023, I sat in the back of the ballroom in Orlando, Florida, watching a parade of brilliant speakers walk across the stage to receive their CSP, CPAE, and respective awards. Moved to tears by the remarks from ey, CSP, C http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/A-Dream-a-Journal-and-the-Journey-in-Between,2026312134.aspx Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:01:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312134 By Jason Hewlett, CSP, CPAEThe first NSA meeting I ever attended?22 years ago?featured a brilliant, well-known keynote speaker who emphatically proclaimed, ?Do not EVER speak for free.?Oddly, I had just seen that same speaker a few days earlier? spea http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/My-5-Secrets-to-Getting-Booked-Consistently-for-25-Years,2026311982.aspx Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:54:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311982 By Patrick Donadio, MBA, CSP, MCCThe Smart Speaker?s AdvantageSitting in a Tokyo McDonald?s, craving something familiar after weeks of home-cooked meals from my various Rotary host families, I bit into a ?Big Mac.? It tasted exactly like the Big Mac http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/From-Big-Macs-to-Big-IMPACT-Systemize-Your-Speaking-Business,2026311739.aspx Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:48:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311739 By Crystal Washington, CSP, CPAEI owe you an apology. As the person who introduced using ?pineapples? in place of quoting actual numbers when I hosted the NSA podcast?I know you?re groaning?I think it?s time we have a candid discussion about speaker http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Lets-Get-Candid-About-Keynote-Speaking-Fees,2026311515.aspx Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:17:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311515 By Shep Hyken, CSP, CPAEOne of the highest compliments a speaker can receive is being invited back to present for the same client. It validates that you weren?t just good, but good enough?or should I say amazing enough?to be invited back.Who doesn?t http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Business-Behind-the-Curtain-25-Ways-to-Create-an-Amazing-Speech-That-Doesnt-Include-the-Speech,2026311416.aspx Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:16:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311416 By Cliff Quicksell, CSP, MAS+Nearly two decades ago, I had the pleasure of hearing a dynamic speaker, Jim Tunney, CPAE, Cavett Award Recipient. Jim was a former NFL referee and spoke on the topic of reinvention and change ? it was spectacular. During http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Embrace-Change-Reinventing-for-Growth-and-Success,2026311311.aspx Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:22:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311311 By Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Award Recipient?Hello, and thanks, Bob, for that great introduction. Really, I appreciate it. You read it just like I wrote it..ha ha! And good to be here with you tonight. Dinner was really good. Did you enjoy it? http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Start-Strong-How-to-Open-a-Speech-the-Right-Way,2026311218.aspx Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:17:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311218 By Courtney Clark, CSP and Dr. Andy Neillie, CSPYou?re not just a speaker.You?re not just a storyteller.You?re not just a subject-matter expert with a killer keynote.You?re also?whether you like it or not?a salesperson.That sentence might make you cr http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Booked-and-Busy-Why-Every-Speaker-Must-First-Be-a-Salesperson,2026311106.aspx Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:16:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311106 By Bruce Turkel, CPAEPeople often come up to me after a keynote and say, ?I want to do what you do.?Sometimes they?ve done a little public speaking themselves, and they?ll tell me how good they are.That?s usually when I ask, ?Tell me about the last t http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/What-Happens-When-You-Bomb-a-Keynote-The-Unexpected-Lessons-of-Getting-Knocked-Down-on-Stage,2026311018.aspx Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:12:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311018 By Stephen Shapiro, CSP, CPAEIn mid-2024, I published what I believed to be my most important book yet.It tackled today?s biggest business buzzwords, including uncertainty, volatility, disruption, and AI, and offered practical frameworks to help peop http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Why-Writing-My-Latest-Book-Was-a-Huge-Mistake-And-What-Every-Speaker-Can-Learn-from-It,2026310909.aspx Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:17:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310909 By Thom Singer, CSPAs professional speakers, we are part of the meetings industry. Not separate from it. Not a side hustle to it. Not an add-on to the agenda. We are in it, fully. But too often, I wonder if we forget that?We get caught up in perfecti http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Speakers-Are-Part-of-the-Meetings-Industry,2026310809.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:11:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310809 By Jane Jenkins Herlong, CSP, CPAE Want to raise your speaking fees? Simple?be more valuable. The more impact you bring, the more you are worth. So, how do you make yourself invaluable on stage? Here are some practical (and slightly funny) ways to ad http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Want-to-Get-Paid-More-as-a-Speaker-Add-More-Value,2026310702.aspx Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310702 By Larry Long Jr.Commitment is KEY!?When you?re committed, you move and you shake in a whole different way.? ? Larry Long Jr.Commitment is the foundation of success. Think about your current level of commitment to your speaker business, and specifica http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/JOLT-Your-Speaker-Sales-Secrets-Strategies-to-Energize-Your-Business,2026310600.aspx Wed, 21 May 2025 08:38:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310600 By Jon Petz, CSP, CPAEThere?s much more to being a great keynote speaker than simply having on-stage skills that inspire and amaze. It?s about creating moments?those powerful, emotional points that bring an audience to the brink of tears or laughter? http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Art-of-Amazement-Things-I-Did-Rightand-What-I-Got-Totally-Wrongto-Build-a-MillionDollar-Speaking-Business,2026310476.aspx Tue, 13 May 2025 15:36:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310476 By Meridith Elliott Powell, CSP, CPAEI think the speaking business is one of the toughest ways I have ever chosen to make a living. Making sales calls to land consulting jobs or new coaching clients, I have always found easier than winning a speaking http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/How-To-Make-Money-in-The-Speaking-Industry,2026310379.aspx Wed, 07 May 2025 08:49:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310379 By Traci Brown, CSPWhen describing what you offer your clients, there?s a secret phrase you can use that?s guaranteed to get them almost 20% more engaged with your sales pitch. Before you can use it, there are a few things you need to know.You have t http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Phrase-That-Pays,2026310289.aspx Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:49:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310289 By Shep Hyken, CSP, CPAEFor this article, I?m departing from my normal NSA topics of sales and marketing, which have been the topics of every presentation I?ve ever given at a convention (now known as Influence), a winter meeting (now known as Thrive http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Three-MustKnows-to-Deliver-an-Amazing-Speech,2026310179.aspx Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:51:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310179 By Amanda Gore, CSP, CPAE, GSFWayne Dyer often used a powerful metaphor: ?If you squeeze an orange, what do you get?? Of course, the answer is orange juice. His point? When life puts you under pressure, what?s inside is what comes out.After 38 years http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Speak-Less-Influence-More,2026310101.aspx Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:56:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310101 By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Award RecipientImagine you have just 30 seconds to transform a room of strangers into a captivated audience that will hold on to your every word.This is your moment to make a powerful first impression in any prese http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Your-First-Thirty-Seconds-Arouse-Interest-in-Your-Subject,2026309992.aspx Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:48:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309992 By Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAETwo hundred doctors had assembled for the event. It was a leadership conference at the?LA?Biltmore Hotel for hospital chiefs of staff. As I sat in the audience, I saw one physician after another ?present his papers.? These w http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Payoffs-of-Speech-Customization,2026309881.aspx Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:18:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309881 By Kelly Swanson, CSP, CPAEFor decades, the mantra ?content is king? has echoed through conference halls, asserting that experts are chiefly valued for their knowledge. This perspective suggests that we, as speakers, are paid for our expertise. Indee http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Keynote-Speakers-Rethinking-the-Throne-Is-Content-Really-King,2026309769.aspx Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:46:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309769 By John Edwards, CSPHave you ever wondered what separates mundane monologues from magnificent messaging? The answer lies not just in your content but in the neuroscience of how your audience receives it. By understanding how the brain processes infor http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Dancing-With-Your-Audience-How-Neuroscience-Can-Transform-Your-Speaking-Impact,2026309640.aspx Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:46:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309640 By Louis Katz |If I ever needed a sign that I wasn?t cut out for something, I?d have an easy one: I?m Boise?s most ?Why don?t you just give up?? comic. That?s not an official title, but it should be. If there were an award for resilience bordering on http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Outsiders-Advantage-Why-Your-10000th-Time-Should-Feel-Like-the-First,2026309405.aspx Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:09:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309405 By Anne Bonney, CSP |I attended four planning meetings.I read through the run of show they sent me a week before.I printed out the script they provided and made my own notes so I could eloquently present what they requested.I color-coded my notes for http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Emceeing-Its-More-Than-Transitions-and-Bios,2026309307.aspx Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:49:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309307 By Bryce Austin, MDSG |There were seven people sitting around the table in the aftermath of this ransomware infection: the CEO, the VP, the CFO, the Special Agent from the FBI, the business owner, the forensics technician, and the company?s CISO (Chi http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Ransomware-Prevention,2026309196.aspx Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:52:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309196 By Joe Curcillo |When you take the stage, you offer more than just a message?you offer yourself. Your story, your experiences, and your viewpoint matter. However, we often get distracted by the details: the slides, the gestures, the script. While the http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Speak-Like-You-Mean-It-Finding-Your-Voice-by-Rediscovering-Your-Life,2026309094.aspx Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:51:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309094 By Thom Singer, CSP |Recently, I sat in the audience for a keynote that felt like a relic from another era?like 2010 had somehow crept back onto the main stage. The PowerPoint slides were oldschool, the speaker lacked energy, the information was basi http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Did-2010-Call-It-Wants-Its-Keynote-Back,2026308995.aspx Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:13:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308995 By Marvelless Mark, CSP |Do you ever feel like you?re ?stuck? in your speaking business? You?re doing all the right things, yet you can?t seem to break out of the old ?same old, same old.?We?ve all been there. Even I?ve been there. That?s right, Marv http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Creating-an-UltraEgo-and-a-Speaking-Business-That-Rocks,2026308753.aspx Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:27:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308753 By Lisa Ryan, CSP |?When I first started my speaking business, I wasn?t exactly rolling in resources. My budget was tight, my network was small, and referrals weren?t exactly pouring in. What I did have, though, was a phone, a whole lot of grit, and http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Smiling-and-Dialing-Building-a-Speaking-Business-One-Connection-at-a-Time,2026308674.aspx Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:55:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308674 By Ed Rigsbee, CSP, CAE |?As a seasoned professional in the speaking industry, I?ve learned that the key to success lies not just in what you say on stage, but in how you position yourself to get there in the first place. Speaking at trade associatio http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Unlocking-the-Association-Speaking-Circuit-An-Insiders-Guide-to-Booking-More-Gigs,2026308540.aspx Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:20:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308540 By Joe Mull, CSP and Jamie DeRosa |When it comes to growing a successful speaking business, there?s a critical truth that many speakers learn the hard way: it?s tough to go it alone. We?ve learned valuable lessons about creating a successful partners http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Building-a-Successful-SpeakerStaff-Partnership-Lessons-from-the-Trenches,2026308448.aspx Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:38:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308448 By Shanita Baraka Akintonde, MBA, M.Ed., DTM |Does this scenario sound familiar? You step onto the stage, your heart pounding, beads of sweat start a sprint across your forehead, and your stomach flutters. Butterflies. Pre-speech jitters can be off-p http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Are-Your-Butterflies-All-Tied-Up-Harnessing-Stage-Nerves-for-Speaking-Success,2026308370.aspx Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:49:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308370 By: Lori King-Taylor |?As a speaker, it?s not just about delivering information; it?s about creating an experience that lingers with your audience long after the presentation ends. Emotional intelligence (EQ), particularly the elements of social awar http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-EQ-Edge-Building-Unforgettable-Connections-with-Your-Audience,2026308276.aspx Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:19:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308276 By Jamie Champagne, CSP |?These days, with the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, asking others ?What?s your favorite app?? is starting to be almost more commonplace among speakers than the ?What do you speak on?? question.?The explosio http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Whats-Your-Favorite-App-The-Right-Question-Isnt-About-the-AppIts-About-the-Outcome,2026308156.aspx Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:23:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308156 By Marquita Miller-Joshua, CSP, MDSGAs a professional speaker, your job often takes you across state lines to deliver keynote addresses, facilitate workshops, and conduct seminars for diverse audiences. While travel and exposure can be exhilarating, http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Crossing-State-Lines-Navigating-State-Tax-Obligations-for-Speakers,2026308024.aspx Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:24:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308024 By Kent Cummins, CMCEHow can you help prospective clients get the money to pay your full fee?For more than 60 years, I have been using a technique which I call, ?The Self-Eating Watermelon!? The concept was developed by myself and a few friends while http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-SelfEating-Watermelon,2026307789.aspx Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:08:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307789 Guide How to Earn the Certified Speaker (CSP) Class of 2025. http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Guide-How-to-Earn-the-Certified-Speaker-CSP-Class-of-2025,2026307666.aspx Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:08:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307666 By Kristin Arnold, CSP, CPAE, CPF | MasterA few years ago, Joe Calloway, CPAE, called three people on the stage in the middle of his keynote presentation and facilitated a 15-minute panel discussion!? Whoa! You can do THAT in a presentation?Indeed, y http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Why-Not-Insert-a-Panel-Discussion-in-Your-Presentation,2026307658.aspx Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:21:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307658 By Trevor PerryThe first debate about presentation material is whether or not to use slide decks. The second debate is then a question of which tool to use.The answer to the first is?it?s your choice. A slide deck has many advantages, the main benefi http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Slide-Decks-What-Do-I-Do-Wrong,2026307529.aspx Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:13:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307529 By Linda Swindling, CSP, CPAESpeakers often want to know what items are negotiable and how much to charge. Not asking for what is available can be a rational concern. That said, there are lists of concessions and items to request. However, many speak http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Real-Deal-What-Meeting-Planners-Want-Speakers-to-Know,2026307408.aspx Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:55:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307408