Professional Speaker Showcases
Filed under: Become a Motivational Speaker, Become a Speaker, My Speaking Career
I hear from many new Professional Speakers about the difficulty they are having in getting signed by speakers bureaus. I’ll be posting some secret tips on getting signed with bureaus in a special report any day now.
One place to start getting a foot in the door is to sign up for a speakers showcase that is hosted by a bureau. These are incredible venues for you to get some great exposure for not only that specific speakers bureau but also for the meeting planners who attend.
I’ve been a Motivational Speaker for many years but this year was the first time I had spoken at a Motivational Speaker Showcase. I spoke at the Capitol City Speakers bureau hosted a showcase which was a full day event allowing each speaker the chance to speak twice. From that one event alone I have 14 bookings confirmed and 6 more “holds” in my speaking calendar.
The bureaus who host showcases still have some basic requirements in order to be accepted into the showcase. One is that you must have a DVD or video on your website that displays your speaking ability. I recommend the video be editing to display some key moments from your speech. You’ll want to show humor and the audience laughing on your video. This is a big deal to the bureaus Read more