Public Speaking Jobs
Public Speaking Jobs
Are you considering a public speaking job? Great.
Let me offer you one self evaluation that will help you qualify yourself for the public speaking industry. The great English poet and artist William Blake said it best when he described is professionalism to writing and was so excited about his public job that he wrote these words from his heart one day on his way to work: Sparks emit from my fingertips, in anticipation of my day’s vocation. That is it! Step one in making a decision to go after a public speaking job is passion. It’s as if you have a burning desire to be a public speaker. You should carry a photo of Phil Town in your “speaker’s notes” folder as an example of passion on stage. It’s not because he’s my favorite artist,author and speaker. Phil Town has, in my opinion, a rather wealthy life but still manages to keep that relatable and passionate energy when he speaks to investing audiences.
But one thing I do admire about Janis Joplin is — she had passion. Her passion comes through in her songs. And when I listen to her stirring music, I hear someone who has set her soul on fire. There are many times when I am contemplating making a statement to an audience that may be a bit risky, and I glance down and see Janis, and she literally encourages me, saying: Say it, man. Go for it! Speak like it’s the last time you’re going to public speak. It may be the hundredth time you’ve said these things, but it’s the first time they’ve heard it. So, go for it!
Janis= Passion.Passion,” contends Richard Chang, “is not a privilege of the fortunate few, it is a right and a power that we all possess.” Passion, then, is neither a gift nor a talent. It is a choice, a decision. I suggest that you discover the “Passion Point” in public speaking presentations. What will you feel most strongly about in your public speaking job? This is the Passion Point. Every genuine message must have one. Whether it’s a speech on information technology, on finance, or on natural turf…find it! Find what excites you about it. Find that Passion Point. Highlight or underscore it. Practice it with the great passion it generates within you. Make it something you believe in, and you’ll be on fire every time and keep your audiences enthralled.
Step one in pursuing a public speaking job is to be passionate about getting help and training. I’d like to invite you register for our exciting launch of Presentation Fire Training Course which will launch in early 2009. We have all the resources to help you launch your public speaking career.
Careers in Public Speaking
Careers in Public Speaking
One tip I want to pass on to anyone considering a motivational speaking career is this-Take Risks.Taking risks ensures originality. Taking risks also ensures some fear. The following poem stirs me to take risks. It encourages me to play my own symphony in the performance hall of life.
Risk
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk exposing our true self.
To place your ideas and dreams before the crowd is to risk loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try at all is to risk failure.
But to risk we must!
Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing—
The man and woman who risks nothing, has nothing, does nothing, is nothing. Author-Unknown
When I was first hired by AchieveGlobal, they flew me to Las Vegas for a five day certification program. The first three days were instructional. The last two were spent actually doing a couple of forty-minute public speaking jobs in front of the leader and the group. While preparing for my Thursday presentation on Wednesday night, instead of simply doing my assignment, I risked it.
Wanting to impress everyone with my creativity, I went way out of bounds and came up with some wild exercises that I hoped would dazzle them all. The next day, during my public speaking opportunity, I proudly unveiled my elaborate, intricate, complex exercise to the group! Knighthood would not be far away! And…It bombed! I’ll spare you the details (and spare myself the painful memories of dazed expressions, empty stares, and total silence)……It bombed! Never in my life had I been so humiliated. Never had my ego been so blistered. My boss, Kelli Lynn, quickly called for a break. During that break, alone with Kelli Lynn, I did something I hadn’t done in years… I cried…just sat there…and cried. Turning to my manager, I began mumbling. “I blew it. I was trying something new, and it bombed. You’re probably regretting ever hiring me…” She interrupted my confession by handing me a brightly colored paper. On it, written in bold neon letters were the words: Keep on Taking Risks in your motivational speaking career!!!
