How to get paid for public speaking | Grant Baldwin

Getting paid to speak may be easier than you think. I made getting paid to speak one of my top goals and I turned to some expert podcasts to help me achieve it. One of those shows was Speaker Lab, hosted by my guest for this episode, Grant Baldwin. It was a real treat for me last year to be a part of a special online class with Grant in Chris Ducker's Incubator program and have the opportunity to connect with someone who I had not only listened to many times but also read his book The Successful Speaker 3 times in succession and will probably return to it once again very soon.Grant invited members of the group to message him directly with any questions they did not get to ask during the event. Not only did I get a fast reply, I got a short video saying hello, answering the query and accepting the offer to be a guest on this show which I had cheekily tagged on.I got very excited about speaking to Grant and for me, it was a solidification of the material I have been learning from him and a great chance to take a specific look into the authority of being a public speaker and also a podcaster.I hope you will enjoy this conversation with Grant as much as I did and also share my excitement that at some point in the coming months I will also be speaking with Chris Ducker on the show.In this episode:How to decide what to speak about (for paid speaking)The silver lining for professional speakers from the pandemicHow to find paying opportunities to speakThe realities of a professional speaking businessWhat are the best topics for earning money as a speaker?Grant's S.P.E.A.K. frameworkThe 2 key tools you MUST have to be a paid speakerGrant's own podcast is called The Speaker Lab and is well worth a listen. Grant's book The Successful Speaker is available in multiple formats, audio being my preference, and full of great strategy, tools and real talk about becoming a successful paid speaker. To find out for free how The Speaker Lab can help you develop a career as a paid speaker, visit https://thespeakerlab.com/applyGrant's book recommendations are: The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham and Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonRemember to check out our friends at Brand Face by visiting LearnAboutBrandFace.comDid you enjoy the show? Did you learn anything new or useful? If you did, then the best way to show your appreciation is by sharing the show to your online network. Tag me and I'll give you a shout out on an upcoming episode. Leave a review and I'll read it out on the show.Of course, if you REALLY liked it, you're welcome to support the show financially too using the link below.Support the show (https://speakinginfluence.supercast.tech/)Mentioned in this episode:Podfluence WeeklyJoin us for the official Podfluence Weekly newsletter https://present-influence.ck.page or Subscribe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6882642444815519744