When you create an experience for your audience, they will likely want to experience it again. This leads to you getting booked time and time again to speak. Take a look at the following video for one of the ways to create that valuable experience. https://cv-newsletteraudios.s3.amazonaws.com/DiscussAndDebrief.mp4 To see additional ways to create an experience for […]
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Good speakers speak to be remembered. Great speakers speak to be repeated. One of the ways to be both remembered and repeated is to create an experience for your audience members so they feel like they are part of your story. How to Create an Experience – Part 2 of 6 Watch the following 2:47 […]
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Do you know one reason why many speakers don’t get rehired or get spin-off business? It’s because they give a speech when their audience wants an experience. If you create an unforgettable, meaningful, valuable experience, your audience will want to experience you again and the meeting planners will likely bring you back. Oh, and they’ll […]
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The quickest way to connect with your audience is to share your failures, flaws, frustrations, and firsts. Why? Because most people have failed, they have flaws, they’ve had frustrations, and they’ve attempted something for the first time. In other words, they can relate. Plus, your failure intrigues us because we want to see how you […]
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One of the questions I get the most is, “Craig, where do you come up with your stories?” I generally look in the following 10 places for clues as to which stories I should develop and share. 1. Go to that part of your life where you don’t want to go. These are often where you’ll […]
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One of the biggest and quickest turning points for the growth of my speaking business came when I decided to create something that you’ll hear about in this video. First, you’ll get an understanding of the theory behind the different parts of my business and then you’ll pick up the number 1 practical thing I […]
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If you don’t have hooks strategically sprinkled throughout your speech, chances are your audience will bail mentally if not physically. You have to find ways to keep hooking your audience so THEY don’t want to let go. Below you’ll find 7 super hooks (in no particular order) that get your audience to say, “Tell me […]
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What’s worse than having no humor in your speeches? It’s having forced humor. Forced humor tears a speech apart and leaves your audience members underwhelmed. In this video, you will see exactly where to look for (and find) the kind of humor that feels natural in your speech. The audience will not have to go […]
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You have an opportunity to find the greatness in your speeches so that you can transform lives and generate significant income. How? By learning from one of the greatest motivational speakers in the world, Les Brown. Take a look at what Les says about learning to speak with confidence and power. Visit https://legendaryspeakingcourse.com/ while there […]
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One of the best ways to stay connected and deepen your connection with your audience is to let them beat you to the punch. What does this mean? Let’s use some examples. Listen to this audio (37 seconds) and think about what happens after I say, “…in 1998.” https://cv-newsletteraudios.s3.amazonaws.com/1998.mp3 I could have simply kept going […]
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