Ultimate Author Toolkit: Professional Speaking

Our exclusive Ultimate Author Toolkits provide an assortment of digital content to help accelerate your author journey. Each kit includes over a dozen reports, checklists, worksheets and recordings.

Items included in this toolkit:

1. Steps to Becoming a Professional Speaker – Comprehensive report covers how to get started, how to send pitches and how to move from free to fee.
2. Elements of a Speaker One-Sheet – List of items to include in your speaker marketing collateral.
3. Sample Speaker One-Sheets – A list of links to reference one sheets by fellow speakers (for creative inspiration!).
4. Feedback Form Template – Use/modify as a tool for collecting attendee feedback at events.
5. Sample Speaker Agreement – A speaker contract you can use/modify after having it reviewed by your attorney!
6. Speaking Intake Form Template – A template you can use/modify to gather information about speaking opportunities when you receive inquiries.
7. Speaker Request Form – A list of suggested fields to use when creating a speaker request form/page on your website.
8. Checklist of Items to Take to Speaking Engagements – Use this to make sure you’re organized and ready at your next event.
9. Author/Speaker Website Examples – Visit these links to fellow authors’ and speakers’ websites for inspiration.
10. How to Locate Key Contacts with LinkedIn – Want to connect with the person in charge of hiring speakers for an upcoming conference? Here’s how to make the most of LinkedIn Advanced Search.
11. Secrets to Delivering Great Presentations – Pro strategies for building presentations that generate buzz with attendees.
12. Recording: Patrick Schwerdtfeger on How to Become a Keynote Speaker – In this Q&A interview from the NFAA teleseminar series, Patrick Schwerdtfeger discusses his journey from mortgage executive to full-time keynote speaker and author, and how you can start your own speaking business.
13. Recording: Jane Atkinson – Business-Building Strategies for Keynote Speakers – In this Q&A interview from the 2012 Nonfiction Writers Conference, former speaker agent Jane Atkinson shares insider tips and timeless advice for building a thriving speaking business.

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