Voices of Experience

Whether it’s a podcast interview or a paid presentation, are you consistently delivering high value virtual interviews? This week, Eliz Greene and Thom Singer, CSP, are sharing their experience from co-hosting virtual and hybrid events together for the past six years, including over 100 interviews since the COVID-19 pandemic began. If you’re still getting accustomed to the virtual stage, or you’re looking for new ideas to stand out as a virtual speaker, you don’t want to miss this episode. 

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Virtual speaking is removing international boarders for professional speaking, and Victoria Holtz, PhD, the president of Latin American Speakers Association, will explain how. Victoria is on the show this week to share what the speaking industry looks like in Latin America, and how virtual speaking can open your business to new audiences and opportunities. Plus, she shares some inside tips on how you can succeed speaking to Latin American audiences. 

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Now that you’ve decided to create your own online course and you’ve planned the content, it’s time to record. But where should you begin? At a studio? In your home? What platform should you use to host it? Don’t worry, you don’t need to find these answers on your own. Molly Wendell, CSP, is back this week to discuss the pros and cons of professional verses self recording, hiring a background stylist for your videos, and where you should host your new course. 

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Whether you’re seeking the coveted passive income, or you’re just trying to diversify your income streams, an online course is a solid choice for professional speakers. So where to start? What platform should you use? How do you turn your expertise and programs into one course? If you don’t have the answers to these questions, this episode is for you. This week (and next week) we’re talking to Molly Wendell, CSP, who is a online-course-building pro who will break down everything you need to do to build your first course. 

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You can boast that you can deliver excellent virtual presentations, but does your demo reel say the same thing? If you want to show meeting planners that you’re a topnotch virtual speaker, it starts with the demo reel. This week, we have former VOE host Chuck Gallgher, CSP, who owns a video production company, sharing all the crucial details you need to know to create an excellent virtual demo reel. 

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How can you create a product that can become another stream of income for you and help fill your speaking calendar? Stephen Shapiro, CSP, CPAE, has the secret formula for you. Tune in this week as Stephen shares how he creates interactive tools that he can use both on and off the stage, and how that creates additional speaking referrals. 

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It’s time to talk pineapples. As virtual presentations are becoming more and more common, how do you set your virtual fee compared to your in-person fee? Is it higher, lower, the same? Everyone’s business model varies, but this week, we have Cheryl Knowlton, CSP, and Yoram Solomon, PhD, with two very difference perspectives on virtual fee setting.  

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Are you a bilingual speaker? Do you want to speak professionally in another language? Or are you learning another during some of our new travel-free time? If you’re a polyglot, or an aspiring one, this episode is for you! Alan Berg, CSP, shares how he learned Spanish and delivered a paid speech three years later, and Diana Watson explains how she beat native Mandarin speakers in a Toastmasters competition. 

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We talked about the basic set up you need to stand out on the virtual stage on last week’s episode. So what’s next? While we know that we should avoid presenting with just a laptop looking up our nose, at what point do you call your home set up “done”? Andrew Tarvin, CSP, is on the show this week discussing the different levels of virtual presentations ranging from presenting with just your laptop to multiple camera presentations that seamlessly integrate video, graphics and different views. 

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Switching to virtual presentations isn’t as simple as sitting in front of your laptop and delivering the same speech you would have given on the main stage. While you don’t need to build a full production studio in your home, there are a few investments you should make to ensure you stand out and impress your audience. This week, Dave Bricker, MFA, the author of Speak Inside the Box, is on the show to discuss the basics of what will help you stand out on the virtual stage.

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