71: Grant Baldwin: Success as a Speaker

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Speaking to an audience is generally the best and most direct way to build business.

In this episode of the Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh welcomes Grant Baldwin, a successful keynote speaker and founder of The Speaker Lab. Grant has more than a decade’s experience as a speaker and has now coached more than 2,000 other speakers. Grant is also the author of a new book, The Successful Speaker, with tips for speaking—whether you want to speak at a board meeting, civic group, or on a big stage.

Jim and Grant discuss a number of speaking and growth-related topics including…

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the speaking and meeting business—and Grant’s view of how the business will bounce back
Why ultimate success as a speaker is not dependent upon one’s personality type or specific achievements
Grant’s proven 5-step SPEAK process for booking gigs and getting paid:
- Select a problem to solve
- Prepare and deliver your talk
- Establish your expertise
- Acquire paid speaking gigs
- Know when to scale

Links:

Learn about Grant’s business The Speaker Lab:

https://thespeakerlab.com/

Check out Grant’s new book The Successful Speaker:

https://thespeakerlab.com/speakerbookbonus/

Wondering how much you should charge as a speaker?

https://thespeakerlab.typeform.com/to/mKgF8q

Learn more about Jim Karrh’s speaking topics and testimonials:

https://jimkarrh.com/speaking

Check out a sample of Jim’s new book, The Science of Customer Connections: Manage Your Message to Grow Your Business:

https://jimkarrh.com/books

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