Wednesday, March 24, 2010

What Makes A Professional Speaker

On linkedin a speaker asked, What makes a professional speaker?

My answer was:

1 Getting paid. 2 Selling something - a book or product. 3 Well prepared, researched, original. 4 Authoritative, confident and in control of technology and props. 5 Delivers a message useful to the audience. 6 A structures speech rather than waffling on and reminiscing and getting distracted by hecklers, questions, interruptions and daydreaming. 7 Dress to impress, looking controlled and authoritative - not in old jeans and tee shirt looking as if you popped in from cleaning the car because a more important speaker did not turn up. 8 Follow-up on people met.
9 Call to action such as see my blog and buy my books on Lulu.com and follow me on facebook and twitter.
10 Staying in contact with the organizer so you get invited to speak again.

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