Key5 Speaker Podcast

Matt Drayton is a decorated combat veteran, corporate speaker, consultant, and leadership expert. He merges his military and corporate experiences to convey points on leadership, success, and productivity. He is quick to state, There are no shortcuts to a successful speaking business - time and practice are necessary. Preparation Precision Matt believes in preparation checklists - for rapport, for practicing and over-practicing. 80 hours of preparation for a 20-minute presentation provides the opportunity on the day for extras in a lead-in, and the comfort to adjust to what's needed, and then return to what's been prepared. Making a Living Speakers need other revenue streams in addition to speaking, Matt believes. Therefore he's involved in: his website writing articles participating in and conducting webinars and interviews and consulting. Speakers to Watch Matt admires the late Keith Harrell and recommends watching and learning from Keith's expertise as a speaker. Tips for Speakers Be deliberate - take

Marcey Rader, an author, and speaker who focuses on productivity and health wants to disrupt the status quo of ill health and reactive behaviors and inspire people to be and do what they think they can’t. Preparation Precision In addition to the obvious preparation, when a company wants to customize their presentation, Marcey sends a "score card" to attendees - it's a survey on Google Docs to gather information and then creates an infographic and handout from those score cards Her material for new presentations invariably comes from feedback from the audience. Her newest presentation is about distraction in the workplace which is directly from insight Being Hired as a Speaker Marcey Rader talks about various ways to be hired as a professional speaker including, a new source for her - the eSpeakers Bureau asking for a connection with a decision maker referrals - which takes a long time to build the pipeline Speakers To Watch Marcey enjoys watching Tony Robbins and Brendan Bouchard because of their energy

Stan Phelps is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at PurpleGoldfish.com, an organization that inspires leaders to think differently about their most important stakeholders: customers and employees. He is the author of six books on customer experience and employee engagement. Stan Phelps went from marketing to writing about marketing and then into speaking. After his first book "What's your Purple Goldfish?" was written, he was approached to speak. He says about speakers and the importance of having a book: A book helps you stand out in a "sea of sameness". How to get hired as a speaker? If you want to be hired as a speaker, first consider the needs of the group and/or the person hiring you, then position yourself to stand out as a speaker by how you can do one or more of these three things: make them money save them money make them look good Preparation Precision Preparation ensures your message will resonate with the audience. Ask the event coordinator for people to interview. Set up a phone int

Melissa West of Xtreme Results Coaching helps people think differently so they do differently. She inspires, energizes and empowers her clients to create the amazing life and business of their dreams and her speaking presentations do the same. The phrase she tells herself as she prepares for every speaking opportunity is, "Don't let what I want to say get in the way of what the audience needs to hear." In her interview with Robert on the KEY5Podcast, Melissa touches on: When might you tweak your speech? What homework do you do before you begin your speech? Heart or Head? What works best for the audience? How to be sure you connected with the audience? Coaching or Speaking - which comes first? From where do you get your "style"? Her final tip for other speakers? "Don't give up on working on your message - your voice is meant to be heard!" was the final tip from Melissa West. Connect with Melissa West (Malueg) on Facebook - Twitter - and LinkedIn and visit her website XtremeResultsCoaching.      Value the fe

  Professional speaker - or business professional? It doesn't matter. Everyone is a communicator. Everyone is in the speaking business, whether they realize it or not. Alan Hoffler is the Executive Director and Principal Trainer at MillsWyck Communications. He believes that communication has the power to change a person, an organization, a community, and the world. With a coach’s passion, a teacher’s heart, and an engineer’s mind, he creates practical paths to greatness for his clients. In this first KEY5 Podcast, Alan Hoffler touches on: mistakes we all make if all you hear is praise, it limits how you grow why watching a video of yourself speaking is needed why a speaker needs a coach conduit, content, connection - where do people struggle? and more! Alan recommends studying other speakers, study yourself on video, and keep practicing - professionals continue to improve. Want to win a copy of Alan's book, "Presentation Sin: The Practical Guide to Stop Offending (and Start Impressing) Your Audience"? One