There it is – now you’re a speaker.
You just made the decision to add speaking to your marketing mix so you get in front of your ideal prospects.
You work hard at securing your first gig and are thrilled because you have your first real shot at getting in front of a room filled with your ideal prospects.
So, you work for hours getting your speech down cold. You spend a lot of effort working out the slides and you think you’re ready. You deliver your speech and are quite pleased with your presentation. You’re relieved to finish your presentation, people clap, and some people take your card.
Then you wait. And wait. And wait. You even check your phone to make sure it’s working. Confusion turns into frustration. You simply don’t understand why you’re not getting calls because so many people came up to you and loved your message. All of that time, effort, money, travel and nothing. Continue reading