by Rene Godefroy | Nov 23, 2008 | How To Become A Motivational Speaker, Make Money Speaking, Public Speaking
I often resist talking about money when it comes to speaking. I just don’t want to send the wrong signal. You see, if money is the only motivation that brings us to speaking, we are doomed to fail. There’s no doubt that there is a lot of money to be made....
by Rene Godefroy | Nov 14, 2008 | How To Become A Motivational Speaker
How to become a motivational speaker. Please do NOT set your speaking fees too low. I know it’s tempting… But don’t. “How much should I charge when starting out?” That’s the question I get a lot. I will not attempt to answer it in details here. It’s...
by Rene Godefroy | Nov 7, 2008 | Become A Motivational Speaker, How To Become A Motivational Speaker, Make Money Speaking, Public Speaking
Learn From Those Who Are Living Your Dream. Alright, we talked about not taking advice from people who are out of touch with reality. But you should also avoid taking advice from people who are not in the trenches. Simply put, seek out advice from people who are...
by Rene Godefroy | Oct 30, 2008 | How To Become A Motivational Speaker
Rich Gurus Aren’t Always Right. Do not just drop your load and start following their advice. I remember contacting one of the gurus in the speaking field for advice to print my one sheet. He referred me to one of his high priced suppliers. Well, I called to get a...
by Rene Godefroy | Oct 21, 2008 | How To Become A Motivational Speaker
Avoid the voodoo advice out there. Just like in any field, there are many ways to succeed in the speaking business. As a result, you are bound to hear many conflicting pieces of advice from different people out there. Be very careful. Listen, if you keep going around...
by Rene Godefroy | Oct 15, 2008 | How To Become A Motivational Speaker
Resist the temptation to dump your entire brain in one book. You’ll lose your reader for good. The key is to spoon-feed them your information in a structured way. If you heed this advice, writing will become very easy for you. What I’m trying to convey to you here is...