Resources for Speakers
Networking for Speakers
Get to know your fellow speakers. They can be one of your best resources.
Toastmasters –
http://www.toastmasters.org
National Speaker Association –
http://www.nsaspeaker.org
Speaking Topics Currently in Demand
• Stress Reduction
• Healthcare
• Sales
• Presentation Skills
• Sports and Adventure
• Campus Issues – NACA
• Women’ Issues
• Workplace Appropriateness
• Employee Retention
• Creativity Workshop
• Life Work Balance
Websites with More Great Ideas for Speaking Topics
Need some more ideas for speaking topics? Here are some great websites with ideas galore.
Get to know your fellow speakers. They can be one of your best resources.
All Business Speakers & Topics –
http://www.bigspeak.com/topics/all-business-topics.html
Speech Topics –
http://www.speech-topics-help.com
Persuasive Speech Topics –
http://www.speech-topics-help.com/common-persuasive-speech-topics.html
Topic Selection Helper –
http://www.hawaii.edu/mauispeech/html/infotopichelp.html
Best Speech Topics –
http://www.best-speech-topics.com
10 Tips for Public Speaking: Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety –
https://custom-writing.org/blog/public-speaking-tips
Great Persuasive Speech Topics –
http://www.suite101.com/content/great-persuasive-speech-topics-a12084
Great Informative Speech Topics –
http://www.suite101.com/content/great-informative-speech-topics-a15040
Today’ Talking Topics –
http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/talking_topics.html
Resources to Build Your Own Website
You don’ have to spend a lot of money for a website. Here are some links to with easy instructions on how to build your website.
Aplus Net –
http://www.aplus.net/web-design/do-it-yourself
Create Your Own Website: The Beginner’ A-Z Guide –
http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/startwebsite.shtml
How To Make Your Own Website For Free! –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5rCKdZDd60
How to Build a Website –
http://webdesign.about.com/od/beforeyoustartawebsite/p/build_website.htm
Quickit – Create a Website –
http://www.quackit.com/create-a-website
wikiHow – Make a Website –
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Website
eHow – Build a Website –
http://www.ehow.com/topic_398_build-a-website.html
WordPress.com (hosted for free by WordPress) –
http://wordpress.com
WordPress.org (self-hosting – you hire a hosting company) –
http://wordpress.org
WordPress Tutorial –
http://wordpress.lexty.com (how to create your WordPress site)
Once your website is up, you want people to find you on the web. Here are some tools to find those all-important keywords to place on your site, so that you will rank on the first page of Google.
Google Keyword Tool –
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
Google Keyword Tool Help –
https://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=64886
Google Insights for Search –
http://www.google.com/insights/search
Google – Hot Trends –
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends
Google Tools Quick Links –
http://www.googlekeywordtool.com
Websites to Help You Put Together Your Speech
Need some pointers on putting together that speech, quickly? Here are some helpful links.
Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking –
http://www.nextiva.com/voip/business-resources-overcoming-your-fear-of-public-speaking
Getting Started in Public Speaking –
https://reviewsquirrel.com/resources/public-speaking/
Organize Your Speech –
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/toastmasters-speech-2-organize-your-speech
Preparing Speeches –
http://www.hawaii.edu/mauispeech/html/preparing_speeches.html
How To Write a Business or Social Speech –
http://www.howtodothings.com/business/how-to-write-a-business-or-social-speech
eHow – How to Write a Speech –
http://www.ehow.com/how_3473_write-speech.html
Samples of One Sheets and How to Create a One Sheet
A “one sheet” is a powerful marketing tool for any public motivational speaker, check out these samples and instructions on how to make one!
eHow – How to Create an Artist One Sheet (adaptable) –
http://www.ehow.com/how_2321976_create-artist-one-sheet.html
How to Create an Artist One Sheet –
http://www.macgraphics.net/ezineimages/June06Ezine.pdf
One Sheet Covers it ALL –
http://ezinearticles.com/?One-Sheet-Covers-it-ALL&id=173965
eHow – Write a One Page Brochure –
http://www.ehow.com/how_4443703_write-one-page-brochure.html
Links to Affordable Video and Audio Equipment
You don’ need Hollywood connections or tons of money for video and audio equipment, check out these great deals!
cNet – Video Recorder Reviews –
http://reviews.cnet.com/camcorders
Affordable Video Recorders
Professional Video Recorders
Professional Video Recorders (All Brands)
Flip Cam – Inexpensive Consumer Video Camera
Lavalier Microphone
Presentation Tools
Powerpoint Remote Control to Control Slides
Ultrabooks (power of laptops, but light like netbooks)
Recommended iPhone Apps
iPhone apps can make your life as a motivational speaker soooo much easier. Here are a few cool ones!
Google Voice (free app which transcribes your voice mail and emails it to you)
Open Table (where you can make your reservations)
Flight Status (to immediately tell you if your flight is late)
Perfect rhyme (use this on the plane ride for the customized songs to put in your speech, as it doesn’ need a wife connection)
Layar (point your iPhone in a direction and it will tell you what you’ looking at with info from Wikipedia, etc.)
Run Keeper (help you keep your exercise program going on the road)
Here are some websites to get the latest and greatest iPhone apps.
iPhone Application Search –
http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/apps
Gizmodo App of the Day –
http://gizmodo.com/tag/iphone-apps
Gizmodo Best Apps of the Week –
http://gizmodo.com/tag/the-week-in-iPhone-apps
Sample Contracts for Public Speakers
Don’ get ripped off or underpaid for your speaking, get it in writing. Here are some real samples of public speaking contracts.
How to Write Your Booking Contract –
http://ezinearticles.com/?Professional-Speakers—How-to-Write-Your-Booking-Contract&id=1872263
Speaker Contract Sample –
http://beaspeakers.pbworks.com/f/speaker+contract.pdf
Speaker Contract Sample –
http://beaspeakers.pbworks.com/f/Speaking+Agreement+draft.pdf
Speaker Contract Sample Template –
http://www.mynsa.org/TOOLS/SampleDocuments/SampleAgrementDocuments.aspx
Speaker Contract Sample –
http://beaspeakers.pbworks.com/f/BH%26A+Contract-Sample.pdf
Speaker Contract Sample –
http://beaspeakers.pbworks.com/f/contract2.pdf
Speaker Contract Sample –
http://beaspeakers.pbworks.com/f/contract3.pdf
Speaker Contract Sample –
http://beaspeakers.pbworks.com/f/contract4.pdf
CRM Solutions For Speakers
Keep track of your clients and gigs in the palm of your hand with a handy CRM.
Sugar CRM
http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm
Salesforce –
http://www.salesforce.com/crm/products.jsp
ZoHo –
http://www.zoho.com/crm/index.html
Microsoft Dynamics CRM –
http://crm.dynamics.com/en-us/Default.aspx
Prophet –
http://www.avidian.com
Find expert to help you setup your CRM –
http://www.guru.com
Companies That Create Customized Merchandise
Turn yourself into a marketing machine with fun items with your logo and name on them. These companies (below) will create the product for you that your clients and potential clients will never forget!
CafePress –
http://www.cafepress.com
Branders –
http://www.branders.com
Promo Peddler –
http://www.promopeddler.com
Think Alike –
http://www.thinkingalike.com
ias promotes –
http://www.iaspromotes.com
Gimmees –
http://www.gimmees.com
Promotional Promos
http://www.promotionalpromos.com
Surge Promo –
http://www.surgepromo.com
Inkhead –
http://www.inkhead.com
Promotional Product Deals –
http://www.promotionalproductdeals.com