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Preparation is key, I better know my topic cold and for 99% of my speaking gigs, I've got to be able to answer questions afterwards. I also keep it focused and try to relate directly to my audience. It's still like teaching, just more "students", I'm very aware of the people in the audience and work hard to make a connection with them. I even need to be close to them, I prefer standing within the audience to standing at a podium on the stage.

YOU, my friend, have to know that every time you write, you're developing and processing your thoughts. Your thinking is sound and fluent and clear in your writing---your speaking will be precisely the same. Ditch the nerves, that's all that's standing in your way. Those nerves are a total waste of your precious energy.]]>Lisa RosendahlFri, 12 Mar 2010 10:32:55 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/11/the-anti-speaking-demon.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7744557
@Jennifer, you have great ideas and given me lots to think about. There is a ton of good info here . . copy, paste and you have yourself a post of your own. Thank you.]]>Jennifer McClureFri, 12 Mar 2010 03:33:37 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/11/the-anti-speaking-demon.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7742746
Beyond your network, here's a few additional resources I'd suggest contacting:

1) Schools or universities in your area. Usually, the Career Development offices are dying to connect students to business leaders who can talk to them about what it's like in the "real world" and also provide networking and job search tips.

2) Job search support groups or networking groups in your community - In Cincinnati, there are a number of Job Search Support Groups that meet regularly to help people in career transition. Most have a speaker as part of their meetings and they are thrilled to have someone from HR/Recruiting come to talk with them and answer questions about how to approach their job search. You'd be perfect for this!

3) Check with your local HR Association or Recruiting groups. While most local chapters tend to book their lunch speakers months in advance (and it seems they like to book out of town speakers to give some "cred"), it's likely they'd be interested in having someone like you offer to provide a seminar, breakfast or lunch talk about one of the many topics you could speak to. I bet if you offered to do a social media workshop for an hour or so, they'd be ecstatic. :)

A few more tips:

1) Add a Speaking page to your blog. List topics you can or have spoken about. Not only will your blog readers find you that way (and you'll get opportunities from it I'm sure), but you'll also get found through search engines. My Speaking/Workshops page on my blog get daily traffic and more than once I've booked a speaking gig because someone googled "Using Social Media in HR" or "Using LinkedIn for Job Search", etc. and landed on my blog. I've also gotten interview requests from magazines, radio shows, etc. through being found by this page.

2) Add that you're a speaker, or open to speaking, on you LinkedIn profile. Same as the example above, I have booked several speaking engagements and interviews as a result of being found on LinkedIn.

3) Don't be shy about asking attendees to write a recommendation for you on LinkedIn if they found your talk to be of value. I've not been comfortable with asking myself, but I know several local speakers who have tons of great recommendations to show on their profiles - because they asked. It doesn't diminish the recommendation and the people still wanted to write them, but most people don't think about it. Once your LinkedIn network starts seeing recommendations pop up for your speaking, you'll start getting more requests to speak. Subtle marketing works.

4) Bring your own evaluation sheets if the group doesn't provide one. The feedback will not only help you understand what resonated with the audience, but also what you can improve upon. As you start speaking more and filling out those Speaker Proposals, often they ask for evaluation results from some recent engagements.

5) Eventually make sure you get a good video of you speaking to a group. Same as #4, it will help you see what you do well and what you need to improve, and it's also frequently requested for more high profile speaking opportunities.

Sorry about the long comment, but I wanted to share enough to get you started. I know you'll be great at this and I highly encourage you to put the word out. Who knows, you may eventually turn pro and we'll be able to say that we knew you back when you were just Simply Lisa. :)]]>Steve BoeseThu, 11 Mar 2010 23:46:41 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/11/the-anti-speaking-demon.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7741577
And writing notes on the palm of your hand helps too!]]>Lisa RosendahlTue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:39 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/4/social-media-tools-are-not-the-boss-of-me.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7724539Mary Jo AsmusTue, 09 Mar 2010 13:03:00 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/9/ready-to-react-hit-pause.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7717381MarkTue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:48 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/9/ready-to-react-hit-pause.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7717380Jennifer V. MillerMon, 08 Mar 2010 20:57:21 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/4/social-media-tools-are-not-the-boss-of-me.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7712791
Our chat this morning reminded me to come check out this post. You are doing a great job of re-focusing your social media efforts. Keep up the good work! As I find useful time-saving tools, I'll be sure to let you know.]]>TheHRDMon, 08 Mar 2010 08:25:17 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/4/social-media-tools-are-not-the-boss-of-me.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7708718adowlingThu, 04 Mar 2010 15:15:57 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/4/social-media-tools-are-not-the-boss-of-me.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7646196AllenTue, 02 Mar 2010 17:44:34 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/3/2/on-defense-and-diamonds.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7630210TheHRdTue, 02 Mar 2010 11:52:14 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/2/23/a-little-labor-relations-rant.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7627837
Building long lasting relationships, is not dissimilar to a marriage. Its not going to smell of roses everyday, sometimes you fight, sometimes you are on the same wavelength, but you maintain the relationship through talking, through trying to understand and through being open, honest and committed.

That is my two peneth!]]>Dick WellsMon, 01 Mar 2010 17:06:55 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/2/1/have-you-checked-your-credibility-lately.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7620123Lisa RosendahlFri, 26 Feb 2010 10:52:11 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/2/20/feedback-results-is-this-your-first-time-here-or-are-you-a-r.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7593575RobFri, 26 Feb 2010 06:11:51 +0000http://www.lisarosendahl.com/journal/2010/2/20/feedback-results-is-this-your-first-time-here-or-are-you-a-r.html#comments100816:886858:comment/7592320