RADIO SHOW/AUDIO PODCAST
Solutions...with Courtney Anderson! (SwCA)
Episode 018 -
Originally aired 1/16/2014 9:00 AM -
MYTH WARRIORS! series -
“Speakers earn $5,000 an hour, no education required!": Part 1 of 3
TALK SHOW EPISODE NOTESIn the MYTH WARRIORS™ series we are targeting ideas to begin to assess whether they are credible or not. This is Part 1 of a 3 part episode that I feel I need to do in order to address some of the myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions about the Professional Speaking industry. The target for this episode is “Professional Speakers earn $5,000 USD an hour and no education is needed!” (Part 1 of 3)
In part 1 of this 3 part episode, we focus on what the speaking industry actually is (I had never heard of it until I stumbled across it in an online job posting). Is it real? Is it a scam? Are there people who make a living as a “speaker”? If so, how? What are the requirements? Is a degree required? First, the speaking industry is one of the joys of my professional life. I am grateful that I was able to enter it and that I have been able to serve clients around the world while growing as a speaking professional and as a person. I have won awards, given hundreds of clients thousands of hours of speaking events and I have worked in the US, Canada, South Africa, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and Mexico (just to name a few locations). Secondly, the Professional Speaking industry is real. The show “60 Minutes” did a report on it several years ago. The largest industry group is the National Speakers Association (NSA). Most of the reputable speaker bureau agencies (the agents who specialize in hiring professional speakers) do require a speaker to have a fee of at least $5,000 USD per keynote (which is usually about an hour). Also, there are no formal education requirements to “become a speaker” and I have worked with phenomenally talented speakers with a high school education (or less). So, what is a myth? Let’s share some time exploring the fascinating, exhilarating, exhausting and addictive world of Professional Speaking! Please note that this is Part 1 a 3 part episode. |
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