358: How to Be Visible in 2023
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Being more visible isn't just a social media strategy - it's how you start to build the foundation of trust, connection, and authority as a speaker. So - what are some strategies that are especially relevant in 2023? Learn about 3 different approaches that help me show up with more confidence on a consistent basis.
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357: Getting Over the Fear of Being Visible with Molly Balint
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Visibility. Love it? Hate it? Do it anyway? I’m talking with Molly Balint - social media strategist and small business coach - allll about it, and how to tackle it more wholeheartedly and with more self-compassion. Let’s go!
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356: How to Set Impossible Goals Using a VTO
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Join us for a short training on the VTO exercise I do with my MoversLAB folks. Don’t know what a VTO is? That’s ok, I’ll show you! If you want to finally set some specific goals for this next year around your speaking, this will help! (And it’s not too late if you haven’t gotten specific yet!)
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355: 3 Simple Ways to Declare to the World You're a Speaker
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Sooo... you WANT to speak. You keep telling the universe allll about it... and nothing's happening. You gotta start by declaring to the world that you're a speaker! So, how do we do that? I'll show you!
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354: How to Partner Before You Pitch
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There are four elements to the pitch - and the one that most of us forget about is to partner BEFORE you pitch. In other words - creating a win-win, authentic, and honestly helpful connection for the long-term. So - let's talk about what that looks like so you can more comfortably (and profitably!) pitch!
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353: 3 Goals to Track to Raise Your Speaking Game
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So you want to up-level your speaking? You want to make more revenue and have a bigger impact through your speaking? Me too! So - let's focus on the things that will make the biggest impact. In this episode, I'm identifying 3 goals that will make the biggest difference for you.
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352: The Business Model of Speaking
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We're talking about how to leverage speaking - and where to place it in your business model. Are you ready?? Lead Gen! Rev Gen! Impact Gen! It's all a part of it.
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351: The Moving Speakers Roadmap (to Becoming a Paid Speaker)
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So you want to get paid (or paid more!) for your speaking? Of course, you do, you deserve it! So... how? That's the question, isn't it? What I've learned over the last 20+ years is that if you follow a process (and get determined about that process) you will see results. So - let's take a look at some of the key stops on that path to getting paid!
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350: Speaker Contracts with The Legal Paige
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The Legal Paige is here to chat about something we need - but are often flummoxed by: contracts! You need them! Is yours updated? Does it protect your IP? What about that darn cancellation clause? And what even is Force Majeure? Paige and I dive in to talk about it all! (PLUS check her Black Friday sale going on now - use code SALLY10 at checkout!)
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349: Becoming a Paid Speaker with Lauren Ready
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Lauren Ready is a PAID SPEAKER, baby! Aw yeah! I celebrate her and her journey today because at one point she was sure that she could only speak for free. But through some work together and her own hard work and determination, she has booked several paid gigs and there’s more to come. Her message drives her. She decided she was worthy of it. And I hope you feel the same, too!
info_outlineWhen I was in grad school studying persuasion (yes, that’s a thing), I was at this 10-day residency intensive, where we did an incredible deep-dive into our subject areas with the help of these incredible professors and mentors. In those 10 days, we had to create our plan for the semester… and it was INTENSE. And because I’m an ideas person, I had a bajillion of them… Lots of ideas - lots of hard work - but focus? Not so much. My brain would swirl, and I’d start down one path and then question where I was going and then wonder what I was doing and then veer into another direction. Every day I’d show up to my mentor’s office and say “I’ve got it!” I’m going to do this! - … and then I’d spend a day getting inspired by someone’s talk or a discussion with some brilliant professor - and I’d be off in another direction.
Every few days I would freak out and say - I’m not going to get there! I’m not going to figure it out.
And my awesome mentor would say - “Trust the process.”
Kind of like when I was in theater and we’d be putting on shows… and a few weeks from opening i would think - “we’re never going to get there. This is a mess.”
My directors would say - "Trust the process."
I mean - work hard - invest yourself fully - but TRUST.
And we would get there.
When I gave my dream TEDx talk…
There was a moment - about 10 days out from the talk - where I thought…This is horrible. This is the worst. I’m the worst. Do I even know what I’m talking about!? I’m about to crash and burn in this field where I’m supposed to be an expert…
But - I kept at it - moved through it - and got to a place where I was so proud of what I have created.
Believe me, I had to say my own advice back to me a hundred times:
“Trust the process”
“Trust the process”
Trust the process
Because creating a talk is a PROCESS.
You can’t short-cut it, because it’s a process of DISCOVERY, and gaining clarity only comes from working the process.
Here’s how it goes:
We create - we refine - we share - we experience doubts - we push through and share again - and refine again - and create again - we wade through a season of fears and doubts and THEN we experience beloved CLARITY AND AHA’S AND what my husband calls “illumination.”
We can’t get to illumination without the PROCESS.
So - As you bring your talk to life -
in ANY CONTEXT -
virtual, live and in person, through a webinar or keynote or podcast conversation…
You must FIRST go through the process.
And when you’re in those moments of doubt - questioning everything -
"This isn’t working, won’t work, this is dumb, I’m dumb, I hate this…" -
know that as long as you’re working the process - the process is working in you.