This SpeakerBiz Program is the intermediate course that helps emerging professional speakers design, develop, and determine a more focused direction for platform skills and business growth. It is the second of a 3-part series that offers 8 monthly sessions providing a more in depth look at the following:

• Develop your "Brand".

• Refine your area of expertise and industry niche target market.

• Examine various business models and develop your own strategic business and marketing plan.

• Develop dynamic openers, warm-ups, and closers.

• Learn accelerated training games and audience participation activities to enhance your own keynotes and workshop programs.

• Discover how music, art, and physical movement, can enhance your audience learning experience.

• Develop effective strategies to deal with difficult audience members.

• Learn the SpeakerBiz Puzzle Method to create keynotes, workshops, half-day and full day programs.

• Discover product development ideas and the possibilities for how to effectively repurpose your content and training materials.

• Learn financial management strategies to help negotiate contracts, fees, and royalties.

• Explore the benefits of speaking for free vs. speaking for fee as en effective marketing tool.

• Learn effective strategies to optimize your product sales from the platform as well as how to increase pre-orders for products prior to your events.

• Improve your interview skills with meeting planners and prospective clients to increase your number of bookings.

• Develop business management systems that track your cash flow and daily operating expenses.

• Determine when it may be time to hire office staff, a booking agent, or a personal assistant.

• Learn the benefits of having business partners and collaborating on joint venture business projects.