How to Become a Seminar Speaker

How to Become a Seminar Speaker
By Jae Ireland, eHow Contributor
updated: August 21, 2009
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Speaking at seminars is a lucrative business for motivational speakers. Not only do they get to do a job they love, they get to inspire other people with their words. It takes effort and perseverance to break into the world of seminar speaking.
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Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Instructions

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Choose a topic you would like to speak about. Motivational and seminar speakers specialize in a general topic. It could be leadership, careers, trials, attitude or another topic where you have experience. Choose a topic you have credentials for.
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Write your seminar or presentation. Decide how long you'd like it to be and what topics you'll cover. Gather any visual aids you plan on using. Practice your presentation using all of your visual aids.
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Find out about seminars in your area. Start small so you can build a portfolio of experience to show potential clients. Look for small business seminars and business meetings. Contact your local chamber of commerce and business professional organizations, and check out community calendars .
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Offer your services for free to build experience. Call the seminar coordinator and let him know you are available to speak. Share the outline of your presentation and what areas you focus on. You can also send an outline of the presentation.
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Collect testimonials and feedback from those who see your presentation. Use these when marketing yourself to seminars in which you would be compensated. Feedback is the only way to prove that you are a successful seminar speaker.
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Market yourself when you feel like you've gotten enough exposure while volunteering. Keep track of related seminars in your area and send an outline and a pricing sheet to the organizers. Make sure you know the date, time, address and what the seminar is for.
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Be willing to do presentations at places or events that you don't want to. The experience and feedback will help you get other seminar bookings.

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