The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk 119: Jane Atkinson – How To Launch Your Speaking Career
Episode 119: Jane Atkinson – How To Launch Your Speaking Career
If you ever plan to speak in front of a group of people, then you’ll want to listen to this episode with Jane Atkinson. If you have a desire to speak professionally and get paid, then you’ll love this conversation. I really enjoyed this conversation, specifically the portion of the talk where Jane did a live workshop with me. I learned a great deal about the speaking profession from
Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their businesses for over 20 years. As a former speaker’s agent, she has represented numerous speakers, celebrities and best-selling authors. Today, as a speaker coach, Jane has helped some of the industry’s hottest stars. Many of Jane’s clients have vaulted to the top 3% of the field. Her clients are the who’s who…. Executive VP’s of Fortune 100 companies, Editors-in-Chief of Top Magazines, Bestselling Authors, Adventurers, Ivy League Professors and regular everyday people who have a strong message.
Jane’s book entitled “The Wealthy Speaker 2.0: A Proven Formula for Building a Successful Speaking Business” has been touted “the bible” of the speaking. Her follow up book “The Epic Keynote: Presentation Skills and Styles of The Wealthy Speaker” has become the speakers “presentations reference guide”.
Episode 119: Jane Atkinson – How To Launch Your Speaking Career
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“What changed for me working with Jane? Everything…we’ve been together since the beginning and 3 years later we are well on our way to building a million dollar business. She is the definitive Speaker Launcher!” – Ryan Estis
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Focusing… Choosing something you want to be known for leads to sustained excellence
- Be a specialist… A thought leader in one area
- How speakers bureaus can be helpful
- The beginnings of Ryan Estis’ career and how Jane helped him
- Direct, Live, 1 on 1 coaching
- Why building in surprise elements to your speech will differentiate you
- Read The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
- How to “make the audience the heroes of your story”
- Creating audience interaction and engagement – A “How To”
- Why everyone should invest in a coach (She pays $25K/year for hers)
- Personal growth, self-development = Learning Leader
Continue Learning:
- Go To: SpeakerLauncher.com
- Follow Jane on Twitter: @janeatkinson
- Read: The Wealthy Speaker 2.0
- To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12
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Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell
Bio From SpeakerLauncher.com
Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their businesses for over 20 years. As a former speaker’s agent, she has represented numerous speakers, celebrities and best-selling authors. Today, as a speaker coach, Jane has helped some of the industry’s hottest stars. Many of Jane’s clients have vaulted to the top 3% of the field. Her clients are the who’s who…. Executive VP’s of Fortune 100 companies, Editors-in-Chief of Top Magazines, Bestselling Authors, Adventurers, Ivy League Professors and regular everyday people who have a strong message.
Jane’s book entitled “The Wealthy Speaker 2.0: A Proven Formula for Building a Successful Speaking Business” has been touted “the bible” of the speaking. Her follow up book “The Epic Keynote: Presentation Skills and Styles of The Wealthy Speaker” has become the speakers “presentations reference guide”.