We’ve had a wide range of experts on Speakernomics over time who have shared so much wisdom, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the sheer amount of valuable insights that you don’t know where to start using it to become a better speaker and build a better business. This week, Robert is flying solo in the studio with a review of five invaluable topics we’ve covered this year with some suggestions on episodes you should revisit and how to get started implementing what you’ve learned. Answer our question! Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: Over the past 6 months, what are the top one or two lessons you’ve learned that will contribute to the long-term health and sustainability of your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can connect with your audience in so many ways. Is humor in your skillset? Humor is a great way to break the ice, connect with your audience and make your presentation feel alive, but it can also come across is awkward, boring and uncomfortable. This week on the show, we invited Pat Dwyer to share how you too can use humor and improv skills to deliver a memorable and powerful presentation.Key Takeaway: Not being fully in control of what’s happening on stage might be the key to getting hired over and over againAnswer our question! Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: What is your best dad joke?Who is Pat Dwyer?Pat is funny, but kind. He used to be in the Peace Corp and is a an award-winning speaker and comedian. He just launched the Speaker Comedy Intensive and roamed around the country during the pandemic with Harvey the RV and his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you considered your word choices in your presentations? Are you limiting how effective your message is by adding filler words like “today” and unclear words like “things” and “people”? This week on Speakernomics, we invited Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, to share a brief, but powerful lesson about the importance of your word choices when you take the stage. Key takeaway: Specificity builds credibility.  Answer our question! Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: Have you ever had one of your presentations transcribed? Who is Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE?Patricia is a Hall of Fame Speaker and an award-winning presenter. She was the first woman to serve as president of NSA and is a 46-year member. She has delivered close to 4,000 presentations in her career and has authored and co-authored six books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone has a podcast nowadays, but does every professional speaker need one? While anyone can start a podcast, it can be a lot of work yours up and running and the effort needs to align with your current goals and workload! In this week’s episode of Speakernomics, Bill Cates, CSP, CPAE, share his experience about why he overcame his apprehension to start a podcast and how the show helps him not only stay relevant, but helps him add an extra revenue stream and add more value to his clients.Answer our question!Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: How can you pair a podcast with your speaking to add more value?Who is Bill Cates, CSP, CPAE?Bill is the author of six books, a founding member of NSA’s Million Dollar Speakers Group, and a Hall of Fame speaker. He’s been featured in many magazines including The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur and Money Magazine. Besides his successful business career, he’s climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, lived on a houseboat for two months and toured the country in a rock band, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be honest with us, how often are you scrolling short videos on Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok? Are you producing short videos to follow the trend? This week on Speakernomics, we invited Marc Gawith, the head of business development for Pictory, an AI platform that turns your written and video content into shortform videos, to share why these videos are thriving right now. Plus, how Pictory can supplement your team to turn your existing content into short videos in minutes for you to share with your followers.Want to try Pictory for yourself? As an NSA member take advantage of 20 percent off any of the annual plans using code Influence2023 at checkout: https://pictory.ai/nsaspeaker Answer our question!Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering the our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: What type of content do you currently have and what content do you want to create or repurpose from that existing content?Who is Marc Gawith?Marc is a life extender. He spent eight years in the social video space focusing on streaming, production and backend development before becoming the head of business development for Pictory, an AI tool that produces short video content from blogs, videos and other content in minutes. Besides videos, he’s also a big fan of golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Make the Most of YouTube with Nate WoodburyYou’re a speaker with a ton of great of ideas, plenty of videos from your previous engagements and a camera in your pocket to record more, running a YouTube channel should be an easy decision, right? While filling a channel with videos may come easy for you, haphazardly filling your channel with videos without a strategy will only waste your time. This week on Speakernomics, we invited YouTube expert Nate Woodbury to share how you can make the most of YouTube and keywords to turn your channel into an effective lead generating tool.Answer our question!Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering the our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: What’s the next step you’ll take to take advantage of YouTube?Who is Nate Woodbury?Nate is a YouTube producer for more than 30 channels, including many seven-figure influencers and the owner of Be the Hero Studios. He helps experts grow their following and turn their channels in a effective lead generation platform.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for another exciting episode of Speakernomics! While our host Robert Kennedy III attended Influence 2023, he used the opportunity to be around more than 1,000 professional speakers to find out how successful speakers would start their business right now if they were starting over. Tune in as John DeMato, Arel Moodie, Frank Kitchen, CSP, Alana Hill, Steve Bollar, Genie Snyder, and Dr. James Smith, Jr., CSP, share their insights on how you too can build a successful speaking business right in 2023.Answer our question!Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering the our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: If you were beginning your speaking business today with the knowledge that you currently have, what advice would you give yourself? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are you making the most of your social connections, and especially LinkedIn? Having a huge social network looks great, but you need to make sure it’s actually serving your business. This week on Speakernomics, we invited social sales expert Brynne Tillman to the show to share her experience and brilliant ideas about how you can grow your network and get business with your social media network.Answer our question!Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering the our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics! Question: When was the last time you exported your connections, and how many connections do you actually have?Who is Brynne TillmanBrynne is the CEO of Social Sales Link, a former sales trainer, an author, and the cohost of the Making Sales Social podcast. She also dabbled in standup comedy in college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angel Tucker, a certified human behavior consultant, discusses the untapped secrets of understanding personality styles and how it can revolutionize sales. Explore the importance of tailoring communication, crafting effective sales conversations, understanding people's personality types, implementing effective communication strategies, and interacting with your audience.

This podcast discusses the changing landscape of marketing for speakers, the obstacles that event planners face, and the importance of timing and reaching the right audience. It also explores the different marketing approaches for speakers at different stages and the balance between traditional and digital marketing strategies. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of staying top of mind with the majority of the market that isn't ready to buy yet.