| Once you are well versed in the field of professional | | | | companies. For instance, Fred Pryor is a training |
| speaking, you face the task of finding jobs that suit | | | | company that hires a number of speakers to present |
| you. | | | | several topics. Quite often this job involves hectic |
| Initially, you begin by ensuring you are competent at the | | | | schedules and a lot of travel but could result in |
| job. You can do this by speaking at a few seminars | | | | remunerations of up to $75,000 per annum. |
| without pay. This will allow you to Increase your | | | | The NTPA (National Trade and Professional |
| increase while at the same time building a client base. | | | | Associations) has a directory that has several |
| This will result in you being more eligible for better | | | | beneficial contacts. It retails for approximately $150 and |
| paying jobs since your credibility and capacity to draw | | | | is released during February every year. |
| audiences will be refined. Additionally, your | | | | Other directories of benefit are the Directory of |
| professionalism will become apparent. | | | | Association Meeting Planners. This retails for $550 and |
| Several places within your vicinity have regular jobs for | | | | is issued every march. This directory is available in CD |
| professional speakers. These include schools, colleges | | | | format. The Directory of Corporate Meeting Planners |
| and universities, speaker bureaus, libraries, businesses | | | | is an alternative available in hard copy and costs $450. |
| and non-profit organizations. It is important to offer | | | | These are some of the meeting planners? directories |
| your services to people in this organization whom | | | | that are useful to professional speakers seeking |
| you?ve made contact with. | | | | engagements. |
| Additionally, searching online for "calls for speakers" will | | | | It is highly beneficial to develop peer networks as well |
| give you results for employers seeking professional | | | | as networks with potential clients. Meeting planners |
| speakers. The keyword phrase "speakers wanted" | | | | frequently hire speakers based on word of mouth |
| also leads you to sites that need professional | | | | recommendations. This will thus make networking |
| speakers. | | | | worth the time and effort. |
| Speakers? forums tend to have postings for jobs | | | | The above mentioned are only some of the places |
| where professional speakers can get paid. The variety | | | | where jobs can be found. In order to sell yourself, you |
| is somewhat limited but enables you to select jobs that | | | | will find it advisable to have a promotional kit. This |
| fall under the subject matter you?re well versed in. | | | | includes various items including a biography, a video |
| Several organizations hold conferences regularly and | | | | demo, contacts, content and testimonials among |
| therefore post jobs for professional speakers. | | | | others. In order to create and sustain a potential client |
| Examine the conference schedules for these | | | | list, you will need to create a marketing policy that will |
| organizations and pay keen attention to those that fall | | | | help you achieve this. This list will allow for the use of |
| under your subject matter area. The jobs are posted | | | | phone calls or direct mail to market yourself. With this |
| as early as 6-8 months before the speaking | | | | information in mind, you can now look for speaking |
| engagement begins. | | | | engagements. |
| There is regular work available from training | | | | |