How To Build a Career in Public Speaking, Earn Fabulous Income & Gain National and International Recognition

1. How to Build a
Successful
Career in Public
Speaking

2. Presented By
Chinedum Azuh

3. Direct Contact
Mobile: 08032069925
www.facebook.com/cazuh
pstchinedum@gmail.com

4. Aims & Objectives
How to Build a Career from
Public Speaking
How To Get Clients
How To Gain National &
International Recognition

5. How to Start a Public
Speaking Career
Choose your category
Keynote speakers are usually experts of some
kind in a field, such as aviation, science, child-raising, and so on.
Become an Outstanding Personality
Most entities that are seeking speakers look
for speakers in one of these classes: Authors, celebrities,
executives, media, political, motivational and
spiritual/religious leaders.

6. 3 Sensational Secrets
for Branding Yourself As
A Speaker
#1: Tell Your Signature Story
Nothing is better than a good story.
#2: Create a Signature Presentation Style
and Look that's All Your Own
I have developed a reputation as a dynamic

7. 3 Sensational Secrets
for Branding Yourself As
A Speaker(con’t)
#3: Pull your Hobbies, and Interests into Your
Program
Watch WWE Monday night Raw (Wrestling) and you
know that people get pretty passionate about their
interests. That's why weaving your interests and hobbies
into your speaking programs turns regular audience
members into raving fans.

8. Understand People’s
Listening and
Thinking Capacity
People Think Faster Than Hear
Have Short Attention Span
Jump to Conclusions


9. Listening
Remedies
Keep Speech Focused
Divide Speech into
Compact Segments

10. Understand & Define
Your Purpose
 Inform
 Inspire /
Persuade
 Entertain
 Accept
 Introduce
 Pay Tribute

11. Understand the
Speech Making
Process
 Choosing/Narrowing a Topic
 Researching Topic
 Organizing Your Speech
 Developing an Outline
 Rehearsing Speech


12. Choosing an
Appropriate Topic
 Is It Important to You?
 Is It Important to Your Audience?
 Will It Hold Audience’s Attention?
 Is It Manageable in the Time Available?
 Is It Appropriate for Oral Presentation?
 Is It Clear?

13. Develop Central
Idea
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Write a one sentence Shows you how to build a
Successful
summary of speech. Career in public speaking

14. Narrowing a Topic
Examples:
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15. Sources of
Supporting Material
Books
Periodicals
Newspapers
Reference Materials
CD-ROM Data Bases
DVD’s and Videos

16. Sources of Supporting
Material (con’t)
 The Internet/World Wide Web
– Search Engines
 Infoseek
 Yahoo
 Lycos
 HotBot
 Google, etc.
– Online Libraries
– Articles Directories

17. Tests of
Supporting
Material
Is Information Specific?
Is Source an Expert?
Is Source Unbiased?
Is Information Timely?

18. Tests of Supporting
Material (con’t)
 Is Information Relevant to Point
Made?
 Does Information Support the
Point?
 Is Information Timely?

19. Special Considerations
for Online Information
 In Physical Print, Quality Is Controlled by
Experts
– Journals - Peer Review
– Periodicals - Editors
– Published Texts - Editors, Librarians
 Online, Must Do Own Quality Control
– Beware! Everything On the Web Is Not
ALL True

20. Don’t Use
Someone
Else’s
Speech!!!

21. Conclusions
Types
Functions

22. Types of
Conclusions
 Summary
 Quotation
 Personal Reference
 Challenge to Audience
 Offer Vision of the Future

23. Functions of
Conclusions
Summarize Speech
Reemphasize Main Idea
Motivate Response
Provide Closure

24. Methods of
Delivery
 Manuscript Reading
 Memorized
 Impromptu
 Extemporaneous

25. Elements of Physical
Delivery or Body
Language
 Appearance
 Posture
 Facial Expression
 Eye Contact
 Movement

26. Rehearsing
Speech
Practice Out Loud
Practice Standing Up
Watch Yourself

27. Rehearsing Speech
Practice Gestures
Practice Eye
Contact
Practice Volume

28. Plan, Prepare, Polish,
Practice, Present
The better you know
your material the less
anxious you’ll be
about presenting it.
Smile and act natural.
Don’t apologize for
being nervous. No one
will know you’re
nervous unless you
call attention to it.

29. 6 Low Cost Ways to
Promote Yourself
 Write articles and offer them for free to offline
and online publications.
 Create and giveaway a free e-book. In the e-
book include an 'About the Author' section which
is where you will promote yourself, business,
products and services.
 Send media releases online and offline. One of
the easiest ways to promote yourself is through
media releases. Write a media release
announcing a new product or interesting industry
event.

30. 6 Low Ways to
Promote Yourself
(cont’d)
 Establish a training class. Your class
could be live, online or even over the
phone.
 Create a business Card.
 Use Social Media Effectively to promote
your self as a Speaker

31. Sources of Income in
Professional Speaking
 Sell Your Knowledge via Books and eBooks
 Create a Training System Using CDs, DVDs
 Get Paid to Speak in Other People’s Events
 Work With Training Organizations
 Do Joint Venture With Other Speakers
 Organize Free Seminars and Sell Your
Products Easily

32. REMEMBER!!!!
Information +
Action =
Transformation