Wendi McNeill

Online Success Tips for Public Speakers

I can't stress the importance for each and every speaker to create a strong online presence. Today about 90% or more of your buyers are going online to find their experts and you want to found quickly and easily. Below are a few tips to help you build a s... Read >

Speakers Learn How to Define Your Niche

This is one of the hardest things speakers have to do - defining their niche, and in most cases, it can stop them dead in their tracks. Inexperienced speakers have a tendency to generalize themselves and that won't lead to those successful paid speaking e... Read >

Make Money Doing Free Engagements!

My main goal by writing this article is to stir the creativity that each one of you has inside you, maybe it has been sitting dormant for quite sometime or you feel you just don't have the time….my suggestion is to make time and lets wake up the creativ... Read >

Building Your Credibility By Knowing Your Audience!

There are many ways to build your credibility and become known as an expert, because we all know by building your credibility, in as many ways as possible, gains more attention from the media and in turn brings more speaking engagements for you. This arti... Read >

10 Tips to Help Position Yourself in the Speaking Industry

Becoming a professional full time speaker isn't easy…everyone knows that, it takes a lot of dedication, determination and most important you have to have the passion, if the passion isn't there then my suggestion would be, don't even attempt it! I could... Read >

Top 10 Do Nots When Working With Meeting Planners

1. Don't Be Demanding - Remember planners are only going to book speakers who they like, this is pretty basic but true, if you're too demanding and they don't like you or they don't feel there's a connection they won't hire you. So don't be so demanding t... Read >

Public Speaking-Hidden Opportunities-Are You Looking?

You've decided to become a speaker, you have the knowledge, the talent and the desire to share with the world! You have spent hours putting together the perfect presentation and the money to create a speaker kit along with an online presence…now what? W... Read >

7 Ways to Build Client Relationships

1. Be Nice - I know it sounds pretty elementary but if you think about this for a minute it will make sense. How many people do you run across in a day that are crabby and in a sour mood? You don’t want to interact with them nor be around them and c... Read >

Does Your Website Have A Purpose?

Setting up a website is the first step of an online marketing campaign. The success or failure of your web site depends greatly on how you have defined your website goals. If you don't know what you want your website to accomplish then it will most likely... Read >

What It Takes To Get Noticed By A Meeting Planner

Relationships Rule: Although there are many ways to get a planner to take notice of you, I want to focus on only one and the most important which are relationships. We all know that building relationships is important to any successful business so this... Read >

5 Ways You Benefit When Speaking for Free

What is one thing that upsets speakers the most? One would be not finding enough pay based speaking engagements. The frustration builds, you become discouraged and it gets to the point where you want to give up and go back to your old full time job. This ... Read >

10 Easy Ways for Speakers to Get Publicity

Advertising in the media can be a high-end expense, especially if you are still in the growth phase of your business. Radio and TV spots, magazine ads, commercial marketing can all be quite costly. The question becomes how to increase your exposure and de... Read >

The Beginning Public Speaker - Some of the Basics of Getting Started

If you have made it this far and are reading this article this tells me you have an interest and passion to share your message with the world and to get started in the public speaking arena...a passion so deep that it keeps you up in the middle of the nig... Read >

7 Common Mistakes New Public Speakers Make When First Starting Their Business

In this article I share seven of the most common mistakes that beginning speakers make when just starting their speaking business and how you can avoid them. This article is NOT about presentation skills or speech tips or even about conquering your fear o... Read >

Public Speaking - Are You a Generalist Or Specialist?

Some will say Generalist because they "think" they can reach a wider audience hence producing a full schedule and higher income...I disagree. We all have heard the saying you can't please everyone and such is the case even when you're a speaker. You have ... Read >