086: Disrupting The Professional Speaking Industry

By popular demand, we bring to you an episode dedicated to my thoughts on the public speaking industry, why I enjoy disrupting it and where I think the future of speaking is going.  Topics & questions I cover on this episode: How & why I love speaking (Also listen to episode 039) Current state of the "Good Ole Boy" speaking network How I leverage digital to provide extra value for those that hire me How to make it as a speaker without a book or celebrity fame or being a big ex CEO. Value of having a niche as a speaker How to standout in the speaker space What impact Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality will have on the event management and event production space How much I charge to speak and the importance of understanding your value and asking for that value when working with event managers Will offline events eventually not exist? What the future of speaking looks like I've truly found my dream job and my calling for what I want to do for the rest of my life and with that being said I also want to help take this industry to new heights and in new ways.   For the calls to action at the end of the show send me a tweet or tag me on instagram @iSocialFanz www.Instagram.com/iSocialFanz www.Twitter.com/iSocialFanz If you want to find out more about me as a speaker visit: www.isocialfanz.com/speaker