Episode 78: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Become Paid Speakers Using Storytelling with Jacqueline Brooker

Welcome back to She's Making Millions, the podcast for powerhouse women ready to scale, lead, and build true wealth. If you're building a business designed for freedom, impact, and legacy, this is the space for you.     Episode Summary & Show Notes Summary Taylor sits down with speaker coach, trainer, and 10-year industry veteran Jacqueline Brooker for a masterclass in public speaking  from her unexpected origin story (a one-hour-notice keynote in front of 200 people) to the exact frameworks she now teaches women who want to speak professionally or use speaking as a platform to scale their business. They cover why confidence is a variable but evidence is stackable, the "engine room" structure behind every unforgettable talk, the two biggest mistakes women make on stage, and how to generate six and seven figures from speaking without ever pitching from the podium. Key Takeaways Confidence is a variable, but evidence is stackable. You don't need to feel ready, you need small wins you can stack, one on top of the other. The "engine room" is where you get remembered. Open in story (15–25% of your talk time), then deliver your most valuable, actionable content in the middle  peppered with micro-stories to keep the energy up. The two biggest mistakes women make when speaking for revenue: (1) leading with your idea and experience instead of the problem you solve, and (2) the "accidental apology"  , anything that opens with "sorry, I'm nervous" that trades your authority for the audience's sympathy. "Be so good they come to find you." Outbound gets you in the room; being exceptional is what gets you rebooked, referred, and paid. The FSD (First [Shitty] Draft) rule. Your first speech in the market doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to hit oxygen so you can learn how it actually lands. You can generate serious revenue without selling from the stage. Jacqueline's "convert loop" framework threads your methodology through the story so people run to you afterward  no pitch required. Use AI to research, not to write. Jacqueline recommends deep-research tools like Claude or Perplexity to find speaking opportunities  but never to draft your actual speech, pitch, or outreach emails. About Jacqueline Brooker Jacqueline is a speaker, coach, and trainer working with two types of clients: women who want to become paid professional speakers, and women who want to use speaking as a platform to grow their business. Before this chapter, she was a CEO in traffic control and mining services, an industrial relations negotiator, and ran a multi-million-dollar family business she took over from her mother at 29. 🔗 Links & Resources: Connect with Jacqueline Brooker https://businessofspeaking.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/businessofspeakinghq/ Connect with Taylor: Follow She's Making Millions on Instagram:@shesmakingmillions Follow Taylor on Instagram: @taylor.victoriaa Subscribe to Taylor's YouTube Channel: Taylor Victoria Get your free 30-day GHL trial here: https://www.gohighlevel.com/shes-making-millions?fp_ref=level-up-outsourcing23 Keep growing with us Join the FREE She's Making Millions Skool community for monthly scaling challenges, worksheets, live Q&As, and bonus trainings Take the 2minutes free audit to find the number one bottleneck in your business