21. From Free to Fee: Proven Tips for Becoming a Paid Speaker

You’d love to get paid for your professional speaking. But you’re not sure how to go from free-based to fee-based. Sound familiar?

In this episode, Deirdre Van Nest tells all! Having gone from speaking for free to now earning a living from delivering her Crazy Good Talks®, Deirdre has proven tips to help you initiate and increase your fees over time.

Deirdre discusses:

• How structure and practice will propel you to become a Crazy Good presenter and speaker
• Why she urges aspiring fee-based speakers to get on stage as much as possible
• How having a speaking coach will help you make a massive impact on the lives of others
• Why networking is the key to continually getting booked to speak
• And more

Resources:

• Crazy Good Talks®: 2. Why I Left The Stage for 24 years With Deirdre Van Nest
• Crazy Good Talks®: 8. Speak To Be Remembered With Craig Valentine, MBA
• “World Class Speaking: The Ultimate Guide to Presenting, Marketing and Profiting Like a Champion” by Craig Valentine and Mitch Meyerson
• Crazy Good Talks®: 13. So What Does It Actually Take To Be a Crazy Good Speaker?
• Crazy Good Talks® Blueprint

Connect With Crazy Good Talks®:

• dvn@crazygoodtalks.com
• 1 (952)-451-0172
• Crazy Good Talks®
• LinkedIn: Deirdre Van Nest