In this quick tip episode, I’m tackling something that holds many speakers back —decision-making. Whether you’re using speaking to market your business, win clients, or land paid gigs, hesitation can cost you big time. Every day you wait, someone else is taking the stage.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why making decisions feels so challenging.
• The results I’ve seen when speakers go all in.
• Practical ways to accelerate your decision-making process.

If you’ve been stuck in indecision, or not getting the results you want then listen up.

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Resources:

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I saw Lee Warren speak at the Professional Speaking Association summit and he was one of the star turns of the event. The theme was standing out, and his talk was aimed at helping speakers to do exactly that, for the right reasons.

Lee was a magician by night and a sales director by day before he fell into professional speaking. That was 15 years ago and he has been speaking consistently since then using his background in sales, performance, and psychology to help audiences at global brands to become more compelling, confident and connected.

He is also the author of the award-winning book 'The Busy Person's Guide To Great Presenting', and is visiting faculty at The University of Oxford. If that wasn’t enough he is also a Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, and a recipient of the UK's highest award for Professional Public Speaking - The Hall of Fame Professional Speaking Award of Excellence.

In this show I wanted Lee to share the inside track on what it takes to get going, to stand out and stay at the top of your game as a professional speaker. He didn’t disappoint. The tips and advice you get from Lee in this show are worth their weight in gold and I know that your speaking will level up if you put them into action.

What you’ll discover:

• How Lee got into magic and how it’s influenced his approach to speaking.
• How he got his first paid speaking gig.
• The big lesson from magic that separates the great speakers from the amateurs.
• How his content and delivery have evolved over his speaking career and why.
• The distinction between different types of speakers, trainers and workshop facilitators
• How Lee tailors his keynotes for different audiences across different industries without reinventing the wheel every time.
• Some of the mistakes that people make when transitioning from free to paid gigs and how to avoid them.
• Lee’s tips for building a strong paid speaking pipeline.
• How the landscape of paid public speaking changed since Lee started in the industry and how speakers can make sure they stay relevant going forward.
• Why reading some of the great works of fiction can level up your speaking.

Enjoy!

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All things Lee:

Website: https://leewarrenspeaker.com

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leewarrenspeaker/

Books & Resources*:

Selling to Big Companies by Jill Konrath

Speaking Resources:

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Many experts and authors that reach out to me are frustrated that they are struggling to build a following.

They often compare themselves to others and think they aren’t connecting with people because of their persona, or their style, but that’s not it.

There is a reason that others, often less qualified, are reaching and engaging more people and in this show, I’m going to share what that is with you.

In this show I’m covering:

• Why you aren’t getting traction with your message.
• The secret to connecting with your audience.
• How to supercharge that connection.
• When ‘you’ come into the equation.
• Putting it all together to get more followers.

Enjoy!

If you'd like to watch the video of the episode, you can do that here:

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(Take a photo of your review, email it to me at sarah@saraharcher.co.uk and get a free e-copy of my book Cracking Speech Mate - How to Use Humour to Make You an Amazing Speaker!)

Books:

Grab your copy of Straight to the Top - How to Create and Deliver a Killer Elevator Pitch

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Play Bigger by Al Ramadan

Resources:

FREE NEW GUIDE - From Blank Page to Stage

https://www.saraharcher.co.uk

Check out Michelle Minnikin here:

Good Girl Deprogramming (Amazon)

Good Girl Deprogramming (Audible)

Website - https://www.michelleminnikin.com/

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mminnikin/

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