Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies20 Jul

Expertise Alone Doesn’t Get You Booked as a Speaker - Here's What Does

If people leave your talk thinking, “She really knows her stuff,” that feels good. But it doesn’t necessarily make you memorable, referable, or bookable.

In this fourth and final episode of my Expert Trap series, I’m looking at three things you may be saying yes to (more content, neutrality, and the wrong room) and the identity questions underneath each one. I’ve done all three, and I still have to watch for them in my own presentations.

You’ll hear why your audience doesn’t need everything you know, how a clear point of view helps your ideas travel, and how to choose speaking opportunities that make your thought leadership stronger instead of more generic.

I’ll also give you one practical exercise you can use right away: replacing one proof sentence with one belief sentence.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How too much content can become a way to prove you belong
Why staying neutral can make your message harder to remember
How to know when a speaking opportunity is the wrong room
The identity shift from expert to thought leader
Why expertise builds trust, but your point of view makes you referable and bookable
The difference between a proof sentence and a belief sentence

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/481/

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Enroll in our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox

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