The Speaker Lab Podcast27 Apr 2020

How Speakers Are Still Getting Booked and Paid to Speak w/ Erick Rheam

Grant Baldwin and Erick Rheam hosted a Facebook Live to talk about how speakers are still getting booked and paid to speak even in the midst of the pandemic.

During the live stream, Grant and Erick discuss:

The state of the speaking industry
Dealing with ambiguity and anxiety
Long-term ramifications of social distancing
How some speakers are still getting booked and paid to speak
Reaching the point of turning down new opportunities
When to say no if a gig is outside your brand/industry
Thinking about the balance between virtual and live events in the future
How do you stay positive and keep moving forward?
Why proven systems don’t break even if the variables change
What speakers can do to work with live events to postpone without losing income
The value of relationships and why you can’t ignore them
Now is the time coaching really matters
Are speakers still booking events that are happening in the future? (Spoiler Alert: YES!)
Pros and cons of virtual events and how to book them
Why speakers are in the problem-solving business
How to adapt live event keynote to virtual offers that are still on message
Being prepared to pivot a lot
Starting somewhere and being willing to try new things
The dangers of a scarcity mindset
Never knowing who’s in the audience
How many “sleeps” are you gone for live events vs virtual gigs?
Going from 40 potential gigs in his pipeline to 81 during the pandemic
Industry insights direct from event planners
Using this time to position yourself for when the wave of live events comes back
And more

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