Want More Speaking Invitations? You Need an I.D.E.A. that Sparks Curiosity

Want More Speaking Invitations? You Need an I.D.E.A. that Sparks Curiosity

Today’s episode it’s all about finding and developing your Big Idea for your thought leadership and public speaking.


Ideas are incredibly powerful; they can live on for years, centuries, even millennia. Ideas spark movements for political and social change. Ideas help us as humans understand ourselves, each other, and the world around us.


Your idea doesn’t have to be something people have never heard of before; that’s unlikely as most things have been talked about before - and that’s ok!


As a speaker, you want to have something interesting and unique to talk about, you want to make a positive impact on your audience, and you want to develop your thought leadership.


Perhaps you’re not sure what makes a good idea or which of your ideas is the best one. It all feels a bit messy and muddy.


That’s what I’m going to help you with in this episode! Think of me as your idea whisperer.


You’ll learn:

  • What a Big Idea is
  • Why too many speakers get stuck with superficial content
  • How to identify your I.D.E.A. using this handy acronym I came up with
  • Examples of Big Ideas from myself, from some of our clients, and from thought leaders you’ll recognize
  • Specific questions you can ask yourself to get started developing your Big Idea

(This episode originally aired as episode 354 on November 6, 2023.)

Get these questions and a lot more in our 24-page FREE guide and workbook on Developing Your Thought Leadership at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/guide/.

Links:


Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/thought-leadership-idea-framework/


Get our free Thought Leadership guide and workbook: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/guide/


Discover your Speaker Archetype by taking our free quiz at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/


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


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


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