How to Use Speaking to Win a World of New Opportunities – Podcast 77

Build Global Visibility Via Public Speaking If you’re looking for opportunities to build visibility for you, your ideas/expertise or your business on an international scale, here’s some great news:

Speaking up can be your fast pass ticket to rapidly gaining a foothold/presence in chosen markets around the world. Here’s why.

Used in combination with online and offline communication strategies – as speaking is rarely an ideal, stand-alone means of reaching your target audiences – public speaking can give you the opportunity to:

#1 Win ‘Real’ Attention From Those You Want to Influence

In an era where traditional media consumption has plummeted and consumption of online content is rarely more than fleeting (i.e. seconds versus minutes) today…

… How can you command enough attention from your target audiences to help them readily assess how what you have to say can be of real interest to them?

Here’s an idea. Bypass the noise and find opportunities to speak with your audiences where they assemble to learn more about topics they care about.

It’s easier to do this than you may think. And that’s because most networking groups or associations are crying out for new and interesting speakers.

And if you fall into these categories, you can attract myriad invitations to stages where you can get undivided attention from people you want to influence.

#2 Be Seen and Heard (For The Right Reasons and in The Right Way)

As long as your talks deliver genuinely valuable ideas to your target audiences; speaking up will give you amazing platforms to demonstrate knowledge and expertise they’ll likely lap up. And for good reason.

If you think for a moment about your own experiences when listening to speakers over the years- would it be fair to say that you have found yourself underwhelmed by talks you’re heard many more times than you’re ever been blown away by what you learned/experienced?

Probably. And you’re not alone. Truth be told, that’s the norm.

But – if you happen to be among the few who is seen and heard as someone who can solve real problems your audiences care about – there’s only upside to how folks will regard you.

#3 Begin More Meaningful Conversations

And building on that notion, there’s more:

Where audiences see you in this positive light, your credibility can go through the roof and you’ll commonly find many audience members seeking you out to discuss how they could work with you instead of vice versa. How cool is that?

And isn’t a lot easier to attract conversations from your target audiences – from people who are already well disposed to you – versus trying to win business via more selly-selly means?

You bet.

And with all of these things in mind, I’m delighted to have the chance to delve into a real-life example of how these ideas can work in action when I spoke with award winning tech blogger, globe-trotting professional speaker and founder of Razor Social, Ian Cleary in today’s expert interview.

Lean in to learn from Ian’s awesome insights, experiences and tips.

What Experts Can Learn From a Speaker Who’s Gone Global

Listen in as we discuss:

  • Ian’s surprise call while sitting in his garden in North County Dublin
  • Why pre-talk online engagement can boost your audience interaction
  • The value of inviting, a smile and handshakes
  • Why you must pave a way past us v them thinking
  • Thoughts about dealing with situations where things go wrong
  • The importance of personality and why Oscar Wilde was right
  • And more

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