You need to decide, are you serious about speaking, or is speaking a hobby?
If you are serious about a future as a speaker, Path to the Mainstage is right for you. Learn the business of speaking.
Private coaching or in small cohorts, learn from a speaker manager what it takes to be successful as a speaker.
“I am walking proof that a nobody can become a somebody… There is a pathway to get there. I recommend Path to the Mainstage.”
“Li Hayes knows those ninja things that event planners want, the stuff that goes on behind the curtain.”
“Real world experience and inside information… from both speakers’ and event planners’ viewpoints. Fantastic!”
Speaking is a business. Your stage performance accounts for less than 20% of your success as a speaker. What will make you successful as a speaker is understanding what goes on behind the curtain. You need to do what it takes to capture the attention of event planners and get hired by them. Focus and plan forward. Getting noticed and understanding the why behind getting hired will ultimately get you more gigs. There is a specific path to the mainstage. That is what I share.
Gate keepers, agents and speaking experts share backstage secrets with me about the business of speaking; how speakers create success and why they fail. I want to share my insider knowledge and teach you the Path to the Mainstage.
Discover how speakers are REALLY selected. Most speakers struggle to get noticed because they only look as far as the event planner. They don’t promote themselves to the entire prevailing triad that is ultimately responsible for speakers appearing at events.
Universally, these triads choose one speaker over another for the same three reasons. Yet most speakers don’t address these points!
You think they are looking for a certain topic, or a certain price or type of speaker. But the WHY of the selection process goes much deeper than that.
Discovering WHY will get you on more stages.
Avoid the huge mistakes, that even highly experienced speakers make, that destroy speaking opportunities.
Planners seldom reveal the blunders to the speakers themselves. When a speaker makes one of these common missteps, speakers don’t get rehired and the word spreads quickly to other planners!
As an Speaking Manager, I debrief with multiple factions of the prevailing triad after the speakers leave the stage. I know the common fatal mistakes that ruin speakers. Avoid doing things that will cost you repeat performances, testimonials, referrals and future gigs.
Master the steps to success. Getting to the Mainstage requires the right skills, tools and processes.
Learn all of the aspects of the business of speaking that you need to succeed.
Speaking mastery is much more than a well crafted keynote – content is only around 17% of what impacts your speaking business. Gain understanding about how much to charge, how to get value that goes well beyond a speaker fee, how to get gigs, how to negotiate contracts, how to avoid alienating clients, how to communicate with bureaus, what matters on your website, the secret value of social media, and so much more.
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