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Secrets to securing speaking engagements

Five ways to kickstart your speaking career
January 05, 2022

The most common question I’m asked by my peers is, ‘How do you secure speaking engagements?’

It’s a great question but a loaded one, as there are no quick answers and every journey is unique. But I’ve learned a lot over my years of speaking and I wanted to share my insights. I’ll be breaking up my answer into two parts. This article will cover the high-level basics and part two (to come) will cover putting together a good pitch.

So, if you’ve decided that you want to kick off your career or side hustle as a speaker, here are my top tips for getting started:

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