Resources for Speakers

Whether you are simply trying to learn more about the speaking industry or you are trying to move from an occasional speaker to a full-time paid professional speaker, there are several resources we recommend becoming familiar with.

The best place to start, of course, is with free resources on the web. We'd like to think we have the best compilation of resources available for this topic area. If you come across anything we don't have here, please let us know so we can update our site.

How To Book Speaking Engagements
A Systematized Approach by Industry Veteran Mary McKay!

This home study course includes a manual, 15 CDs of interviews with industry professionals who are successful agents, speakers with agents, bureaus, a speaker consultant and two speaker management offices. It also includes one CD-ROM of all of the forms and checklists, reporting, and booking documents necessary for your agent.

Free Newsletters

Our number one recommendation for free information (other than our own mailing list) is Tom Antion's Great Speaking E-zine. We will warn you right away that Tom is trying to sell you products. Although his web site might be considered a little too pushy in the sales area, his newsletter is a great resource. With that said, we still think that Tom Antion is a professional speaker anyone in the speaking profession should know about. This newsletter is delivered twice a month and is packed with great tips for speakers. The sign-up form for the newsletter can be found here.

A close second for free newsletters is Patricia Fripp's SpeakerFrippNews Newsletter.

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