Corey Poirier Shares His Tips To Become a Keynote Speaker

Wes Schaeffer
February 03, 2018

Sell more by speaking more so you are seen as the expert and treated as such

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Keynote Speaker with a Signature Talk entitled “Timeless Secrets of Influential Leaders”
Interviewed 4,000 experts so he has some insight into what makes for a key leader
It’s hard to stand out in the speaking world so having a niche helps
Learned “the spider method” from the comedy world
- The body is the core of the talk
- The legs are the supporting points
- Limit your points to 3 to 5 or you’ll overwhelm your audience
Zig Ziglar told jokes and/or new stories every seven minutes because the audience was groomed to expect a commercial every seven minutes
Now you have to mix it up even more
How do you get paid to speak?
- He traded for gym memberships and testimonials and even $300
- Started on the Chamber of Commerce / Rotary circuit
Most of his business now comes from inbound leads
He started by cold calling to get booked to speak
He started asking his attendees for referrals and that gets him 20-30% of his speaking business now
Get these books on speaking
- “Speak and Grow Rich“ by Dottie and Lilly Walters
- “Money Talks: How to Make a Million As A Speaker“ by Alan Weiss
- “Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even if You Hate Marketing and Selling“ by Michael Port
- “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs“ by Carmine Gallo
Follow Corey Poirier on Twitter (@ThatSpeakerGuy)