Becoming A Paid Public Speaker
How to Earn an Income Doing Public Speaking & Workshops
Taught by World-Renowned Speaker & Psychotherapy Trainer, Bill O'Hanlon
For those of us who have the privilege to work as counselors, coaches, psychotherapists, and/or other change work professionals, getting to hold space with people in ways that allows them to make find positive growth can be a source of great fulfillment. But so many helping professionals also desire to find ways to have other outlets for our passions and expertise. The drive to these alternative outlets could come from a desire for different creative expression, a wish for additional sources of income outside of our therapy work, or simply wanting to have impact beyond the traditional spaces where we work.
In this search for new outlets, helping professional often consider ideas such as book writing, podcasting, social media curation, etc. However, easily one of the best avenues to explore for income potential, simplicity in the startup process, and for expanding your platform, is paid public speaking/presenting.
Even though some helping professionals find the idea intimidating at first, building a career as a public speaker and workshop leader can have both such great impact and can provide a significant source of personal revenue. Even if you have another passion like podcasting or book writing, public speaking can grow your audience and/or became a way to earn income with the audience you have.
Bill O’Hanlon was initially terrified of the idea of doing professional presentations. But he had a deep drive to change how the world saw psychotherapy and personal growth, so he learned how to challenge his fears and has ended up delivering thousands of presentations across the world, all while creating an unbelievable income for himself in the process.
In this premium course*, Bill has taken everything he has learned over his decades as a highly in demand paid speaker and mental health trainer, and he has distilled it into this complete master-class for those who are wanting to begin or grow their careers as paid public speakers.
In this course*, Bill will share with you:
- Bill's personal story of becoming a successful paid public speaker and workshop presenter.
- An included e-book copy of Bill's book; Becoming a Paid Speaker.
- Guidance on how to focus your topic, define your audience, and clarify your desired outcome, and then bringing it all together in the outlining process for your growth as a public speaker.
- A walkthrough of the starting process of paid presenting; including essentials for speakers and big mistakes to avoid.
- Thoughts in creating your slides, as well as how to effectively incorporate media (audio/video) into your presentations.
- Coaching on how to overcome fears related to public speaking and presenting.
- Bill's tips on mastering the technology side of presenting, including microphones, amplifiers, creating handouts, and more.
- Guidance on how to market yourself as a speaker and workshop presenter.
- Insider secrets on how to get hired as a speaker for conferences and other organizations
- Building skills as a speaker, including effective use of storytelling.
- Managing the business side of speaking/presenting
- Practical templates of speaker contracts, speaker sheets (in getting hired), and more.
- Suggestions for online platforms for live speaking and creating courses.
- Included Bonus recordings of previous coaching calls Bill had with past students to launch their how successful paid public speaking careers.
- Other guides, templates, and expert interviews, all with a lifetime access.
Your Instructor
William "Bill" O'Hanlon is a world renowned leader in the fields of brief psychotherapy and clinical hypnosis. Bill is the author of 40 books and has delivered over 3,700 talks around the world, and teaches others how to write and publish their own books and how to become paid public speakers. Bill is the co-founder of the Solution-Oriented Approach, a therapeutic method that focuses on identifying unrealized possibilities while acknowledging emotional and contextual issues. During graduate school, Bill studied with the eccentric and creative psychiatrist Milton Erickson (he was Dr. Erickson's only work/study student), he later became a major teacher/translator of Dr. Erickson's approaches to clinical hypnosis and change. More on Bill can be found at www.billohanlon.org
Course Curriculum
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PreviewAccessing Course (After Purchase)
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Start1.1 Getting Into the Course
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Start1.2 Downloading files and navigating lessons (video) (2:11)
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StartGet the "Teachable App" for course access on iPhone/iPad
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StartReferences to "Coaching Calls" & "Comment Board"
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Start1.3 Your plan of action (Word file)
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Start1.4 Introduction to the Paid Public Speaker Course (slides plus audio) (9:26)
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Start1.5 Four Focusing Questions for presentations
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Start1.6 Identifying Your Passion and Mission for Speaking Worksheet
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Start1.7 Focusing Your Topics and Titles Worksheet
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Start1.8 The Program Worksheet
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Start1.9 Positioning Yourself as a Speaker (video; slides plus audio) (42:44)
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Start1.10 I can do better than that!
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Start1.11 The Population Worksheet
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Start1.12 Identifying Your Niche (audio)
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StartSeven Essential Steps to Becoming a Workshop Presenter
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StartHow I became a successful public speaker and workshop presenter (audio)
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StartLessons from Bill's experience becoming a speaker (audio)
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StartThe 3 biggest mistakes beginning speakers make (audio)
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StartPreparation (video; slides plus audio) (17:37)
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StartHow to Set Your Speaking Fees (video; slides plus audio) (23:51)
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StartGetting Over Your Fears About Speaking (video; slides plus audio) (25:55)
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StartOvercoming your fear of speaking (audio)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Microphones (video) (4:35)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Microphones 2 (video) (7:44)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Amplifiers (video) (8:53)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Getting Sound Out of Your Computer (video) (4:25)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Getting Visuals Out of Your Computer (video) (6:00)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Cymbals (video) (1:13)
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StartTech Secrets for Speakers - Computer Lock (video) (3:29)
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StartMastering Slides and Handouts (video; slides plus audio) (27:34)
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StartEditing and working with slides in PowerPoint (video) (4:32)
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StartAdding multi-media elements to slide programs (video) (5:38)