Public Speaking - Are You Really Ready for the Speaking Business?

By JP Maroney

The public speaking business is on your mind. And, you're wondering if YOU really have what it takes to make it as a professional public speaker.

Here are four life-changing questions you can ask yourself -- that will help you know if you are really ready for the public speaking business.

1) Do you have a topic or area of expertise that you're passionate about ... and you just can't wait to teach and tell others about it?

Passion in speaking is important. You should speak about something that gets you excited.

In fact, I have a favorite phrase that says, "Never compete against someone who gets up in the morning and does what you do for fun." In speaking, it's vital that you are excited and passionate about your topic.

2) Do you have a depth of experience and/or a depth of knowledge in your topic area? In other words ... are you credible?

If you're going to speak on a topic, than you better know what you're talking about. Audiences will see through you immediately if you don't.

That means you need to know what you're talking about based on what you've personally experienced. And, you need to know what you're speaking about based on what you've learned ... through books, interviewing other experts, etc.

3) Are you willing to follow a proven system or formula for building a successful and profitable speaking business?

I know people who like to reinvent the wheel. Not me! I want to know what works. Then, I want to follow that system.

The speaking business chews up and spits out more people than you can imagine ... mainly because they don't have a proven system or formula to follow.

When I was getting started, I beat my head against the wall for six straight months. I only sold $2,400 in speeches my first six months in the business.

Then, I learned a proven system from my mentor, and within two weeks went out and sold $12,500 in speeches in two and a half days to people who had NEVER heard me speak. That's the power of a proven public speaking formula.

4) Are you willing to do nearly anything that's legal, moral and ethical to build your public speaking business - even if it's outside your comfort zone or different than anything you've done before?

Life changing phrase: Successful people have formed the habit of doing what failures dislike doing and will not do. That's the key!

You must be willing to step outside your normal mode of operation and try something new. Work hard! But, work smart.

And, be willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. You can do it ... I believe in you!

Best-selling author & speaker, JP Maroney is founder of Speaker101.com and creator of "The Speaker Formula." Get his FREE audio training, "The Pitfalls & Profit Potential of Professional Speaking" by clicking here. CLICK HERE! or call 1-800-304-5758.

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