Brad Montgomery, Motivational Speaker

How To Be A Professional Speaker

A while back I was at the National Speakers Association with Dr. Brad Nieder…known to his many audiences as The Healthy Humorist. Brad is a good friend, and an amazingly talented and funny professional speaker.  I took the opportunity — and took out my phone — to record his top tips for how to be a professional speaker.

I love what he says about putting in the time and having patience.  (And in his case, having patients.)   Thanks for sharing the advice, Brad!

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	Brad Speaks: Tips for Speakers, Entertainers, and Presenters. 1. Latest YouTube video. ( Template for a keynote Speech.) 2. Shameless plug: How to Be A Motivational Speaker audio ==== Basic, Easy-Peasy Template for a Motivational Speech What does a keynote speech look like? How do you outline it? It’s way easier than you think. Get the details from Brad Montgomery’s latest video here: See the YouTube video here. (It’s a long link…. if it doesn’t work, copy the whole thing and paste it into your browser.) Enjoy! Shamless Advertising: Do YOU want the full scoop on how to be a motivational speaker? I put my best ideas and my best tips in this product. How to Be Motivational Speaker … From A to Z. I have THE best job in the world. I travel the world making folks feel better by giving them specific tools to achieve more and live well. I have received perhaps hundreds of calls asking me how I got started, how

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	Brad Speaks: Tips for Speakers, Entertainers, and Presenters. 1. Latest F R E E video. (The importance of "niche-ing") 2. Shameless plug for a VERY cool product.

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Brad Speaks: Tips for Speakers, Entertainers, and Presenters.

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Ok, here’s my first gift. It’s a replay of a teleseminar I offered about the using more humor in your presentations.

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Brad Speaks: Tips for Speakers, Entertainers, and Presenters.

1. Another F R E E audio. (The importance of “niche-ing”)

2. That’s it!

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Okey dokey. You asked for it. Here is my second gift for ya.

It’s a recording of me talking about the BUSINESS of speaking, training, and humor. So often we focus on the presentation skills side of professional speaking that we forget to talk about how to get the jobs in the first place.

It was a really successful recording (aw shucks!) and I’m pleased to offer it up as my treat.

	Business of Speaking Part 1 (right click to “save as…”) Business of Speaking Part 2 (right click to “save as…”) Here’s the offer I describe in the call: http://www.humorjumpstart.com/skills Download the recording to listen on your computer, burn a CD, or listen on your iPod.

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I had a very bright high school student call me recently.  She kindly asked if she could interview me about my job as a motivational speaker for a paper she wrote.  She was a great kid on the phone, and as you can see by her email (and paper) below you’ll see that her teacher agreed.  

Emily:   you’re  a rock star!  Keep it up girl and let me know if I may be of further service.

Here’s her email

Dear Brad,

I am writing to you both, as you requested, to let you know about the outcome of my senior project about motivational speaking.  I wrote and presented a speech about technology to a retired men’s group, which went really well.  I wrote a paper about my research, and I mentioned both of you.  An attachment of the paper is included in this email.

The most nerve-wracking part of this entire experience was presenting my topic to my panel of judges.  I had to speak to them about more than the material included in my research paper, because they read my paper prior to my presentation.  After a recap of what I learned in my research for my paper, I talked to them

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Do you have a presentation, speech, business meeting or other type of talk to give to a group? After speaking are you often left with the feeling that most of the audience was busy thinking about what they were going to have for lunch instead a paying full attention to what you were saying? When confronted with interviews, presentations, or public speeches, too many members of today’s business world are ill-equipped to speak their minds and engage an audience. Here are some tips to help today’s business person at any level speak better, perform better, and leave the audience remarking on the quality of the presentation rather than whether to have their bologna sandwich or go out for a cheese steak.

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Research The research tip can be summed up in three simple words: KNOW YOUR STUFF! “Stuff” should be replaced by whatever is appropriate to the occasion. For instance, for an interview, know your resume. For a presentation before your colleagues and associates, know your material. For a keynote address before a national convention of stockholders, know your audience. The more research you do, the more you’ll know, and the more confident you’ll be (Continue Reading…)

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