My #1 Secret for Getting the Gig

17 January 2012 | Posted by Lisa Sasevich

In this blog, I’ve been showing you how to find speaking engagements where you can offer your products and services in the back-of-the-room at the end of your talk. Now I’m going to tell you how to actually get one.

My #1 secret for getting the gig is to be prepared with the following five things before approaching a host.

You need all five in place, because if you’re scrambling to pull them together, the host may conclude that you’re not ready to speak on their stage.

So here are the 5 things that you need to prepare in advance:

1. A talk outline. In a brief opening paragraph plus three to five bullets, list what your talk covers and what the audience will learn. When the hosts ask for mine, I literally email it while we’re talking.

2. A professional photo in digital format. You also want to be able to email this right away.

3. A bio. In a punchy way, get your credibility down on paper so that they can see you’re ready and have experience that makes you a great choice to put on stage.

4. A leveraged offer. You need to be able to serve more people than you can handle one-on-one, so you need a teleseminar, a workshop, a group program of some kind to offer from the stage if you are going to sell from the stage.

5. Confidence. You’ve got to approach hosts with confidence. And what gives you confidence is having your Signature Talk, your Irresistible Offers and all of the above ready to go!

If you show up prepared with those 5 things, your host will be confident that you can step on their stage tomorrow and make both them and you look really good!

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Three Ways to Find Your Next Speaking Gig

3 January 2012 | Posted by Lisa Sasevich

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1. The number one way to find your next gig is through a process my friend Jaime used to call “stirring the drink.”

Basically, this means, stir the energy of the universe, get out there. Offer to speak everywhere you can.

If you send your speaker outline to 20 places, you may find that the opportunity comes from some other direction. That’s great. That’s how the universe works sometimes.

The important thing is for you to get the ball rolling by putting it out to the universe in the first place.

2. Another great way is through the people you know.

For instance, if I had spoken on a teleseminar series with 10 or 20 other speakers, I would contact those speakers and ask if they wanted to share connections and notes on some of the other places we’ve spoken. That’s an excellent way to get and receive help.

3. The third way is often overlooked. It’s your own list.

Your list is filled with people involved in dozens of groups that need speakers. Put it out there. Ask your list (or a section of it if it’s large) if they know of someone who may be able to use your expertise on their stage or teleseminar.

Then be prepared to receive.

These ideas can get you dozens of leads.

Just stir the drink and watch the universe respond.

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How DOES Lisa Sasevich get it all done?

22 October 2011 | Posted by Erin Tillotson

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It’s Michele PW, Lisa’s personal copywriter and also your roving reporter at Lisa Sasevich’s FIRST EVER “Impact and Influence — THE ULTIMATE Business-Building Bootcamp for the Heart-Centered Entrepreneur” Bootcamp.

We’re wrapping things up here at Impact and Influence and it feels like the last day of summer camp. A lot of hugs and pics (check out http://www.Facebook.com/LisaSasevichFan if you want to take a look at them) and of courses, tons of connecting and promising to stay in touch.

What’s so great about this event is the last thing we’re doing is crafting a plan, so we all know EXACTLY what we need to do when we sit down at our desks Monday morning. Lisa shared one of her top tips for how she gets it all done right here:

(She actually shared a second, bonus tip on how she’s able to host these super-successful events.)

Keep those comments and observations coming!

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Why should you host live events? Lisa Sasevich answers!

22 October 2011 | Posted by Erin Tillotson

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I was able to grab Lisa as she was heading to lunch with all her new Sassies (the energy in the room is absolutely buzzing, everyone is so excited) and she shared a few quick observations about the power of live events — here’s the link so you can check it out:

And don’t forget to post your comments and observations.

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Are you in the wormhole?

22 October 2011 | Posted by Erin Tillotson

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Lisa Cherney, Sassy Training Director & Juicy Marketing Expert, took the stage to talk about something she discovered we all struggle with as entrepreneurs — the wormhole. What is the wormhole? Well, take a look below. (You may be surprised to find you ARE in the wormhole because being in the wormhole looks like something else — but Lisa can explain it better than me.

So what do you think? Do you want to share your experiences of being in the wormhole? Post your comments and observations.

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