138. Tap Into The 7,500 Opportunities To Be Booked To Speak (A guide for those just getting started)

<p>Let’s face it. <strong><em>People hire EXPERTS</em></strong>. And there are 7,500 opportunities a day to highlight yourself as one.</p><p>Yes, that’s the magic of being a speaker! When you’re booked for events (in person and virtually), you’re positioned as the expert and your audience are pre-qualified leads.</p><p>What most entrepreneurs don’t know is this opportunity to speak happens 7,500 every single day and that’s just here in the US. Imagine the opportunities globally.</p><p>To top it off, you don’t need to have any previous experience in speaking! And you don;t need to wait till you’ve been in business for so many years before you get started speaking. What you do need is to know how to get booked for these events.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>How you can tap into these 7,500+ opportunities</li><li>Right now you have a warm list of places to reach out to today, hang around others so you can actually start filling your calendar with bookings.</li><li>My theory on pitching yourself to speak to associations and events that actually works and builds relationships without sounding spammy.</li></ul><br/><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links and resources mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Get on the waitlist for <a href="speakandstandout.com/ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>IN Demand Signature Speech</strong></a> NOW!</li></ul><br/><p><br></p><ul><li>Grab the FREE resource <a href="speakandstandout.com/visible" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Go from Unknown to Visible.</strong></a><strong> </strong></li></ul><br/><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Follow me on Instagram:</strong> <a href="http://instagram.com/laurieann.murabito" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@laurieann.murabito</a> </li></ul><br/><p><br></p><ul><li>For more about me and what I do, check out <a href="www.speakandstandout.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">my website</a> </li></ul><br/><p><br></p><ul><li>If you’re looking for su