TY - GEN AU - NATIONAL SPEAKERS ASSOCIATION TI - PAID TO SPEAK: BEST PRACTICES FOR BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL SPEAKING BUSINESS SN - 978-1-60832-131-5 U1 - 658.45 PY - 2011/// CY - TEXAS PB - GREENLEAF BOOK GROUP PRESS KW - PUBLIC SPEAKING KW - SUCCES IN BUSINESS N2 - With specific, practical advice from thirty high-level speaking professionals, Paid to Speak offers a wealth of information from a variety of perspectives for any speaker trying to make it in this highly competitive industry. Past presidents of National Speakers Association (NSA), renowned authors, and experts who have built hugely successful careers as speakers present skills, techniques, and business tools guaranteed to improve a speaker’s effectiveness and bottom line. The chapters are organized by the four competency areas necessary to develop a professional speaking career: Eloquence, including compelling body language and effective storytelling Enterprise, including how to turn presentations into additional income Expertise, including licensing one’s material and starting a blog Ethics, including how to avoid copyright infringement With this book, readers can advance their skills, their integrity,the value they can offer customers, and their bottom line. ER -