Winning awards isn’t necessary if you want to make a living as a public speaker, but there’s no denying that it can help, in that it will enable you to win more gigs and to charge a higher premium. It can also be nice to receive recognition from within the…

Many people assume tickets for popular events sell themselves, yet event organizers know differently. Selling tickets is often easier said than done, even when the function is white-hot and an organizer appears to have got everything right. If you run a business that puts on events, you may be satisfied…

It seems as though there’s a smartphone app for everything these days, and public speaking is no exception. Public speakers have existed for millennia without having smartphones to help and support them, but applications have changed the game and opened up a whole raft of new possibilities. You can get…

Virtual events provide new opportunities for businesses to engage with customers, partners, and industry specialists, requiring fewer resources whilst hosting a space to network and learn from each other. As online conferencing software improves and becomes more common, businesses have gained confidence in planning virtual events. In fact, 40% of…

All of us have accents, whether we’re aware of it or not. In fact, in many cases, we don’t even think of ourselves as having an accent until we meet people from a different culture and they point it out to us. The real question is how strong our accent…

Where social media is concerned, LinkedIn is a household name. Launched in 2003, LinkedIn has experienced a growing number of users ever since. According to Statista, 779 million people used LinkedIn in 2021. Given that LinkedIn has had an average monthly growth rate of 3% since its launch, that figure…

Ryan Foland speaks with Mark Willis, a certified financial planner, three-time #1 best-selling author, and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services. In this episode of our podcast series, Ryan and Mark talk about giving your audience the pathway, showing them different stories, and helping them understand what it means…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a huge impact on every aspect of our society, especially when combined with sister technologies like machine learning and natural language processing. We’re talking about a technology that’s in the process of revolutionizing everything from healthcare to entertainment to city management to manufacturing. And it…

Public speakers and pilots have a lot in common, whether you realize it or not. …