TRUE SPEAKING SUCCESS CHECKLIST
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WEBSITE
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speaker demo video that\'s a few minutes long (either unedited or professionally edited)
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clearly state your speaking topic and demographic (if known)
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professional headshot
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speaking in action pictures (at least 3 different looks)
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professional bio (around one page) Highlight your BEST stuff!
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3 presentations including titles and full descriptions for each
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contact form on website
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social proof through written and or video testimonials (5-10)
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calendar of upcoming events or list of clients (if you have a lot of engagements) or a "sampling of clients using logos" (if you don\'t have too many)
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(optional) a story of how you got into speaking about this subject
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STUFF TO SEND TO CLIENTS
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a designed PDF that includes pictures of you speaking, testimonials, bio, presentation titles and descriptions, pricing options, contact info
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link to your speaking video
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GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS (When people Google you, they need to see results that you exist and are credible. Aim to have all or at least two from the list below.)
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write articles as a guest blogger on someone else\'s blog or your blog.
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fully completed social media profiles with professional headshot as your profile picture (keep same image across all mediums) and full descriptions for twitter, linkedin, facebook
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news article written about you and your work (can be something local, doesn\'t have to be national)
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videos on YouTube that show you speaking or speaking on your topic