VSAl: Educational Sessions For Virtual Speakers – Virtual Speakers Association International

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Introduction

How to access your resources

Make the Most of Your VSAI Membership

2023 International Virtual Conference – May

Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Seen, Be Heard and Be Paid Well – Pegine

Becoming a Smooth Operator : 3 Steps to a Successful Speaker Contract – Sarah Fox

Book More Business : Selling Your Speaking Services – Lois Creamer

Flow Like a Boss : How to Effortlessly Turn Sales Convos into Upfront Cash – Dawnna St Louis

Getting On More Stages : The 3 Elements to Attract More Bookings – Keith Abraham

How to be Awesome and Not a Diva – Nigel Risner

Level-Up Your Impact : How to Shine in The Spotlight by Collaborating Effectively with Your Event Hosts – Claire Boscq

Mastermind Your Way to Success and Awesomeness – Erik Swanson

Pivot to Products : How to Productize Your Expertise and Scale Your Business – Julie Holmes

Mistakes to Avoid and Top Tips to LEVEL UP – Panel Session

2022 Virtual Speakers Summit – October

Learning to Lead From The Stop – Elias Kanaris

Spread Your Wings – Renée Hasseldine

TAUTUA Servant Warrior – Filipo Levi

The Entrepreneurial Toolsets – Ali Parandeh Zandpour

Publishing a Book to Enhance ‘Brand You’ – Jennifer Lancaster

Panel Dicsussion: Strategies for Speakers To Spread Their Wings & Go Beyond – Michelle Raymond, Vinay Pushpakaran, Dannella Burnett, Samantha Leith

How To Get Over S*ht Fast When It Happens and Manipulate Reality To Your Advantage – Natasha Quariab

Vlogging for Better Education – Feruz Akbarov

How To Energize Yourself To Spread Your Wings And Thrive – Christine Morlet

2022 Virtual Speakers Summit – May

Julian Mather- Be The ONE – Show Up On Video As a Trusted Authority

Priscilla Chan – Working With Speaker Bureaus

Brad Hauck – Stop Telling, Start Selling – How to Convert Lurkers into Leads

Andrea Edwards – The Social Leadership Manifesto

Ron Kaufman – Ask Anything – Completely Candid Q&A with Ron Kaufman

Alyson Van Hooser – Own Your Leadership Success

Andrew Tarvin – Find Your Funny – Unlocking Your Sense of Humor on Stage

2021 Virtual Speakers Marketing Summit

Tariq Mohammadi – Listen to your Client Before You Sell

PANEL DISCUSSION – Sales Strategies for Speakers

Pravin Shekar – Outlier Marketing: Selling without Selling

Cathy O’Dowd – From Mountains to Management: Behind the Scenes with an Inspirational Speaker

Arthur Goldstuck – Digital Marketing: the 5-second Challenge

Shelley Walters – What Every Speaker Needs to Know About Selling to Businesses

Maria Franzoni – What Makes Speakers Bookable – What does it Take to be in the Top 1% Most Booked?

David Newman, CSP – High Fee VIP: How Speakers Can Maximize their Value, Impact, and Profitability

David Avrin – Future-Proofing Your Speaking Business So You Can Be Here Next Year

Yuri van der Sluis – Sell by Helping to Confidently Buy

Ford Saeks – How to Grow Your Speaking Empire and Monetize Your Expertise

Mark Brown, CSP – Changing Lanes

Sabirul Islam – The Personal & Strategic Branding Pillars of Public Speaking

2021 Virtual Speakers Summit

PANEL – The ART of the Virtual Stage

Gil Petersil – Running Masterminds and Building a Following Online

Rick Goodman – Presenting a Virtual Keynote

Joe Heaps – The Gear You Need to Become a Certified Pro and the Journey to Being a Pro

Ian Hatton – What Speakers Really Need to Be Successful Virtually

Shirley Taylor – Running Training Sessions and Maintaining Engagement Online

Liv Conlon – Branding and Selling Online

Raymond Phoon – Building a Great Learning Management System

New Lesson

2020 Virtual Speakers Summit

Future of Speaking – Panel

Liz Hardwick – How to DigiEnable Your Speaking Business

Rickus Jacobs – Why Your Website is Costing You Money & How to Fix It

Renier Lombard – How to Maximise LinkedIn

Mike Handcock – How to Add $100k to your Bottom Line in 2021

Peter Anthony – How To Build Online Courses that Sell

Steve Lowell – Gauging Your Repumeter

Marina Smolynov – Maximising Your Community

Paul McConnon – Speaking Bureaus and the Future of What They Want From YOU

Frank Furness – How to Work From Home & Keep Selling

Mike Handcock – How Speakers Will Succeed in 2025

Books & Authorship

Why write a book?

Your Book Template

Partnering Your Book

WRITE ON! Idea-rich tips and techniques to bring your book into pixels or print

Become a Best Selling Author – Masterclass with Mike Handcock

Business of Speaking

Impact Globally With Your Voice

Discovering Your Unique Ability

Networking with Lindsay Adams CSP

Meaningful Customer Experiences – With Nienke Bloem CSP

Value-to-Profit: knowing your non-negotiables – Paul ter Wal

Spread your Message. See the world. How to become a global keynote speaker – Fredrik Haren

How to Embrace 2021 and the New World – Jonathan Low

Negotiating to Win: How to Get the Fees You Want – David Lim

The 7 Laws of Innovation: Turning Your Keynote into a Sustainable Business Model – Bruce Wade

Be A World-Class Speaker using Vikas World-Class Quadrant – Vikas Jain

Add Another Stream of Income to Your Business – Lindsay Adams

Increase Value for Your Customers and Grow your Business by Building your Product Eco System – Nienke Bloem

Content Repurposing – Turning Your Past into Profits – Sally A Curtis

Intention: The Key to Speaking Success – Andrew Bryant

Human Language Technology – Eric Bauwelinck

Zoom Makeovers : Elevate your Online Screen Presence – Shelley Golden

You’ve 7 Seconds : Make Them Count! – Sylvie di Giusto

Hermien Elago – Virtual Connections

How to Prepare, Deliver and Leverage a TEDx-Talk Lessons Learned From 6x TEDx-Speakers – Daria Vodopianova & Sébastien Roger de Nunez

Deserving Comes from Serving – Stories and Perspectives from 20 Years of International Speaking – Martin Laschkolnig

Presenting at the Speed of Trust – CJ Ng

More Than Ever, It’s Time To Be Optimistic! – Michel Poulaert

Creating Long-Term Relationships Through the Impact you Make – Gilly Chater

Value Propositions, Pitching and Proposal – Renee Hasseldine

The Awesome Art of Speaking from the Heart – Terry Ghani

The Power of Play in Virtual Meetings – Caelan Huntress

Skyrocket Your Speaking Business in 2023 – Ilja Grzeskowitz

Find Your Passion and Shout About It to the World – Michael Wader

Top 5 Tips on How to Engage Your Audience – Elias Kanaris

Your Visibility Booster Roadmap: Have More Stage Times, Clients and Fun – Monique Blokzyl

Celebrating WOMEN in the Speaking Industry – Janice B Gordon, Michelle Mills-Porter, Neerja Singh

How to Build Your Tribe – Oliver Nshom

Dissecting My Keynote into Golden Nuggets – Steve Judge

Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Even Experienced Virtual Presenters Make – Rebecca Morgan

You Want to Get Booked as a Keynote? Run Training Courses First! – Carol Bausor

Marketing

Gaining Affiliates & Strategic Partners

Building Marketing Affiliates

Creating a Joint Speaker Event

Leadership & Standing Out As a Speaker

How to Sell in The Post Co-Vid Market – Pamela Wigglesworth CSP

Sales Conversion in Crisis (Trainers, Speakers & Coaches Edition) – Ray Phoon

LinkedIn Magic for Speakers, Trainers & Coaches – Lavinia Thanapathy

Simple, Repeatable Steps to Lead Generation – Darren Jenkinson

Think Different! How to Create Growth in Dynamic Times – Christian Buchholz

The ROI of a Free Speech : How to Turn a Free Speech into Cold Hard Cash – Sally Foley-Lewis

Blogging Masterclass : How to Unleash Your Inner Content – Gordon Tredgold

Victor Horcasitas – How to Grow your LinkedIn Network

Stage Mechanics

Do’s & Donts on stage

The Use of Humour and Stories and Multi Culture – Gys Hillman

VIDEO 1: An Action Grabbing Keynote: Mike Handcock – From Plan B Summit Namibia

VIDEO 2: De-Coding a Keynote: Landi Jac unpacks Mike Handcock’s Keynote from the Plan B Summit

Why is Storytelling the Most Important Skill for your Success – Marina Smolyanov

Be Thumb-Stopping! All the Tricks to Video Storytelling for Big Impact on the Small Screen – Julian Mather

How to Master the Art of Facilitation and Hosting – Warwick Merry

Cinematic Visual Storytelling – Ronald Lee

Tom Sligting Live: How to Adapt with Visuals and Video

Audio Resources

Audio Resource #1

Audio Resource #2

Audio Resources #3

Downloadable Resources

Downloadable Resource #1 – Building your content

Downloadable Resource #2 – Time Management

Downloadable Resource #3 – Customer Service

Downloadable Resource #4 – Speaking

PDF Resources

11 Secrets to Building an Awesome Speaking Business

Succeed! Idea-rich strategies to succeed in business despite global disruptions

Business Builder Toolkit of Useful Links – Pamela Wigglesworth

40 Tips to Make You a Great Virtual Presenter!

21 Top Professional Reminders Before You Present

Professional Membership Application

How to apply

Lesson Plan

Introduction
- How to access your resources
- Make the Most of Your VSAI Membership
2023 International Virtual Conference – May
- Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Seen, Be Heard and Be Paid Well – Pegine
- Becoming a Smooth Operator : 3 Steps to a Successful Speaker Contract – Sarah Fox
- Book More Business : Selling Your Speaking Services – Lois Creamer
- Flow Like a Boss : How to Effortlessly Turn Sales Convos into Upfront Cash – Dawnna St Louis
- Getting On More Stages : The 3 Elements to Attract More Bookings – Keith Abraham
- How to be Awesome and Not a Diva – Nigel Risner
- Level-Up Your Impact : How to Shine in The Spotlight by Collaborating Effectively with Your Event Hosts – Claire Boscq
- Mastermind Your Way to Success and Awesomeness – Erik Swanson
- Pivot to Products : How to Productize Your Expertise and Scale Your Business – Julie Holmes
- Mistakes to Avoid and Top Tips to LEVEL UP – Panel Session
2022 Virtual Speakers Summit – October
- Learning to Lead From The Stop – Elias Kanaris
- Spread Your Wings – Renée Hasseldine
- TAUTUA Servant Warrior – Filipo Levi
- The Entrepreneurial Toolsets – Ali Parandeh Zandpour
- Publishing a Book to Enhance ‘Brand You’ – Jennifer Lancaster
- Panel Dicsussion: Strategies for Speakers To Spread Their Wings & Go Beyond – Michelle Raymond, Vinay Pushpakaran, Dannella Burnett, Samantha Leith
- How To Get Over S*ht Fast When It Happens and Manipulate Reality To Your Advantage – Natasha Quariab
- Vlogging for Better Education – Feruz Akbarov
- How To Energize Yourself To Spread Your Wings And Thrive – Christine Morlet
2022 Virtual Speakers Summit – May
- Julian Mather- Be The ONE – Show Up On Video As a Trusted Authority
- Priscilla Chan – Working With Speaker Bureaus
- Brad Hauck – Stop Telling, Start Selling – How to Convert Lurkers into Leads
- Andrea Edwards – The Social Leadership Manifesto
- Ron Kaufman – Ask Anything – Completely Candid Q&A with Ron Kaufman
- Alyson Van Hooser – Own Your Leadership Success
- Andrew Tarvin – Find Your Funny – Unlocking Your Sense of Humor on Stage
2021 Virtual Speakers Marketing Summit
- Tariq Mohammadi – Listen to your Client Before You Sell
- PANEL DISCUSSION – Sales Strategies for Speakers
- Pravin Shekar – Outlier Marketing: Selling without Selling
- Cathy O’Dowd – From Mountains to Management: Behind the Scenes with an Inspirational Speaker
- Arthur Goldstuck – Digital Marketing: the 5-second Challenge
- Shelley Walters – What Every Speaker Needs to Know About Selling to Businesses
- Maria Franzoni – What Makes Speakers Bookable – What does it Take to be in the Top 1% Most Booked?
- David Newman, CSP – High Fee VIP: How Speakers Can Maximize their Value, Impact, and Profitability
- David Avrin – Future-Proofing Your Speaking Business So You Can Be Here Next Year
- Yuri van der Sluis – Sell by Helping to Confidently Buy
- Ford Saeks – How to Grow Your Speaking Empire and Monetize Your Expertise
- Mark Brown, CSP – Changing Lanes
- Sabirul Islam – The Personal & Strategic Branding Pillars of Public Speaking
2021 Virtual Speakers Summit
- PANEL – The ART of the Virtual Stage
- Gil Petersil – Running Masterminds and Building a Following Online
- Rick Goodman – Presenting a Virtual Keynote
- Joe Heaps – The Gear You Need to Become a Certified Pro and the Journey to Being a Pro
- Ian Hatton – What Speakers Really Need to Be Successful Virtually
- Shirley Taylor – Running Training Sessions and Maintaining Engagement Online
- Liv Conlon – Branding and Selling Online
- Raymond Phoon – Building a Great Learning Management System
- New Lesson
2020 Virtual Speakers Summit
- Future of Speaking – Panel
- Liz Hardwick – How to DigiEnable Your Speaking Business
- Rickus Jacobs – Why Your Website is Costing You Money & How to Fix It
- Renier Lombard – How to Maximise LinkedIn
- Mike Handcock – How to Add $100k to your Bottom Line in 2021
- Peter Anthony – How To Build Online Courses that Sell
- Steve Lowell – Gauging Your Repumeter
- Marina Smolynov – Maximising Your Community
- Paul McConnon – Speaking Bureaus and the Future of What They Want From YOU
- Frank Furness – How to Work From Home & Keep Selling
- Mike Handcock – How Speakers Will Succeed in 2025
Books & Authorship
- Why write a book?
- Your Book Template
- Partnering Your Book
- WRITE ON! Idea-rich tips and techniques to bring your book into pixels or print
- Become a Best Selling Author – Masterclass with Mike Handcock
Business of Speaking
- Impact Globally With Your Voice
- Discovering Your Unique Ability
- Networking with Lindsay Adams CSP
- Meaningful Customer Experiences – With Nienke Bloem CSP
- Value-to-Profit: knowing your non-negotiables – Paul ter Wal
- Spread your Message. See the world. How to become a global keynote speaker – Fredrik Haren
- How to Embrace 2021 and the New World – Jonathan Low
- Negotiating to Win: How to Get the Fees You Want – David Lim
- The 7 Laws of Innovation: Turning Your Keynote into a Sustainable Business Model – Bruce Wade
- Be A World-Class Speaker using Vikas World-Class Quadrant – Vikas Jain
- Add Another Stream of Income to Your Business – Lindsay Adams
- Increase Value for Your Customers and Grow your Business by Building your Product Eco System – Nienke Bloem
- Content Repurposing – Turning Your Past into Profits – Sally A Curtis
- Intention: The Key to Speaking Success – Andrew Bryant
- Human Language Technology – Eric Bauwelinck
- Zoom Makeovers : Elevate your Online Screen Presence – Shelley Golden
- You’ve 7 Seconds : Make Them Count! – Sylvie di Giusto
- Hermien Elago – Virtual Connections
- How to Prepare, Deliver and Leverage a TEDx-Talk Lessons Learned From 6x TEDx-Speakers – Daria Vodopianova & Sébastien Roger de Nunez
- Deserving Comes from Serving – Stories and Perspectives from 20 Years of International Speaking – Martin Laschkolnig
- Presenting at the Speed of Trust – CJ Ng
- More Than Ever, It’s Time To Be Optimistic! – Michel Poulaert
- Creating Long-Term Relationships Through the Impact you Make – Gilly Chater
- Value Propositions, Pitching and Proposal – Renee Hasseldine
- The Awesome Art of Speaking from the Heart – Terry Ghani
- The Power of Play in Virtual Meetings – Caelan Huntress
- Skyrocket Your Speaking Business in 2023 – Ilja Grzeskowitz
- Find Your Passion and Shout About It to the World – Michael Wader
- Top 5 Tips on How to Engage Your Audience – Elias Kanaris
- Your Visibility Booster Roadmap: Have More Stage Times, Clients and Fun – Monique Blokzyl
- Celebrating WOMEN in the Speaking Industry – Janice B Gordon, Michelle Mills-Porter, Neerja Singh
- How to Build Your Tribe – Oliver Nshom
- Dissecting My Keynote into Golden Nuggets – Steve Judge
- Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Even Experienced Virtual Presenters Make – Rebecca Morgan
- You Want to Get Booked as a Keynote? Run Training Courses First! – Carol Bausor
Marketing
- Gaining Affiliates & Strategic Partners
- Building Marketing Affiliates
- Creating a Joint Speaker Event
- Leadership & Standing Out As a Speaker
- How to Sell in The Post Co-Vid Market – Pamela Wigglesworth CSP
- Sales Conversion in Crisis (Trainers, Speakers & Coaches Edition) – Ray Phoon
- LinkedIn Magic for Speakers, Trainers & Coaches – Lavinia Thanapathy
- Simple, Repeatable Steps to Lead Generation – Darren Jenkinson
- Think Different! How to Create Growth in Dynamic Times – Christian Buchholz
- The ROI of a Free Speech : How to Turn a Free Speech into Cold Hard Cash – Sally Foley-Lewis
- Blogging Masterclass : How to Unleash Your Inner Content – Gordon Tredgold
- Victor Horcasitas – How to Grow your LinkedIn Network
Stage Mechanics
- Do’s & Donts on stage
- The Use of Humour and Stories and Multi Culture – Gys Hillman
- VIDEO 1: An Action Grabbing Keynote: Mike Handcock – From Plan B Summit Namibia
- VIDEO 2: De-Coding a Keynote: Landi Jac unpacks Mike Handcock’s Keynote from the Plan B Summit
- Why is Storytelling the Most Important Skill for your Success – Marina Smolyanov
- Be Thumb-Stopping! All the Tricks to Video Storytelling for Big Impact on the Small Screen – Julian Mather
- How to Master the Art of Facilitation and Hosting – Warwick Merry
- Cinematic Visual Storytelling – Ronald Lee
- Tom Sligting Live: How to Adapt with Visuals and Video
Other Video Resources
- Cameroon Speakers Day 2022
- Discovering Your Unique Ability
- Outsourcing Tips & Techniques
- Resilience – Stress and Taking Control with Dr Gustav Gous
- 10 Future Trends in Human Capital Development – Victoria Holtz Phd
- The Myths About The Speaking Business – Steve Bustin
- Understanding Stress in Speaking – Jan Tern
- Become the Conscious Futurist your Audiences Need Now – Charlotte Kemp
- Welcome to disruption in the “Unboxed World” – Anwar Jumabhoy
- Maximize Your Strengths! by Gunnel Ryner
- Cybercrime: Should I Worry by Peter Zinn
- Christmas Get-Together – 2022
Audio Resources
- Audio Resource #1
- Audio Resource #2
- Audio Resources #3
Downloadable Resources
- Downloadable Resource #1 – Building your content
- Downloadable Resource #2 – Time Management
- Downloadable Resource #3 – Customer Service
- Downloadable Resource #4 – Speaking
PDF Resources
- 11 Secrets to Building an Awesome Speaking Business
- Succeed! Idea-rich strategies to succeed in business despite global disruptions
- Business Builder Toolkit of Useful Links – Pamela Wigglesworth
- 40 Tips to Make You a Great Virtual Presenter!
- 21 Top Professional Reminders Before You Present
Professional Membership Application
- How to apply
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