RECORDING Your Speaking Gigs So You Get Booked On More Stages
https://youtu.be/MuLA9kPFoEg Let’s talk about recording your speaking gigs. Because now that events are coming back, you need to get footage. A while ago speakers used to ask me what to do if the event doesn’t let them record. And I thought to myself, “What do you...
Finding High Paying Speaking Gigs For 10k & Up
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vZlb6jZby-Q I kept this to myself for a long time because it was the main way I found speaking gigs for 10k and up. If you reach out to events then you’ll get booked. But how do you get the high paying gigs? How do you get 10k, 15k, 25k?...
Is Your Camera Personality Building Your Audience Or Repelling Them?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zOX1rbiMMJw Is your camera personality building your audience or repelling them? You know how some people just rub you the wrong way? You can’t pinpoint it, you just watch their content and you don’t like them. Take Gary Vaynerchuk for...
Getting People To Watch Your YouTube Videos Consistently
https://www.youtube.com/embed/AyHhMyxOcGM How often have you watched a YouTube video and you liked it, but you never watched a piece of content from that person again? I’m sure you’ve used your gift of gab to create content but are people coming back for more? That’s...
Don’t Like Being On Camera? Try this
https://www.youtube.com/embed/pxqCxi_oXnU Did you know that a lot of people don’t like filming themselves because they don’t like the way they look? For me personally...I’m pretty sure they coined the term Hot Tamale after looking at my videos. But for one reason or...
How To Sound In Demand So You Get More Speaking Engagements
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Plt6YubA9RY You know how some people just sound like they get a lot of business? And then you have others who sound desperate for the gig. Who do you think will get more business AND charge higher fees? Sounding in-demand is probably one...
How does Gary Vaynerchuk capture attention and captivate an audience
https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuijzPgo7PE Do you know who Gary Vaynerchuk is? Of course you do. How does Gary Vee capture attention? If you’ve watched his video content or if you’ve seen him speak on stages, you’ll notice that he’s a very engaging presenter. But what...
Creating The Perfect Email Pitch For Events
https://www.youtube.com/embed/L9l4UrcrNVs This is a 3 step process for creating the perfect email pitch to get hired as a speaker at events. How do you build out a perfect pitch? Should you sit down and write it out? What tools should you use to make your email...
A Day In The Life Of A Content Marketer | Filming My YouTube Videos
https://youtu.be/WT6ausp2fuw What does your day to day look like when you’re working to build your brand? What do you do? This video shows you my day to day with content creation. Of course that’s just one day out of many. But I boiled this video down to ‘a day in the...
The Step By Step Process For Getting Paid Speaking Gigs
https://youtu.be/w-dUMFXPUzg
An example of an email conversation you should read
I want to show you a conversation a SpeakPro Academy member posted inside the group and the changes I’m helping him make. The way you talk in your emails makes a big difference as to whether or not you get hired. The first part is the email conversation he had....
Accomplishing goals by using a ruthless alter-ego
https://youtu.be/G2urqKBBOS0 I want to share this with you. It’s about how you can use an alter-ego to accomplish goals… My alter ego is Billionaire Bruce and he has a ruthless commitment to making things happen. Most people don’t accomplish goals because they...
Turning your speaking business into a million dollar training business
Several years ago I sat down and thought about how to expand my speaking business. In fact, I felt like I didn’t really have a ‘business’ because I was just traveling, doing a ton of speaking gigs. So no matter how many 10-30k speaking gigs I did, my income was...
Why your online programs aren’t selling and how to fix it
If you’re creating programs for your brand or you have an online program, and it’s not selling, here’s why… Everyone wants to create and sell online programs, but very few people are selling them. When I first created the SpeakPro Academy, I couldn’t sell it if...
What To Do When An Event Keeps Delaying A Decision To Hire You
How do you follow up with events that seem interested but keep delaying the decision? It sucks when you’re talking to an event and they seem interested, but then they stop responding or they take forever to respond again. So this video shows you what to do and I...
Getting Speaker Video Footage When You Have None
What do you do if you don’t have video footage of you speaking on stages? How do you get it? This video shows you what to do... This is the ultimate catch 22. You know you need footage to get on stages. But since you’re not on a stage, how do you get the footage...
Creating My Content Calendar For The Entire Month
Here’s another Bruce Mode episode that shows you how I create a content calendar. It’s crucial that you start thinking in terms of systems when it comes to everything you do in your business. And this video gives you a sneak peak at my system for creating a content...
I Feel Like I’m Running In Circles & Not Getting Gigs
I felt like this for a LONG time...stuck. I felt like I was running in circles. Doing a lot, but getting nowhere. When you’re contacting events to get on stages, or when you’re building your personal brand, you’re going to be doing a lot of ‘things’. ...
Creating A Ton Of Content For Your Personal Brand By Yourself
Several people have commented about how much content I put out. Asking me if I have a big team, etc. I don’t. This video shows you how I produce a ton of content for the personal brand. If you’re selling your expertise then you’ll want to be as efficient as possible...
A day in the life of a content marketer
Want to see what my day looks like? Watch the video and you'll get an idea. It’s important to take a look at the behind-the-scenes info on what people are actually doing...on a day to day basis...so you can get an idea of what you need to do. There’s a lot of theory...
Remembering what to say when speaking on camera
Do you know what sucks? Stubbing your toe on a chair. Do you know what also sucks? Filming a video and forgetting what to say. You don’t want to have to record your videos over and over because you keep forgetting what to say. So this new video shows you how to...
My Next Million Dollar Sales Funnel Using The Phone
This is the phone sales funnel we are putting in place to generate sales for the online program. First, they see the ad, then they schedule a call, and we help them build a marketing plan on the call. After that, we ask if they would like to join the program. If...
“I’m going to position myself as the authority in my industry” But does it get speaking gigs?
I saw an interesting YouTube comment the other day on the Speaking Lifestyle channel. It mentioned their strategy for getting gigs was to position themselves as the authority in their space. Create content, sell programs, and be the authority…then get the gigs. Well…...
Recording My Instagram Videos | Bruce Mode 1
This is how I record the 60 second Instagram videos, create the thumbnail, and kill 20 birds with one stone. If you want to see everything on Instagram then go to https://instagram.com/officialbenjibruce
“I don’t have time for outreach”
If you don’t have time to do outreach to get speaking gigs then watch this… Maybe you’re writing your book. Maybe you’re creating a podcast. Maybe you have a job. Or maybe you’re watching Netflix. Who knows. But somehow, there isn’t enough time in the day to do...
What Happened After 6 Months Of Daily Live Streaming For My Personal Brand
As you know, I did Facebook live Monday through Friday for 6 months straight and then stopped. This video shows you how it affected the business… Everything from sales to workflow. So if you’re wondering whether or not to do live streaming, make sure you watch the...
What Your Daily Schedule Should Look Like If You Want To Get Paid Speaking Gigs
If you want to get on stages then you have to be very disciplined about how you set up your calendar. So this video shows you how your calendar should look. You might remember how I mentioned the #1 thing that changed my business was creating a daily calendar. It...
Should you contact new events or follow up with old events?
I thought this was a great question. To get on more stages, should you contact new events or follow up with the events you already contacted? Every speaker has this problem at first. You finally start contacting events, only to realize there isn’t enough time in the...
Positioning vs Speaking Topics
Most speakers “what should my topic be” focused on what you want to sell Positioning = focused on the markets needs what value do I provide the market What will I say vs what problem do I solve Speaking topic is here’s what I talk about. Positioning is here’s what I’m...
Private Call With A Speaker To Help Her Get More Gigs
Website Incongruent messaging Popup - meditationEntertainmentMotivational speakingYouth speakerCurriculum designPositive thinkingWork/life balance By trying to be everything to everybody you become nothing to nobody Understand your audience more Mobile site...
Creating An Amazing Speaker Website In 1 Week
The better your speaker website, the easier it is to get hired. So this new video shows you how to create a speaker website in 1 week. (Or update your current one) Nowadays the technology is so good that it shouldn’t take you longer than a week to create an amazing...
Q&A Session: Getting Speaking Gigs
How To Get $20,000 Speaking Gigs – Getting High Paying Engagements
The more you charge, the more it’s about YOU than your speech My current strategy - Build name recognition Finland Event - Spent about 20k “We thought you would charge more” Save money in your bank (so you’re not desperate) Must come from a position of...
What it takes to land speaking engagements consistently (the mindset)
Sales has the highest turnover rate b/c it’s harder than people expect Here’s what happens mentally… Get excited to start working (prospecting) Start finding events b/ it’s taking longer than you thought You ask self-doubt questions “How do I find emails” “Who...
A Complete Overview Of Selling Online Programs For Your Personal Brand
You’re selling a ‘lifestyle change’ Problem you solve for them? Getting people to change their lives is HARD They don’t realize what it takes They want the fantasy/dream, not the reality it takes to get it How I did it… I didn’t fully commit until...
How A Millionaire Schedules His Day – The ONE Thing That Changed My Entire Life & Business
Do this and your life will change I couldn’t get myself to do the work I knew I should be doing People aren’t successful b/c they don’t do the things that make them a success We know what to do but we don’t do it The moment things changed… Outside...