Is The Public Speaking Dead?
For the last two decades I have been a public speaker. I have seen a lot of changes and most prominently I have seen many new speakers arrive on the scene with the intention to create a massive business sharing their expertise. More often than not they fail. This makes me ask: Is public speaking as a business dead or dying? As I have carefully considered this question and looked at the complete landscape of what is really going on in this highly saturated industry of speaking, coaching, mentoring and personal development in general I have an answer to this question: The old way of building this business is dying. While those who understand the nuances of today’s marketplace are not only thriving but building incredible 7 & 8 figure businesses. If I were summarize a few of the differences between the dying and thriving it would be as simple as this: The dying are relying on an old model of the speaking business. In other words they are focusing on creati...