Friends, Romans, Rotarians–Lend Me Your Ears
One great way to promote yourself is by giving free talks to local
organizations and businesses.
There are several benefits to giving speeches.
You get to meet people face-to-face, which can help you to
create new social and business relationships.
If you have dreams of becoming an author, it can help you to
build what is called a platform, a base of fans or people who know
your name, which can make you more attractive to publishers.
You can get additional exposure by letting the media know
where and when you are giving your talk. They might list the event
in their calendar of events or even send a reporter out to do a story.
It might lead to a lucrative career as a paid speaker.
And most important, you get free food, because most of the
groups you will talk to meet either for breakfast or lunch and they
pick up the tab for your meal.
SO WHO ARE THEY?
Business organizations and service clubs offer great opportunities
to speak. Among the better known are Rotary, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, Soroptimist, and Lions Club, though there
are many others.
These and similar organizations have memberships that can
range from a couple of dozen or so to over 100. They usually meet
once a week; and most of them have speakers at these meetings who will talk for a predetermined time, usually 15–30 minutes.
Generally, they do not pay, but if you’ve written a book, most
of them will let you sell it at the meeting.
NEXT: How to Find Them
Adapted from the book, You Can Be Famous! Insider Secrets to Getting Free Publicity. Read the 1st Chapter
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