Emails And Auto-Responders
Email marketing is still the most effective form of generating traffic on demand and it all starts with building a list. If you have a subscriber list in the internet marketing niche, use the email below to send out a broadcast. Even if you don't, you can start building you list today and still add the follow-up Emails into your auto-responder to ensure you get as much exposure as possible! Please note that these emails have been formatted to work with Aweber .
Is Your Fear STOPPING You From Earning More?
Speaking Lesson #1 - How To Feel Confident In Front Of Your Audience
SUBJECT: Speaking Lesson #1 - How To Feel Confident In Front Of Your Audience
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The fear of public speaking is one of the top
fears that people have. Statistics show that over
41% of people have some level of fear or anxiety
with regards to speaking in front of an audience.
This fear often manifests as excessive sweating,
sweaty palms, increased heart rates, blanking out
(memory loss), nausea and sometimes difficulty
breathing. There are many speakers who have been
in front of audiences for years and they still
deal with anxiety to some degree.
Since having this fear often has no bearing on
whether you have to do a presentation or not,
you'll have to find some ways to overcome your
anxiety. The first step is to know that you are
not alone and that you can prepare in advance so
that the level of fear you feel is significantly
reduced. Here are some other interesting
statistics.
- Proper presentation and rehearsal of your
message can reduce your fear by about 75%.
- Utilizing breathing techniques can reduce your
anxiety by another 15%.
- Preparing for your mental state can reduce your
fear the remaining 10%.
With these statistics in mind, here are some
preparation tips to help you relax and reduce how
you feel before going in front of your audience.
1. Know the environment you will speak in.
Become familiar with the area by arriving early
and walking around. Know how much space you have
and the physical distance between you and your
audience. As you acclimate yourself to your
stage, you will find yourself feeling more
comfortable.
2. Know your audience.
You should find out who comprises your audience
and do some research to find out their likes and
dislikes. When they enter the room, greet them
and take time to get to know some faces.
3. Know your presentation inside and out.
If you don't know what you'll be presenting how
can you expect yourself to feel fearless?
4. Implement breathing techniques to help you
relax.
Breathing techniques have been scientifically
proven to invigorate the body and help you get
rid of nervousness.
5. See yourself on stage before you actually get
there.
Replay images of your successful presentation in
your mind. If you visual success, you'll find it.
6. Know that your audience wants you to succeed.
Your success means they get what they want and
need. If they've paid money to attend your
presentation, they have a personal stake in your
success. If you're providing training, they have
a personal stake in your success. If you're
delivering a graduation speech at a local
university, the graduating class has a personal
stake. Get the idea? Your audience wants you to
succeed.
7. Don't draw attention to your being nervous.
Many people won't even realize that you are
nervous. Most times you will find that while you
have your audience's attention, they are really
thinking about themselves. They are absorbing
what you say and processing that into how that
relates to them.
8. Know that there is a purpose to your message.
You have a message to deliver. Sometimes it's a
cause that you are passionate about. Other times,
it may be training that your company needs you to
give.
Preparation is the key to your success! Through
preparation, you can also overcome most if not
all of the feelings of fear that you might have
so prepare, prepare, prepare!
To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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Speaking Lesson #2 - Dealing With A Negative Audience
SUBJECT: Speaking Lesson #2 - Dealing With A Negative Audience
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All professional speakers will at some point in
their careers come across a negative member of
the audience. It is important for the speaker to
handle the situation while maintaining a
professional appearance. You should keep in mind
that there is material that needs to be covered
and that is the basis for the presentation. The
subject matter needs to be addressed whether the
audience is receptive or not. As a presenter, you
should adopt an attitude that you are capable of
effectively communicating your message and that
you can do it in a professional manner. The
following guidelines are useful in keeping your
presentation on the right track.
Knowledge
Prepare adequately for your presentation. Know
the itsy bitsy details of your subject matter and
not just main points. Your knowledge is a
powerful weapon. It will allow you to respond
competently to unexpected questions. After
preparing, review the subject and pose likely
questions that could arise. Eliminate any
inconsistencies in your presentation. Have a list
of answers in anticipation for some questions
that may be asked.
* Reaction
Remember that you are the master of the subject
matter and you therefore have to conduct yourself
in a professional manner. Avoid reacting to
negative questions or comments. A negative
reaction quickly erodes all positive views the
audience may have held about you. This will
reduce their confidence in you and prevent you
from making a personal connection with them. Stay
focused on the subject matter.
* Questions & Answers
Don’t leave any question unanswered. If you come
off as avoiding hard questions, the audience will
lose confidence in you authority on the subject
matter. If you can competently answer questions
posed by the audience, they will come to see you
as their resource. Answering all questions will
greatly build your credibility.
* Control
If you reply to a negative audience with a
similar negative emotion, you will lose control
of the subject. It is important to remain focused
at all times. Emotions should not come in the way
of delivering the content that you were appointed
to present. Control is a characteristic of a
developed speaker.
* Prepare
Once you experience a negative encounter during a
speaking experience will begin to prepare you to
handle any others that may follow. Rather than
focus on the situation itself, learn from it and
let it be a lesson to help you deal with any
others. Evaluate yourself and how you handled the
situation. What lessons did you come off with?
* Engage
If your presentation does not connect with the
negative audience members, they are only likely
to stay negative for the duration of your
presentation. Your objective as a professional
speaker is to create as many connections with the
audience members. The subject should vivid in the
minds of the audience as a result of your
presentation.
Practice the art of reacting in a professional
manner. This will enable you to establish
yourself as an expert at the subjects you present
and also as a leader. Negative audience members
should not hold you ransom. Present your subject
professionally and regard negative experiences as
learning opportunities. This will set you on the
path to becoming a professional speaker.
To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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Speaking Lesson #3 - Handling Questions And Answers
SUBJECT: Speaking Lesson #3 - Handling Questions And Answers
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Handling questions in your presentation can be a
scary time for professional speakers. The fear
that someone will ask a question that they can't
answer makes this sections one of the most
dreaded sections of the speech. This fear is so
real that presenters will often cut this area
short or avoid it all together to get past this
section. Here are some tips that will help you to
handle this section effectively.
1. Be a great listener.
After spending the entire time talking, now is
your chance to respond and interact with your
audience. Listen to your audience's questions
completely before starting to answer. If you
don't, you may respond inappropriately not
answering what the person was really asking.
2. Give yourself time to think.
Listen to the entire question. Repeat the
question to give you some time to respond. You
can also add filler phrases like "that's a good
question", "that's a popular question" or "that's
an interesting question".
3. Acknowledge your audience member for asking
the question.
People appreciate acknowledgement and starts to
create a personal bond between you and the
audience. They start to feel appreciated for
participation in your presentation and they warm
up to your speech.
4. Answer the question.
Stay on track and be honest. If you do not know
the answer at the time, let them you that you
will find out and get back to them. This is an
especially great opportunity if your goal is to
develop a long term relationship with your
audience. Just remember to get back to them as
you say you would.
5. Create clean transitions between questions by
creating "bridges" to the next question.
Ask your audience another question such as "Does
that answer your question?" Stay on the question
until it has been answered appropriately.
Here are some tips to interact better with your
audience during the question and answer period.
1. Ask your audience member to stand when they
have a question. One of the primary reasons for
doing this is to help the rest of the room hear
the question more clearly as well.
Additionally, you are also able to establish a
line of sight eye connection with the person
asking the question.
2. Ask your audience to write their questions
down on paper. They can either submit this to you
or read from their paper at a designated time.
3. If your audience member is shy and does not
want to ask their question, create alternative
times that you will be available. You're goal is
to help them understand the points you are trying
to make.
4. Have a paper and pencil for yourself to write
down questions that you can't answer. Jot the
question down as well as contact information of
the person asking the question so you can get
back to them.
The question and answer period is a great time to
interact with your audience. Many people and
instructors like will also say that they learn
from this time more than any other section in the
presentation. You will also be able to see what
exactly your audience has picked up during your
presentation. Don't avoid this section any
longer!
To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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Speaking Lesson #4 - Practice Makes Perfect!
SUBJECT: Speaking Lesson #4 - Practice Makes Perfect!
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Professional speakers rehearse their material.
Killer presentations don't just fall out of the
sky! They're worked on and fine tuned and honed
to perfection right up until the time that they
are delivered into the hands of audience members.
As a result, presentations like these are
effective at reaching many people!
Rehearsing your presentation is your key to
delivering a successful presentation. Even if
you've been doing the same presentation for
years, you'll want to practice the different
aspects of your delivery in the fine tuning
process of rehearsing. Here's what you can do to
have successful practice that will make your
delivery a success every time.
The first step is to write out your speech word
for word. Write it as you would say it or would
intend to say it. Include every piece of
information including what you would say about
your visual or audio aids. Every word you put on
paper will impact what your audience picks up in
your presentation.
Read your written speech out loud. Tape record
yourself to get some idea of what your
presentation sounds like. Note the length of your
presentation and also if the points you want to
emphasize are actually the ones being emphasized.
Refine and retune your message until you are
confident the message you are sending is the one
you want to send. Also, practice speaking your
presentation the way you would want to say it -
with passion and enthusiasm.
Yes, enthusiasm does have to be practiced.
Condense your written speech into outline form.
Once you've created your written speech and
you've taken the time to revise it, the next step
is to turn your written speech into a condensed
outline with notes. You don't want to read your
speech to your audience. You want to speak
spontaneously and make your presentation flow.
The key is to have notes that are easy to read.
Remember to also make notes about the flow of
your enthusiasm levels during the presentation.
Once you've created your notes, tape your
spontaneous speech. In this recording, review the
timing of your presentation. Listen for the
number of times you've said filler words like
umm, er and ah. Work on eliminating these words
and re-record yourself until you speak smoothly
and confidently. Also work on presenting your
speech with the emphasis and passion that you
intend to deliver it. Working the emotions of
your audience will help them feel more connected
with you and your material.
Practice your presentation in front of a practice
audience. The primary goal of this section is to
get constructive feedback. You will want to find
out if you made your points clearly and
accurately. You will also want to know if you
were speaking too fast or too slow. You'll also
want to know if there were too many of those
distracting words in your presentation. A
secondary goal is to gain more confidence and
feel more comfortable in making your presentation.
Rehearsal is the key to your success as a
professional speaker! Practicing more than just
your topical information, you'll need to practice
the method of delivery you choose. Here's to your
success!
To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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Speaking Lesson #5 - Ten Sources Of Income
SUBJECT: Speaking Lesson #5 - Ten Sources Of Income
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One of the best features of having a career in
professional speaking is that you can benefit
from multiple streams of income. You don't only
have to rely on your paid public speaking career
to bring in the cash. You can sell other products
and services. You can work other areas that
require using professional speakers. The key is
to leverage your skills and talent to produce an
ongoing stream of income that can withstand the
drought seasons in your public speaking career.
1. Sell your knowledge via books and articles.
You can self-publish for maximum profit or you
can seek out a publisher and get paid royalties.
Your articles can be highly sought after by trade
publications especially if you are a well-noted
person in the industry.
2. Sell your knowledge via a training system
package.
Create a training system using CDs, DVDs, a
training manual and any other parts that you'll
need. Package the system and sell it for a profit.
3. Get sponsored by a company.
Get other companies to sponsor your speaking fee
for being mentioned in your presentation. Sort of
like advertising, this partnership has ongoing,
long-term benefits for every speaker that makes
use of them.
4. Get paid as a speaker.
As simplistic as this sounds, at some point in
your career, you've got to get out and make an
attempt to get higher paying gigs. Don't lose the
"free" aspect of your career because they do go a
long way. The more famous you get, doing good
Samaritan efforts such as speaking for free make
great news items for press releases.
5. Get paid as a speaker through speaker bureaus.
Speaker bureaus help to connect speaker with
meeting planners. Get listed with these bureaus
to help promote your professional speaking career.
6. Get paid for the use of your "voice".
Do voice overs or recorded speeches or
advertisements as a source of income.
7. Get paid for telephone seminars.
Many people are doing live webinars or telephone
seminars in their businesses. Make contacts with
people in the businesses that do them. It's the
same thing as doing a speech except that it's on
the telephone.
8. Get paid by creating a paying podcast.
Podcasting is a new form of media that is quickly
gaining popularity. Podcasting is like hosting
your own speech online in an MP3 file so your
audience can listen over and over again.
9. Work for training companies.
Companies like Fred Pryor can be great interim
sources of income that help you gain confidence
as a speaker.
10. Get paid via your website.
Add complementary affiliate programs as well as
Google AdSense to your website or blog.
All of these sources of income represent ways to
spread the word about your professional marketing
career. Additionally, they also can represent
ways that bring in income when your career isn't
where you want it to be. You can start adding
these sources one by one to your revenue stream.
You'll see first hand the benefits that each one
has as well as what works for your business and
what doesn't.
To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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