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Nov 2024
23m 32s

How to Put together a Game Changing Sign...

Sarah Archer: Speaker, Comedian, Author, Playwright and Coach
About this episode

Business Book publisher and business author Alison Jones said “for business book writers a signature talk changes the game.”

Arel Moodie, Professional Speaker, Disney Show Host and Founder of Talkadot said:

“If you feel like you are not getting booked enough. You need a signature talk. If you feel like you are constantly chasing clients and they aren't chasing you. You need a signature talk. If you feel like you just need to be given a chance but keep feeling like the best-kept secret in your niche... You need a signature talk. 

A signature talk is something that all the greats have, and everyone who is frustrated with their speaking career doesn't.“

And I say: “get the right signature talk, and you can convert 40% or more of your audience into action authentically and with class!”

That’s what I want to share about today … what a signature talk is, what the ingredients are, and your first steps to creating one.

Enjoy!

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What you’ll learn:

  • Why you need a signature talk
  • Some examples of great signature talks
  • What a signature talk is and isn’t
  • The three key ingredients of a signature talk
  • How to make your message resonate with your audience
  • The Big Idea of your talk and what it should do.
  • Your roles in relation to making your signature talk a success.

And more!!

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