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4 Responses to “Is it difficult to get work as a Motivational Speaker if you are to become one?”

1. Dr.DoSoLittle, on February 7th, 2010 at 9:21 am Said:

   The most important thing to being a motivational speaker is being able to motivate.

   If you can make people motivated enough to get up and go get to work and do the work well than you have a shot. Too many people don’t seem top realize that it’s more than just saying a bunch of stuff on stage and being "synergy" infused.
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2. neniaf, on February 7th, 2010 at 9:32 am Said:

   You certainly don’t need to be a subject matter expert; witness the number of professional athletes and coaches who do this sort of work. However, realize that this isn’t the kind of profession that you "get a job" in. There are no companies which hire motivational speakers as full-time employees. You would basically have to work free-lance, and your first motivational effort would have to be motivating someone to hire you to do this!
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3. eastacademic, on February 7th, 2010 at 10:16 am Said:

   is it difficult to get work? *yes*

   You will need to find your own speaking engagements.

   For quite a while, you will not be a speaker, but a salesman - trying to sell yourself.
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4. Sian, on February 7th, 2010 at 10:50 am Said:

   You need to have a story to tell that others find motivational, and you need to be able to market that story. Having a career as a celebrity (sports, entertainment, etc) or being an author is also useful. Check out these links for some ideas:

   http://www.speakersbureau.com/
   http://www.bigspeak.com/
   http://www.internationalspeakers.com/
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