Launch Your Speaking Ministry

Everything you need to start a speaking ministry to change lives--and start generating those first bookings!

Buy $79.00

Course curriculum

1. So you feel called to speak!
2. Listen In: Avoid My Early Mistakes!
1. Debunking the Speaking Myth: What is the Role of a Speaker?
2. Watch: Why speaking and teaching are different
3. Avoiding a Common Early Mistake: Focus on the Heart, Not on Expertise
4. Watch: Why Telling Your Story Matters
5. Listen: Why We Speak--and how we connect with people!
6. What Is Your Story?
7. Listen: Know Your Story
8. Worksheet: Fleshing Out My Story
1. Who Will You Speak To? Defining Your Niche
2. Listen: Know Your Niche!
3. Worksheet: Discovering My Niche
4. Planning My Signature Talk Topic
5. Worksheet: Plan My Topic--for My Niche!
6. Our Talk Skeleton
7. Part 1: Comfort
8. Part 2: Discomfort
9. Part 3: Authority
10. Part 4: Relate
11. Part 5: Convict
12. Part 6: Inspire
13. Listen: Example of an Inspire Section
14. Listen: 2 Different Options for Ending Your Talk
15. Ending Option 1: The Personal Prayer Model
16. Ending Option 2: Group Discussions
17. Sample: Discussion Questions Handout
18. Listen: What if your audience isn't Christian?
19. Worksheet: Skeleton for Crafting My Signature Talk
1. Listen: Why Word of Mouth Matters
2. Preparing for Growth Before You Start
3. Get Your Website Up and Running
4. Listen: Set up a Website (with video!)
5. Checklist: Launching a Professional Website
6. Listen: If I Have a Blog, Do I Need a Speaking Website, Too?
7. Print Some Business Cards
8. Checklist: Business Cards
9. Launch a Newsletter
10. Listen: Set up a Newsletter (with video!)
11. Get Ready to Record Yourself
1. Listen: Where Do You Find Groups Who May Want You to Speak?
2. Find Your First Places to Speak
3. Listen: Consider Smaller Groups Your Period of Training
4. How to Ask Your Friends for Help
1. Get Good!
2. How to Wow People Right from the Start!
3. Beware of Filler Words
4. Be Mindful of Your Appearance
5. Listen: Where Can You Find Anecdotes?
6. Listen: Example of Finding an Anecdote from Real Life
7. Practice Your Delivery
8. Listen: Practice Delivering Your Anecdotes
1. Put Organizers At Ease
2. Get Comfortable with the Equipment
3. Prepare an Introduction--and Bring it with You!
4. Worksheet: Writing My Introduction
5. Set the Right Tone from the Beginning
6. Sheila's Tip to Make Yourself Less Nervous
7. Pitfalls to Avoid After a Talk
1. How to Use PowerPoint to Your Advantage
2. Sample PowerPoint: Preventing Drift in Marriage
3. How to Create a Handout That Rocks
4. How to Use Props to Enhance Your Talk, Not Detract from It
1. Collect Email Addresses to Add to Your Newsletter List
2. Listen: Collect Email Addresses to Stay in Touch!
3. Sample: Signup Ballots
4. Use Evaluation Forms to Your Advantage
5. Sample: Evaluation Form
6. Capture Some Testimonials
7. Record Video
1. Moving to the Next Level
2. Listen: How to Know When to Start Charging
3. Should I Charge for Speaking? (Hint: The Answer's Yes!)
4. Listen: How to Figure out How Much to Charge
5. Creating a Fee Schedule
6. Sample: Fee Schedule
7. Communicating Your Fee
8. Sample: Speaking Contract
9. Sample: Letter of Understanding
10. Listen: Creating Professional Materials
11. Printing a "One-Sheet"
12. Sample: One Sheet
1. Listen: Record Yourself Every Time You Speak!
2. It's Time to Use all Those Recordings!
3. How to Edit Your Audio
4. How to Edit Your Video
5. Creating Clips as Promos for Your Ministry
6. Final Thoughts

About this course

$79.00
88 lessons
0 hours of video content

Launch Your Speaking Ministry

Course curriculum

Welcome! Here's What We'll Cover in This Course

Module 1: Discovering the Story God Put Inside of You

Module 2: Craft Your Signature Talk

Module 3: Get Your Ducks in a Row Before You Begin Speaking

Module 4: Generate Those First Speaking Leads

Module 5: The Nitty Gritty of Speaking Well

Module 6: The Nitty Gritty of Making an Event Awesome

Module 7: Working with Speaking Aids

Module 8: Making the Most of an Engagement to Generate More Bookings

Module 9: Creating Professional Materials

Module 10: Creating Speaking Demos to Sell or to Use to Promote Yourself

About this course