My 'Golden Rant' for what to ask when booking your next guest speaking spot so that it's a win win
Heidi Medina
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Happy Saturday!
And Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all who are celebrating it.
David and I will be joining friends on Sunday for our celebration and T-Day meal since they all had Portuguese classes on Thursday.
Nope, I'm not joining them right now because of timing and already agreed to obligations, including several speaking gigs.
Which is what I want to talk about today.
If you don't already know, I'm a HUGE fan of using speaking to expand your reach and audience quickly.
While also building credibility and authority.
But one thing I've also learned over the years is to make sure you protect yourself as a speaker.
Otherwise, it's very easy to get taken advantage of.
Even lose rights to your content.
Yep, if you agree to the wrong contract (or have no contract) people can claim your content as their own.
I explain more about this, plus dropped some of the questions you 'should' be asking before agreeing to do any form of speaking gig whether it's a:
...In a mini rant in my group “The Client Connect” on Friday - after getting blocked by an event host for asking questions.
BTW - this applies to both in person and virtual events.
I'm also thinking of creating a list of all the questions if there's enough interest.
If you want me to create a list of all the questions you 'should' be asking to make sure a speaking gig is a win win (plus protect your content) ...
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If I get 50 or more votes, I'll create that list.
P.S. A shout out to Royce Blake for calling my rant a 'Golden Rant.'
Thank you, Royce. I couldn't resist using it for the subject line.
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1yThank you for sharing Heidi Medina It’s important to remember the legalities of content creation
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1yHmmm...I'm not sure it is possible to effectively protect anything IP-wise...unless you have some pet lawyers
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1yHere, here, Heidi Medina! Knowing what’s gonna happen with the content is critical. And unfortunately, I’ve seen too many of these calls for guests that give absolutely no information. Honestly, it’s so easy to do. You could just put something together and copy and paste it…and yet it’s just crickets. Do you think people avoid doing that because it’s a scam? Or maybe they’re just embarrassed?
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1yI had never thought about this prior to reading your post Heidi Medina. Good questions to ask and clarify though