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PSA East Midlands July 2023: Speak, Influence, Inspire – Exploring the World of Professional Speaking

05 July|17:50 - 21:00|The Jubilee Hotel - Nottingham - See full address

About this event

Join us for our mid-year event where we’ll be hosting our Regional heats of our annual Speaker Factor competition and giving you a deep-dive insight into what you can gain as a professional speaker.

 

The brilliant Andy Lopata, Julie Holmes and Simon Hazeldine will be joining us as judges for our Speaker Factor competition and will also be speaking on a panel to answer your questions about professional speaking.

 

We’re going to look at the different types of professional speaking from virtual to face-to-face, Keynote speaking to delivering workshops and training, podcasting, TEDxing and more.

 

We’re also going to look at the different business models you can explore as a professional speaker.

 

All our panelists have built impressive businesses where speaking plays a key part, we will dive into their specific experience and explore questions relating to:

  • Productising your keynotes to increase your fees and generate recurring revenue
  • How to generate £15k a year from being a professional podcast host
  • 14 different ways to generate revenue from speaking
  • Selling programmes instead of individual keynotes
  • Generating a consistent six-figure turnover business
  • Recurring, regular bookings in different formats from corporate clients and large multi-national

*Please note that there will be no meeting in August so this is our last meeting before September 6th 2023*

 

First time at a PSA event? Email [email protected] to get your special introductory code!

Keynote speakers

Julie Holmes
Simon Hazeldine
Andy Lopata
Julie Holmes

Julie Holmes is a seasoned business consultant specialising in digital transformation and organisational growth. With extensive experience in strategy development and change management, Julie helps companies navigate complex challenges and implement innovative solutions. Her expertise in driving digital initiatives and enhancing business performance makes her a valuable asset to any organisation.

Simon Hazeldine

Simon Hazeldine works internationally as a keynote and conference speaker, sales transformation consultant and as a sales and negotiation trainer.
He has spoken in over thirty countries and his client list includes some of the world’s largest and most successful companies.
Simon has a master’s degree in psychology, is the bestselling author of eight books that have been endorsed by a host of business leaders including multi-billionaire business legend Michael Dell and is co-founder of the UK’s leading sales podcast “The Sales Chat Show”.

Andy Lopata

Andy Lopata PSAE is known for his expertise in building professional relationships. He has written six books on networking and professional relationships, with his sixth book, ‘The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring’ published in Spring 2024. He writes a regular blog for Psychology Today and has often been quoted in the media, including The Sunday Times, The Financial Times and Inc. In fact, the FT called Andy ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ and both Forbes.com and The Independent called him ‘a true master of networking’. Find him at https://lopata.co.uk/

Event agenda

17:50
A chance to network over a bite to eat
18:20
Welcome
18:30
Speaker Factor Heats
19:00
Panel Discussion: How do the different types of professional speaking compare
19:20
Another opportunity to network or take a quick break
19:45
Panel Discussion: Free versus paid - how to think differently about the business models of a professional speaker
20:30
Speaker Masterminding: Now you’ve learned from the experts, how to implement it in your business
21:00
Event Close

The venue

Get in touch with the organiser

Charlie Whyman

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PSA East Midlands July 2023: Speak, Influence, Inspire – Exploring the World of Professional Speaking

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Members Early Bird
 - £30
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Members Late Booker
 - £35
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Non Members
 - £50
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