[humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?

Thu Aug 15 22:45:40 UTC 2013

Firoz,

Originally I was a new employee in an insurance company with a Toastmaster's 
chapter.  One of the members, who I knew prior to working with him, invited 
me to a meeting.  During the table topics part of the meeting, I was asked 
to speak, and I won the trophy.  Table Topics consist of short speeches 
given out during the meeting, so one must just talk without any preparation. 
If memory is right, it was a two minute talk.  Another member in that club 
quickly obtained tapes of the beginner's manual and wanted me to check it 
out.  Needless to say, I did end up joining and did enjoy it.  When I left 
the company, I went to a local group with no company connection, though we 
met for some time in an ice cream plant and had ice cream at each meeting 
break.

Sandy

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From: "firoz" <firojjee at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?

>
>  I too gave many speeches as a toast master here in north carloina and won 
> at area as well as division level   most of the my topics were 
> motivational but I never got money for it accept my company paid for state 
> level competition  fare for travelling and hotel as well as lodging money 
> also
>
> firoz
>
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> From: "Sandy" <sandraburgess at msn.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:01 PM
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> money?
>
>> Girardo,
>>
>> I used to give many presentations as part of my job where I ran a program 
>> that matched volunteers with people who were losing their sight and were 
>> elderly.  In my presentations, I spoke of different topics depending on 
>> the reason for my talk:  recruiting volunteers, teaching visiting 
>> nurses/doctors the best way to deal with a blind person, information 
>> strictly given to senior citizens (my local NFB chapter obtained a kit to 
>> use for such presentations).  The kit contained materials like talking 
>> watches, address books in large print, some Braille material.  This was 
>> valuable as many feel their lives are done when faced with loss of 
>> vision. Personally I rarely received any money for my efforts and, when I 
>> did get paid, it was whatever the group wanted to give.
>>
>> It was helpful to me to also be a member of Toastmasters International, 
>> where one follows a manual giving specific types of talks.  I won some 
>> annual competitions at the local level, and never when I went to the 
>> higher level competitions.  When I was a member, the organization 
>> provided manuals and the magazine on cassettes, which I imagine are now 
>> on CD's. Just something you may also consider to polish your skills.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Sandy
>>
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>> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <marion.gwizdala at verizon.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:49 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning 
>> money?
>>
>>> Girardo,
>>> For a few years, I was doing continuing education programs based
>>> upon the NFB publication, "When Your Best Efforts Fail" to opticians 
>>> through
>>> one of their membership organizations. I received $450 for a three-hour
>>> presentation plus travel expenses, hotel accommodations, and a per diem 
>>> of
>>> about $30.
>>>
>>> I have also done similar types of presentations in which I combine
>>> my music and my message together and did so on a love offering basis. 
>>> The
>>> most successful one I did was as a way to raise money to attend national
>>> convention in which I received about $1200 for a 90-minute program. This 
>>> was
>>> a little unusual, because I received several gifts for $100.
>>>
>>> Some of the factors that are taken into consideration when paying
>>> speaker's fees are the known quality of the presentation through 
>>> references
>>> and recordings, the expertise and profile of the person, such as someone 
>>> who
>>> has written a book or research paper, and the novelty of the information
>>> being presented. When I market myself, I cite articles I have written 
>>> and
>>> those written about me, my profile as the president of the national
>>> Asociation of Guide Dog Users, and the uniqueness of my presentation of
>>> music and a message.
>>>
>>> I hope this information is helpful to you. Public speaking can be
>>> very rewarding; however, the greater rward is more personal than 
>>> financial.
>>>
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gerardo
>>> Corripio
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:40 AM
>>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>>> Subject: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?
>>>
>>>  Hi guys
>>> Any of you use motivational talks as a way of earning some money? How do 
>>> you
>>> go about promoting yourself? How much do you charge, and do you charge 
>>> talk
>>> by talk basis, or in blocks? Thanks for any info.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Enviado desde mi lap
>>> Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki Saludos desde 
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