Maria's Bathtime Musings
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 4:25:10
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Synopsis
I don't know about you but I have my most interesting thoughts in the bathtub, so I decided to record them. Welcome to my bathtime musings. My musings are mainly about the speaking industry and business but every now and then I might go a bit off track. But every episode is recorded in my bathtub so you might hear a splash or two.
Episodes
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20 Size doesn't matter! (when it comes to audiences)
03/12/2019 Duration: 03minSpeakers often talk about bigger stages, but size isn't the important consideration. Size doesn't matter.
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19 Should you put contact details on your showreel?
01/12/2019 Duration: 01minShould you put contact details on your showreel? It depends ... This is what I think.
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18 Positioning yourself as a speaker
29/11/2019 Duration: 01minBookers need to very quickly and easily understand you so that they can book you.
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17 Cancellation Fees - how to set them and enforce them
27/11/2019 Duration: 06minAs a speaker you will be booking dates with clients in advance and in doing so you will be turning down other paid work. So when a client cancels do you have a system in place to charge a cancellation fee. It's always best to agree this in advance - here's my take on it.
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16 Talking about speeches with Rory Bremner's speech writer James Kettle
25/11/2019 Duration: 18minThis is from an interview I did in my FB group with James Kettle, a professional script and speechwriter. He has written for the likes of Rory Bremner, Ed Balls, David Gower and Miles Jupp. James tells us how a speechwriter has a lot in common with the effervescent vitamin tablet Berocca, making speakers “them”, but them on a really good day. And we hear about liquid lunches with former English cricketer David Gower. So, let’s dive right in.
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15 You have an intro but have you got an outro?
24/11/2019 Duration: 01minOutros will help you to leave the audience with the right message after you leave the stage. Don't leave it to an MC who may not have heard all of your speech.
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14 Show me the money! Let's talk payment terms
23/11/2019 Duration: 04minDo you have terms and conditions regarding getting paid?. The great thing about this business is that if you get it right you never have a cash flow problem.
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13 Some guidelines on holding and pencilling dates
22/11/2019 Duration: 05minThoughts and considerations to help you to manage your diary and not end up with too many gaps.
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12 The four keys to getting more bookings
21/11/2019 Duration: 03minWhen we look at the speakers on our speaker bureau roster who get booked again and again and again we see that they have these 4 things in common.
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11 Things to bear in mind when gathering video footage
20/11/2019 Duration: 05minVideo is vital these days to help you get more bookings, so a little bit of advice on how to gather good footage
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10 To get more bookings you need to be known
19/11/2019 Duration: 02minA little overview about being known
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08 My go to showreel producer and I talk all things video and reels
17/11/2019 Duration: 19minNeil Armstrong is my go to expert when it comes to producing, directing and editing top video and here we have a bit of a chat about what we believe makes a good video and a bad video. go-to
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06 You're not fooling anyone when you say you've shared a stage with Bill Clinton ...
15/11/2019 Duration: 01minFull disclosure, this is a bugbear of mine so it's a mini-rant on this occasion ... but if you're doing this, please stop
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05 Kriss Akabusi reminds us that it's not all about the Speaker
14/11/2019 Duration: 02minI put Kriss Akabusi in my time machine and asked him what advice he would give himself knowing what he knows now and with the experience, he has now, and his response is that it's not all about him .... If you would like to hear the full interview with Kriss go to https://mfl.global/2019/08/20/podcast-with-kriss-akabusi/
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04 Are you flexible with your fees?
13/11/2019 Duration: 01minI ask young adventurer and speaker Alex Staniforth if he is flexible with his fees. And now I am asking you, are you? If you would like to hear the full interview with Alex you can listen to it here https://mfl.global/2019/10/29/podcast-with-alex-staniforth-from-stammer-to-stage/
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03 Do clients know what you offer?
12/11/2019 Duration: 51sOften we assume that clients have read everything on our websites, but more often than not they haven't. So speakers should remind clients of all the things they can do
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02 Get more bookings by being easy to work with
11/11/2019 Duration: 04minIf you are easy to work with you will get booked more often - in this recording I share a few things you can do to be easy to work with.
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01 What qualifies you to be an expert in your subject?
10/11/2019 Duration: 03minIt's really important to extablish your credibility and show potential, paying, clients, why you are qualified to speak on your subject. This is something I am passionate about. establish, you can probably tell.