How Can You be an In-Demand Speaker or Podcast Guest? Interview with Anastasia Lipske

08/22/23 • 25 min

In this week's episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten talks with Anastasia Lipske about booking speakers and podcast guests, avoiding common mistakes in the field, and why it’s stupid to be rude to the AV staff. Find out how savvy speakers deepen and extend their connection with audiences.

Our favorite moments::

<04:17> Be loud & proud about being a speaker
<04:46> Avoid confusing how to present yourself as a speaker vs as a podcast guest
<05:31> What’s a one-sheet?
<06:04> One of the biggest mistakes on one-sheets: testimonials
<07:09> Another common mistake on one-sheets: highlighting your name instead of what you’re about
<09:15> Make sure your topic aligns with the audience
<10:09> Phrase your topic in a compelling way
<11:14> The value of an audience-first approach
<11:56> Don’t be a diva
<17:32> When you mention the name of someone in the room, everyone pays attention
<18:46> Honor your allotted time

If you enjoyed this conversation about being a bookable speaker and podcast guest, check out Season 3, Episode 27, Kirsten’s interview with Sarah Atlee on being a better podcast guest. The link is in the show notes.

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08/22/23 • 25 min

Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking - How Can You be an In-Demand Speaker or Podcast Guest? Interview with Anastasia Lipske

Transcript

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This week I talk with Anastasia Lipske about booking speakers and podcast guests, avoiding common mistakes in the field, and why it's stupid to be rude to the AV staff. Let's jump into it.

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Welcome to Ongoing Mastery: Presenting Speaking, the podcast and the interview. Anastasia Lipske. How are you today? I am actually doing really well. Thank you. Did I pronounce be here? I wanna make sure, did I pronounce it correctly? I see Anastasia,

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