How To Be A Unique and Outstanding Motivational Speaker;

      Do you have a passion for changing lives? Do you have
what it takes to inspire people to greatness? Are you a
good orator, a goal getter and a positively minded
person? Then it is high time you learn how to become a
motivational speaker and make money by positively
affecting people’s lives .
Now what is a motivational speaker?

A motivational
speaker is simply someone who renders speeches in
order to motivate or inspire audience. But from personal
experience, i know that the work of a motivational
speaker goes beyond just motivating and inspiring.
Modern day motivational speakers now engage in career
talks and development, character and team building,
entrepreneurial skill development, life coaching, ethics and
corporate culture appreciation, staff orientation and
training, mentorship, etc. In fact, the work of a
motivational speaker is never done, provided such a
person knows his or her onions.
Today, i make money from speaking at events, talk
shows, seminars, workshops, etc. But it was never my
intention to venture into motivational or public speaking. I
started out in life as an entrepreneur, then i started a blog
to share my business experience and challenges with
people. From there, i found myself giving advice and
sharing strategies with people over social media, phone
and email. And before i knew it, i was speaking to people
on platforms, getting paid and most importantly,
transforming lives.
How did i do it? What special training did i enroll for?
How did i improve my public speaking skills? What does
it take to become a professional, successful motivational
speaker ? Well, i advice you read on as i share with you,
the exact steps to becoming a professional motivational
speaker.
4 Benefits of being a motivational speaker
Becoming a motivational speaker is an interesting and
lucrative job or business in the sense that there are some
benefits attached to it which will always encourage and
aspire people into the job. Below are some of the benefits;
Personal fulfillment
Financial gain
Exposure
Fame
How to Become a Highly Paid Professional
Motivational Speaker
1. Work on developing yourself
Garbage in, garbage out. You can never give what you
don’t have. To help others improve themselves, you must
first improve yourself. To motivate or inspire others, you
must first be inspired and radiate positivity and optimism.
Now what are the qualities you must work on developing
if you must be a highly paid motivational speaker ?
You must be sociable and easy to interact with
people.
You must be able to come up with creative ideas
and stories to motivate your listeners.
You must have a wide general knowledge and
experiences.
You must be a strategic thinker, that provides out
of the box, creative ideas and solutions that can solve
specific problems.
You must be entertaining and have a good sense
of humor.
2. Work on your public speaking skills
Even if you are having the best lessons and stories to
share, you will fail if your speaking skill is poor. So you
need to work hard on mastering your public speaking
skills. The best way to discover your doings is to
videotape your speeches in any program. Once that is
done, take time to watch your records carefully. Carefully
observe the audience attention to your intonation and the
eye contact you establish with the audience. You should
learn how to sound natural and reassuring. If it pleases
you, enroll in a public speaking course that will assist in
polishing your skills.
3. Select your target audience
You should decide who your target audiences are before
you start making up your motivational speeches. Each
group of persons should be approached in a particular
way. When you do not have an idea of who will be
receiving your speeches, you will fail in making those
highly specific and relevant. Are you going to target
students, youths, NGOs, career minded individuals,
retirees, corporate executives, churches, mosques,
Christians, employees, the unemployed, or will you rather
be focused on a particular industry ? That is left for you to
decide.
4. Look for a mentor
Motivational speakers are specific group of orators that
influence the lives of others and as such, they hold
tremendous responsibility. So for you to become a good
motivational speaker, you should look out for what others
are doing, establish connections, talk to notable
professional speakers and discover the right mentor that
will show you tricks of this profession. Having a mentor
will assist you to refine your skills.
5. Start selling your skills
For a start, you should make some sacrifices. You should
probably deliver motivational speeches free of charge.
This will be a crucial aspect of your marketing efforts.
People needs to know how good you are in order to start
paying for motivational speeches. Get in touch with NGOs
and speakers’ bureaus that will need the services of a
speaker. Allow these organizations to know that you are
available. The more opportunities you have, the quicker
you will gain the popularity you seek.
6. Advertise yourself
Advertising is very important for success in nowadays. As
a life coach, you will be dealing with fierce competition. A
good number of people are already successful in the job.
Word of mouth and internet promotion remains the best
two mediums for marketing requirement. Though i have
never advertised myself or my speaking services, my blog
still remains a media for contact and passive marketing.
7. Keep improving yourself through feedback
A good life coach always listen to the audience. Learn
how to ask for responses and how to listen to the things
people will have to say. The simplest way to receive
some information is through the creation of a simple poll.
Always be ready to modify anything that is not in place or
below expectation.
8. The more you speak, the more you should write
A good speaker is a good writer. Try and publish articles
and informative pieces in blogs, special magazines and
websites. Despite being a good form of publicity, it will
assist you to master your motivational speaking skills.
Just learn how to master both.
10 Requirements You Need to Become a Motivational
Speaker
Have you have previously achieved success with
presentations, speeches, or even wedding toasts? Are you
particularly passionate about motivating people and
helping them achieve their goals? And would you like to
turn motivational speaking into a full-time business,
making positive changes in people’s lives and making
good money at the same time?
To become a motivational speaker, you don’t have to
hold a college or university degree. And even though
there are courses in motivational speaking that you can
enroll with, having a formal qualification isn’t a must for
you to succeed as motivational speaker. Here are 10
requirements you need to have, instead:
a. Passion
The first thing you need to become a motivational
speaker passion—passion to help others overcome their
fears, worries, and challenges, and to inspire them to
achieve their goals. This is the fuel that will keep you
going, even when things are seemingly difficult from the
start. If you are not passionate about what you are doing,
you will soon stop doing it when you start facing
challenges.
b. A target audience
As a motivational speaker, you must have a target
audience as well as your special message for them. Your
choice of a target audience will depend on a number of
factors, such as the areas or topics you are particularly
interested in, the challenges around you, your experience,
and the specific goals you want to help other people
achieve.
So, you need to figure out your target audience right from
the start. Examples of target audiences include job
seekers and college students who need career guidance,
people trying to break certain habits, people living with
certain medical conditions, small business owners, and
the list is endless.
c. Knowledge
Even though you don’t have to be a seasoned expert in
your area of interest to get started as a motivational
speaker, you need to have a good grasp of the subject.
For example, if you want to target small business owners
who are looking to grow their businesses, you must have
deep knowledge of entrepreneurship and everything about
small business. Without this, you won’t be able to
understand the needs, wants, hopes, challenges, and
goals of your target audience. And you won’t be able to
teach them effectively. So, you need to read books, use
online resources, and consult with seasoned experts on
your area of interest.
d. A mentor
As stated earlier, you don’t need to have any formal
education to become a motivational speaker. But you
must have mentor who will teach you how to go about
your plan to become a motivational speaker and help you
trail the path to success.
Some so-called gurus make money teaching others how
to become motivational speakers without being
motivational speakers themselves. Your ideal mentor is
someone who is a seasoned motivational speaker with
years of experience and multiple successes under his or
her belt.
e. Public speaking skills
Since most of your communication with your target
audience will be through speaking, it goes without saying
that you must have great public speaking skills. Before
starting out, you need to assess your public speaking
skills and try to improve on them with the aid of your
mentor.
Effective public speaking skills can make all the difference
between a successful motivational speaker and an
unsuccessful one. That is, your success as a motivational
speaker hinges largely on your public speaking skills.
f. Marketing skills
Since you want to do this for a living, you need strong
marketing skills to succeed as a motivational speaker.
You must be able to market yourself in a subtle way by
any means you have. The more you market yourself, the
more connections you will have, the more speaking
appointments you will land, and the more money you will
make.
g. Writing skills
Hardly would you find a successful motivational speaker
that does not double as a great writer. Writing at times
could be more effective than speaking and could have a
more powerful effect on your target audience. So, you
need to master the art of writing.
Aside that writing can be a better way to communicate at
times, it expands the reach of your words and can provide
you with additional income.
h. Integrity
Successful motivational speakers are people of integrity.
While they may not be perfect (no one is ), you will hardly
find their names rubbished in scandals or other
questionable circumstances. Why? The reason is because
they teach ethical practices and strategies, and
discourage their target audience from cutting corners.
Aside staying away from all unethical and questionable
practices, you need to understand the ethical ways your
target audience can achieve their goals as well as the
unethical strategies they might be tempted to avoid.
i. Flexibility
Keeping abreast of latest trends will help you understand
how the hopes, worries, fears, and challenges of your
target audience change with time. And you will be able to
change your motivational tutelage accordingly. Strategies
that worked for people years ago might have stopped
working now. If you are not abreast of that change, you
will end up inspiring people to fail rather than succeed.
In conclusion, i believe the above tips are the best
approach to becoming a good and vibrant motivational
speaker. Being a motivational speaker is very lucrative in
the sense that it will take you high, get you connected to
dignities in the society, make you popular and fetch good
money.