Event day checklist
Checklist for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want newer speakers and subject experts who present on their list.
Sample chapter
The first three minutes: a free chapter
How to use this sample chapter
Link it from your speaker page and at the end of talks. Organisers see how you think.
What is inside
The first three minutesThe room decides in the first three minutes.
Start with them, not youThe fix was simple.
Three ways to openThere are three openings that work in almost any room.
What comes nextIn the next chapter, we will build the middle of a talk around one idea, so the room leaves with something they can use the next morning.
Three title ideas for your own version
The first three minutes: a free chapter
Read the first chapter free
The free chapter on opening a talk
Where to promote it
Your speaker pageyour newslettera link at the end of every talk
What goes on a free book chapter page?
The opening chapter in full, a review, what comes next in the book and where to buy it or book you.
Make this sample chapter your own
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Cheat sheet for speakers and trainers
For trainers and facilitators who want managers, team leads and new trainers who run sessions on their list.
Talk writing guide
Guide for speakers and trainers
For speakers and speaking coaches who want experts preparing their first talks on their list.
Email templates
Email scripts for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want newer speakers building a speaking business on their list.
Talk planning templates
Template pack for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want people who present or train as part of their job on their list.
Q&A swipe file
Swipe file for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want newer speakers to feel ready for the question time at the end of a talk.
Buyer's guide to booking a speaker
Buyer's guide for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want to be chosen by organisers on clear terms, not only on price.
Keynote or workshop decision guide
Decision guide for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want to speak to organisers who need a session and have not yet decided what kind.
Presenting mistakes list
Mistakes list for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want newer speakers to be heard and understood by every person in the room.
First paid speaking year roadmap
Roadmap for speakers and trainers
For speakers and trainers who want newer speakers and subject experts to follow them on the way to paid work.
Training case study
Case study for speakers and trainers
For trainers who want to reach managers whose teams have stalled on a new system or way of working.
Talk readiness scorecard
Scorecard for speakers and trainers
For speaking coaches and trainers who want to reach people with a talk coming up.
Training value worksheet
Worksheet for speakers and trainers
For trainers who want to help managers make the case for a course before they book.
More sample chapters
The same format, written for 2 other niches.
Free first chapter page
Sample chapter for authors
For authors who want readers to try the first chapter before they buy the book.
Free book chapter page for course creation coaches
Sample chapter for course creators
For course creation coaches with a book, who want creators to sample their thinking.
Pick one, change the words, publish.
Free to start. No credit card.