"It is an art not only to acquire the engagements by knowing who to contact but also knowing how to contact them, how to speak to them and how to persuade and how to help them understand that your particular speaker is the ideal answer to their meeting needs. Mary is a master of that. She can teach you how to do it."
-Greg Link Co-founder & president of CoveyLink, a consultancy committed to influencing influencers to grow their careers and their organizations at the SPEED of TRUST™.
"Made an immediate impact on my success as a speaker..."
"Since taking on the Fall Challenge [Bootcamp] I have booked 2 confirmed paid engagements, 2 non-paid but allowed to sell product, and my wife and I have appeared as a guest on a television program. I fully expect to meet or exceed my Fall Challenge goal of 5 paid, and 5 holds before Jan 1, 2010. Mary has given me the tools, my job is to use them and MAKE IT HAPPEN!."
-Dwight Pledger Speaker, coach and author of The Truth about the Big Lie
"Why waste thousands and thousands of dollars trying to recreate the information yourself?"
"Why waste thousands and thousands of dollars trying to recreate this information yourself? Instead, take advantage of Mary’s wisdom and insight and everything that she has learned over the last 20 years and put it to work immediately with the person that you have either just hired or someone who has been in your business for quite some time who wants to take your business to the next level."
-Cynthia Kersey Speaker, success coach & author of Unstoppable Women: Achieve Any Breakthrough Goal in 30 Days
"Thanks for the extra kick in the head...
You are the best in the business!"
-Frank Sovinsky Chiropractor, business advisor, founding architect of DE Mentors & author of Life: The Manual.
"By the end of our meeting, I had a clearly articulated unique selling proposition, a focused list of speaking topics and a restructured signature presentation"
"In less than 30 minutes of coaching from Mary, I way able to get a clear understanding of where I was in my development process, what I needed to do, and exactly how to do it.
Mary’s suggestions were very targeted, action-oriented, and specific. This certainly was more useful than the generic, high-level suggestions that you sometimes get in an initial consultation. In my view, since Mary accomplished all of this in such a short period of time, she is definitely someone that I want to have on my team."
-Kimaka Willis Founder of Refining Redefining, a public speaking, training and consulting firm
"I now have a clear direction in which to proceed..."
"Thank you so much for your wonderful and detailed suggestions which clearly outline how I need to proceed! I sincerely appreciate your assistance. "
-Roopa Chari, M.D. Speaker & internal medicine specialist with a background in natural healing
"Mary, you are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for your fabulous input and suggestions!"
-Pamela Varkony Founder of Power of Women and leadership development specialist in multi-cultural environments for entrepreneurial and employed women
"Helped me catapult my speaking career... "
"Mary McKay definitely knows what it takes to be successful in the speaking business. Her keen insight, in-depth experience and words of wisdom have helped me catapult my speaking career to a higher level of success!"
-Wade Randolph Speaker & performance strategist
FREE Teleclasses for Emerging & Underbooked Professional Speakers Who Want to Make More Money Speaking
Monthly teleseminars jam packed with high content information, strategies and tactics for professional speakers who want to grow their speaking business, get booked to speak more often and make money speaking.
In this weekly Turnkey Speaker Booking System Teleseminar Series, Mary either interviews speaking industry experts or provides information for you that will benefit you in securing more paid speaking engagements. The primary purpose of the series is to give you insider information, teach you practical and effective positioning strategies and sales and marketing information.
Mary has purposely selected veteran industry experts to interview that have insight into your challenges, valuable information and strategies for you to use in building your speaking business. They may offer additional products and services that might help you establish your brand, attract your ideal clients and market your expertise more effectively.
The teleseminar series will take place once a month at 4:00 Pacific / 7:00 Eastern for the next 11 months. If you can make the live teleseminars, that's the goal. If you are unable to attend, the series will be available for purchase as a package at the end of the year.
How Visibility Attracts Speakers Bureaus and Publishers
April 14, 2010
5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern
Relevant and timely, Connie Merritt, RN, PHN, is a nurse, 26-year veteran speaker, business professional and award-winning author, with a new book just released from McGraw-Hill: Too Busy for Your Own Good –which is particularly timely in these “do more with less” economic times. We will be talking about how Connie’s visibility has attracted bureaus as well as a publisher.
What You MUST Do to Get Booked AND Paid to Speak... Including Action Steps that Most Super-successful Speakers Have Learned the Hard Way!
May 20, 2010
5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern
Cut your learning curve and save money when you know what meeting planners and organizations are looking for when it comes to hiring a professional speaker. Plus you will walk away with steps to take immediate action so that you can generate interest in your expertise and create a compelling marketig message.
Critical Steps to Get Clear about Your Relevant Marketing Message to Makey Money as a Professional Speaker
June 16, 2010
5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern
Have you taken the time to describe your perfect audience in relationship to what you teach? Does your expertise match their needs? This can be a fascinating exercise for experts who speak. All of your marketing activities will be driven by your ability and willingness to drill down on this subject. In this teleclass, Mary shares critical steps to getting clear about your relevant marketing message.
Basic Publicity Tactics and Strategies That You Can Use Immediately to Promote Your Expertise as a Professional Speaker
July 14, 2010
5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern
Can you imagine yourself finding a TV show or radio show that so appreciates you and your expertise that you are asked back over and over? Best-selling authors Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen have Imal Wagner to thank for the publicity generated resulting in millions of dollars in back end seminars and coaching programs.
Her unique capabilities have resulted in an impressive client list of N.Y Times best-selling authors, up-and-coming performers and trailblazing business leaders. She works with people who have authored books in the areas of self-help, how-to, business, finance and family/children issues. Creating the market positioning that showcases her clients in the print and broadcast media, she places clients on radio and TV, in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet. In this teleclass, Imal shares basic publicity tactics and strategies that you can use today to promote your expertise.
How Radio Implies Authority, Communicates Your Platform to Publishers and Print Media and Attracts Organizations that Will Hire You to Speak
August 11, 2010
5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern
Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Paul Lawrence Vann is a Maryland based speaker, consultant and the author of Living on Higher Ground: How to Live with Passion, Motivation and Joy. Having lead personnel and managed programs in excess of $3.6 billion, Paul uses leadership strategies for results-oriented activities to help people take on greater challenges and produce breakthrough results. Among his past clients are MasterCard International, United States Air Force Academy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, National Military Family Association, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Department of Energy and the Internal Revenue Service.
Host of The Wealthy Speaker Talk Radio Show, Paul has interviewed such luminaries as Maya Angelou, Christopher Gardner, emmy-nominated actors and film producers Tim and Daphne Reid and Dr. Randal Pinkett of BCT Partners. He shares his experience today in leveraging the power of the Internet talk radio show format. You’ll learn how radio implies authority, communicates your platform to publishers and print media and attracts organizations that will hire you to speak.
Speaker, performance strategist, consultant and president of The Center for Workforce Development, Inc., Trudy Bourgeois is the author of two leadership books: Her Corner Office: A Guide to Help Women Find a Place and a Voice in Corporate America and The Hybrid Leader: Blending the Best of Male and Female Leadership Styles. Among her clients are executive level teams including INTEL, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Citigroup, Wal-Mart, Purina, Nestle, PepsiCo, General Mills, Kimberly Clark, and Frito-Lay.
How to Make Dramatic Improvements in the Way You Reach Out to Your Target Market in 2011 and Beyond
December 15, 2010
5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern
Was 2010 the best year you’ve ever had in speaking? Was it increased profits or a was it a realization of your true niche? What will you do differently in 2011 to generate new profit centers?
Mary’s year-end gift to you is to share feedback from students she’s coached over the last 18 months. She’s going to reveal information that can provide dramatic improvements in the way you reach out to your target market in 2011 and beyond.
