Keynote Mastery: Guide to Becoming a Paid Speaker with Blair Bryant Nichols

Melanie Johnson co-owner of Elite Online Publishing, interviews Blair Bryant Nichols, a seasoned expert who began his career at the HarperCollins Speakers Bureau and has since become a renowned speaker coach and business consultant. Blair will share his vast experience working with traditional publishing powerhouses and offer invaluable advice on how to build and sustain a successful speaking career.

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What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Path to Becoming a Speaker

• Speaker Kits

• Video Content for Speakers

Quotes:

“If you’re sending out a speaker kit and if you’re condensing that into a PDF, you want a brief bio, kind of some highlights, like who are you? Why are you relevant in general? What are the things that really make you stand out as an individual and that position you as someone that has authority to be speaking about the topics then that you’re going to describe below?” (07:47)

So that’s obviously vital to promoting yourself as a speaker, is getting out there, getting footage so that they can see you in action, because that’s what they’re buying.” (10:03)

“The keynote is not to distill an entire book into 45 minutes. Your keynote is still about introducing the big idea, the topic. It should make people want to read the book if they haven’t coming into the presentation, which most people won’t have 90% of the time.” (15:59)

About Blair Bryant Nichols:

Blair Bryant Nichols, Owner of BBN Creative Management for Diverse and Mission-Driven Talent, is a seasoned expert in building strategic speaking platforms for speakers and business leaders; with a background representing top authors and managing diverse projects for founders, entrepreneurs, and celebrities. Blair specializes in helping his clients understand the strategic landscape of public and corporate speaking, emphasizing the need for a diverse portfolio of offerings to compete effectively.

Blair holds an M.B.A. from UCLA-Anderson with a specialization in Entertainment Management and a B.A. in Literature from American University, complemented by his post-grad training at the Columbia Publishing Course.

Outside of work, Blair enjoys traveling, literature, board games, and spending time with his husband Gray and their Shepherd- mix rescue dog Aspen in his homes in West Hollywood and Lake Arrowhead.

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Video URL: https://youtu.be/DNsjNHCh47M

Website: https://EliteOnlinePublishing.com