Professional Speaker Coaching

“How to Make At Least $100,000 per year as a Professional Speaker…Part-Time”

If you’ve ever dreamed of standing ovations, sold out auditoriums packed with people hanging on your every word, spreading your message around the world and leaving a lasting legacy…this may be a turning point in your life.

Back in 1996 I was a Toastmaster trying to break into the big leagues of professional speaking. I was winning best speaker ribbons but failing miserably in my speaking business…until I got the biggest break of my life: I met Bill Gove, the 84-old father of professional speaking, who was responsible for putting more big speakers on the map than anyone alive. Bill suggested that I attend his speech workshop, and I did. What I learned in that 3 program changed my career…and my life.
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But that was just the beginning…

Bill Gove and I became fast friends. We started having lunch together a couple of times a week. I showed him exactly what I was doing to build my speaking business and he said, “ Kid, you’re listening to the wrong people. I’m going to introduce you to the most successful speakers in the business, and mentor you…if you do exactly as I tell you.” And then he added something I’ll never forget:

“Steve, if you will listen to me and the people I’m going to introduce you to…you’ll never work another day in your life…and you will spend the rest of your days helping inspire, motivate and train people to be the best they can be…all while getting paid like a king”

Long story short: Bill Gove was right.

Everything he told me was right on the money. Literally. He introduced me to the giants of the industry…and they have been mentoring and guiding me ever since.

Without Bill Gove’s wisdom and coaching I’m pretty sure I would have FAILED in this business. That’s the honest to God truth.

They guided me step by step and taught me the ins and outs of making a serious living as a professional speaker.

I’d like to do the same for you. Except I’m going to give you all of the wisdom they gave me over the last 8 years…in the next 12-months.

The speaking business is a wonderfully exciting, fulfilling, and lucrative career…if you know how to navigate your way through the plethora of people telling you how easy it is get paid to speak.

BUT BUYER BEWARE:

It’s not easy. As a matter of fact, it’s the most difficult business I’ve ever attempted. It’s also more exciting and fulfilling than anything I’ve ever done…and it’s worth every bit of struggle and sacrifice you have to endure. I honestly cannot imagine doing anything else with my life. It’s that rewarding. (at least to me) Helping people learn and grow all over the world while being able to express your unique ideas and interpretations of life and living is pretty nice work…if you can get it. This program will show you how.

Here's Some Of the Things You Will Learn Over
The Course Of The 12-Month Program:

How to select the right topic and connect it to solving a problem that individuals and organizations will pay handsomely for.

How to market and sell yourself to major corporations for substantial fees…including all of the scripts and delivery techniques that work.

How to set your speaking fees based on your speaking skills and value proposition

How to market to the 400 major speakers bureaus that have the power to book you at corporate conventions.

How to create a multidimensional marketing machine for your speaking business using the Internet, Telemarketers, Broadcast Faxing, and Direct Mail Campaigns

How to gain national recognition as a topical expert by writing articles and columns for magazines and trade journals

How to create CD, cassette, and video albums that make money while you sleep

How to conduct, market and sell hundreds of thousands of dollars in training over the telephone with less than 2% overhead

How to conduct, market and sell your own international private coaching program in person or over the telephone.

How to create ongoing lead generation systems for your speeches, seminars, workshops, coaching programs, consulting services and CD, tape, and video albums

How to build an email database of 100,000 people who are interested in personal and professional development within the next 12 months…and construct a system to contact them every 7 days.

What markets to target first…and exactly how to reach and sell them

How to run a successful speakers office from A to Z

How to set up and operate your credit card processing account…and the single most important thing you need to know about them. (Which they never tell anyone until it’s too late)

Why you should balance your speaking business between the corporate and public market’s to minimize cash flow problems…and how to build and sell to both.

How to create the right business cards, brochures, letterhead, article reprints, presentation folders, and testimonial letters to help you sell your speeches and products.

What you need to know about creating a demo video of your speeches that sells YOU

Everything you need to know about copyrights, trademarks, and the legal aspects of the speaking business

A step by step system of creating a board of advisors to guide you and your business through the endless sea of smoke and mirrors in the speaking business

How to write sales copy that sells

How to sell over thousands of dollars of books, tapes, and video’s from the platform…using techniques from many of the highest paid speakers in the world. And the secret to how Bill Gove and I grossed $127,000 for a 45-minute speech.

How to sell your first book. The step-by-step process of how to pre-sell thousands of copies before you ever write a single word.

How to create pre-program surveys and questionnaires to present to your clients before your presentation…and how to use this information to customize every presentation you deliver.

How to break into the very lucrative Network Marketing Profession. (An International market of over 30 million people!)

How to use the Internet to build a six-figure income in addition to your speaking, training and consulting fees.

And more.

“The Greatest Offer in Our 57-Year History”

For 57-years the Bill Gove Speech Workshop has focused exclusively on professional speaking skills. This is the first time we have ever offered to teach the business side of professional speaking. Bill was a master craftsman in the art of speaking delivery, so he focused on the part of the business he loved most. I also love to speak, but I know a lot of really gifted speakers who can’t get their businesses off the ground because they don’t understand business side of the speaking business. As I said before, I was in the same boat 8 years ago, but after Bill introduced me to the giants of the industry and they mentored me, everything changed…almost overnight. ( It took about a year )

Are You Willing to Work Hard?

If you’re not, please don’t enroll in this course, because you won’t make it. Anyone who tells you it’s easy to make a 6 or 7 figure income in this business is ignorant or lying. Every successful speaker I know has worked his or her butt off to be successful in this business, and if you’re going to make it, you will, too. Then again, hard work is relative, isn’t it? My dad was a bricklayer. Now THAT is hard work. I worked a jack hammer 12 hours a day in south Georgia during the summers when I was in college…now THAT was hard work. I’m sure you’ve had backbreaking jobs as well. When I say you’re going to have to work hard in the speaking business, here’s exactly what I mean…

“You’re Going to Have To Think About It All The Time…”

The speaking business is NOT a 9-5 career; it’s more like 24/7. All of the most successful speakers I know are consumed with this business. We love to speak, write, and create new solutions for our clients. It’s how we get our kicks, I guess. It’s a total blast to get paid to THINK…and that’s essentially what we do. Some people deliver their thoughts and ideas in keynotes, luncheons, and after dinner speeches. Other speakers deliver through seminars and workshops, and some through coaching and consulting. Some deliver through all of these, not to mention CDs, DVD’s, Teleconferences, Webinars, Television, Infomercials, Radio Broadcasts, etc. There are lots of delivery mechanisms in this business to choose from, but the bottom line is this:

“Professional Speakers Get Paid To Think… And Solve
Problems For Clients in The Process…"

And they are among the highest paid thinkers in the business world today. That’s why the business is hard to break into. Not only do you have to be dynamite on the platform, you also have to have great content and ideas to help your clients. Not to mention the marketing savvy and self-promotional know-how to get your name in front of the corporate decision makers who can hire you.

Have I Scared You Off Yet?

If you’re still reading this, you must be serious about a career in professional speaking. Too many people get the idea that speaking is an easy ride to fame and fortune, and I don’t want them in the program. They’re better off buying lottery tickets. So now that we’ve eliminated the get-rich quick crowd, let me tell you some of the good stuff that is waiting for you in this business…if you are willing to pay the price.

Imagine 7,000 People In A Sold Out Stadium Going Crazy As You Walk On Stage

That was my first stadium speech back in 1998, and it was one of the greatest moments of my career…and my life. My biggest audience up to that point was 300 people, and let me tell you, 7,000 is a very different experience. Bill Gove and I were driven into the stadium in a stretch limo and dropped off right behind the stage. It was incredible. I felt like Mick Jagger! My wife was seated in the 6th row main floor. My parents flew in from Florida and were sitting way up in the nosebleed section. 2-minutes before we went on stage, Bill Gove told me something I’ll never forget:

“Kid, After This Speech Your Life Is Never Going To Be The Same…
Welcome To The Big-Time”

Bill was right. That experience changed everything for me. We received an extended standing ovation, (mostly for Bill, of course) and we signed hundreds of autographs. And we walked out of that stadium with $127,000 for 40 minutes work. $10,000 of it was our speaking fee, and the rest was from our videotape sales. Not a bad night, huh? What a rush. Bill Gove and I spoke in many stadiums together after that night across the United States and Canada. We had lots of fun and made lots of money, and it was the privilege of a lifetime to share the stage with the father of professional speaking.

When Bill Died In 2001, Some Thought Our Business Would Crumble…But Bill Promised He Would Teach Me The Secrets Of the Business Back In 1996,
And As Always, He Delivered.

Gove-Siebold Group has continued to prosper because of what Bill Gove and his famous speaker friends taught me…and now I’m offering to pass all of this on to you. But before you make a commitment and invest a single penny in this program, I have one more test you must pass. The first time I was introduced to Bill Gove, one of the first things he said to me was:

“Steve, If There is Any Possible Way You Can Talk Yourself Out of Becoming a Professional Speaker…You Should Do It. There Are Easier Ways To Make Money. But If You Can’t Imagine Doing Anything Else With Your Life, And Your Soul Is On Fire To Share Your Message With The World…You’ve Come To The Right Place”

I want you to ask yourself the same question. Please don’t get into this business for the money. Please don’t get into it for the fame. Only get into it because you love it, and your life won’t be complete unless you go for it. I don’t mean to sound melodramatic, but the speaking business is like being a professional athlete. It’s all or nothing. A half-hearted commitment will get you nowhere.

If You Passed the Test, It’s Commitment Time. Everyone Talks a Good Game, But Few People Can Back Up Their Big Talk. Are You Ready To Take A Shot At Making It Big In Professional Speaking?

The Bill Gove Speech Workshop will continue forever, but this special speaking business-mentoring component may not. I’ve committed to conduct it at least through 2005. If you want to take advantage of this program, register today. There’s nothing like this being offered in the speaking industry and it might make the difference between a successful speaking career and giving free speeches forever.

Here’s Exactly How This Program Works:

Step # 1. You register and we ship you the Professional Speaker Marketing 12-CD Album.

Step # 2. You are emailed your own personal access password for the Professional Speaking Coaching Course Website.

Step # 3. You are emailed the conference call phone number and pin code to access the monthly conference calls.

Step # 4. You decide when you want to start your training, and check the schedule to see which speaking business topic will be presented and discussed on that month’s call. Then you simply listen to the corresponding CD, complete the homework for that CD on the Website, and dial into the call at the designated time with your questions.

Step # 5. At the end of the 12-months you will have the equivalent of a masters degree in the speaking business.

The LIVE conference calls will be held from 9pm-10pm Eastern Standard Time

2008 Conference Call Schedule:

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9-10pm

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9-10pm

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What qualifications are required to register for the course?

A. An open mind and the desire to build a professional speaking practice.

Q. Do I need to be a professional speaker to enroll?

A. No. About 75% of the people who have invested in our Professional Speaker Marketing CD album have never been paid for a speech. The other 25% are professional speakers looking for new marketing ideas to expand their businesses.

Q. When is the deadline to enroll in the program?

A. Right now there is no deadline. The program will begin in January 2005. If you register in June of 2005, you simply start with that month’s lesson. Each lesson stands on it’s own. You don’t need last month’s class to understand this month’s class. They are all completely independent modules.

Q. Which should I enroll in first, the Bill Gove Speech Workshop to learn professional speaking skills, or this Professional Speaker Coaching Course?

A. The Bill Gove Speech Workshop is a 3 day LIVE seminar that focuses exclusively on professional speaking and platform skills, while the Professional Speaking Coaching Course focuses exclusively the business side of the speaking business. It doesn’t make any difference which you study first, because you’re going to need both. That being said, many people take the Bill Gove Speech Workshop first so they can practice their professional speaking skills while they are learning the about the speaking business.

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For 57-years the Bill Gove Speech Workshop has focused exclusively on professional speaking skills. This is the first time we have ever offered to teach the business side of professional speaking. Bill was a master craftsman in the art of speaking delivery, so he focused on the part of the business he loved most. I also love to speak, but I know a lot of really gifted speakers who can’t get their businesses off the ground because they don’t understand business side of the speaking business. As I said before, I was in the same boat 8 years ago, but after Bill introduced me to the giants of the industry and they mentored me, everything changed…almost overnight. ( It took about a year )

If you’re not, please don’t enroll in this course, because you won’t make it. Anyone who tells you it’s easy to make a 6 or 7 figure income in this business is ignorant or lying. Every successful speaker I know has worked his or her butt off to be successful in this business, and if you’re going to make it, you will, too. Then again, hard work is relative, isn’t it? My dad was a bricklayer. Now THAT is hard work. I worked a jack hammer 12 hours a day in south Georgia during the summers when I was in college…now THAT was hard work. I’m sure you’ve had backbreaking jobs as well. When I say you’re going to have to work hard in the speaking business, here’s exactly what I mean…

The speaking business is NOT a 9-5 career; it’s more like 24/7. All of the most successful speakers I know are consumed with this business. We love to speak, write, and create new solutions for our clients. It’s how we get our kicks, I guess. It’s a total blast to get paid to THINK…and that’s essentially what we do. Some people deliver their thoughts and ideas in keynotes, luncheons, and after dinner speeches. Other speakers deliver through seminars and workshops, and some through coaching and consulting. Some deliver through all of these, not to mention CDs, DVD’s, Teleconferences, Webinars, Television, Infomercials, Radio Broadcasts, etc. There are lots of delivery mechanisms in this business to choose from, but the bottom line is this:

“Professional Speakers Get Paid To Think… And Solve
Problems For Clients in The Process…"

And they are among the highest paid thinkers in the business world today. That’s why the business is hard to break into. Not only do you have to be dynamite on the platform, you also have to have great content and ideas to help your clients. Not to mention the marketing savvy and self-promotional know-how to get your name in front of the corporate decision makers who can hire you.

If you’re still reading this, you must be serious about a career in professional speaking. Too many people get the idea that speaking is an easy ride to fame and fortune, and I don’t want them in the program. They’re better off buying lottery tickets. So now that we’ve eliminated the get-rich quick crowd, let me tell you some of the good stuff that is waiting for you in this business…if you are willing to pay the price.

That was my first stadium speech back in 1998, and it was one of the greatest moments of my career…and my life. My biggest audience up to that point was 300 people, and let me tell you, 7,000 is a very different experience. Bill Gove and I were driven into the stadium in a stretch limo and dropped off right behind the stage. It was incredible. I felt like Mick Jagger! My wife was seated in the 6th row main floor. My parents flew in from Florida and were sitting way up in the nosebleed section. 2-minutes before we went on stage, Bill Gove told me something I’ll never forget:

“Kid, After This Speech Your Life Is Never Going To Be The Same…
Welcome To The Big-Time”

Bill was right. That experience changed everything for me. We received an extended standing ovation, (mostly for Bill, of course) and we signed hundreds of autographs. And we walked out of that stadium with $127,000 for 40 minutes work. $10,000 of it was our speaking fee, and the rest was from our videotape sales. Not a bad night, huh? What a rush. Bill Gove and I spoke in many stadiums together after that night across the United States and Canada. We had lots of fun and made lots of money, and it was the privilege of a lifetime to share the stage with the father of professional speaking.

When Bill Died In 2001, Some Thought Our Business Would Crumble…But Bill Promised He Would Teach Me The Secrets Of the Business Back In 1996,
And As Always, He Delivered.

Gove-Siebold Group has continued to prosper because of what Bill Gove and his famous speaker friends taught me…and now I’m offering to pass all of this on to you. But before you make a commitment and invest a single penny in this program, I have one more test you must pass. The first time I was introduced to Bill Gove, one of the first things he said to me was:

“Steve, If There is Any Possible Way You Can Talk Yourself Out of Becoming a Professional Speaker…You Should Do It. There Are Easier Ways To Make Money. But If You Can’t Imagine Doing Anything Else With Your Life, And Your Soul Is On Fire To Share Your Message With The World…You’ve Come To The Right Place”

I want you to ask yourself the same question. Please don’t get into this business for the money. Please don’t get into it for the fame. Only get into it because you love it, and your life won’t be complete unless you go for it. I don’t mean to sound melodramatic, but the speaking business is like being a professional athlete. It’s all or nothing. A half-hearted commitment will get you nowhere.

If You Passed the Test, It’s Commitment Time. Everyone Talks a Good Game, But Few People Can Back Up Their Big Talk. Are You Ready To Take A Shot At Making It Big In Professional Speaking?

The Bill Gove Speech Workshop will continue forever, but this special speaking business-mentoring component may not. I’ve committed to conduct it at least through 2005. If you want to take advantage of this program, register today. There’s nothing like this being offered in the speaking industry and it might make the difference between a successful speaking career and giving free speeches forever.

Step # 1. You register and we ship you the Professional Speaker Marketing 12-CD Album.

Step # 2. You are emailed your own personal access password for the Professional Speaking Coaching Course Website.

Step # 3. You are emailed the conference call phone number and pin code to access the monthly conference calls.

Step # 4. You decide when you want to start your training, and check the schedule to see which speaking business topic will be presented and discussed on that month’s call. Then you simply listen to the corresponding CD, complete the homework for that CD on the Website, and dial into the call at the designated time with your questions.

Step # 5. At the end of the 12-months you will have the equivalent of a masters degree in the speaking business.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9-10pm
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9-10pm