{"id":1228,"date":"2012-03-08T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T18:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2012-02-01T14:59:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T20:59:58","slug":"selecting-target-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/selecting-target-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting Target Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0CoachStart Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who would benefit from your talk and ideally would pay for it (associations, clubs, charities, corporations)?\u00a0 Some will pay; some are just a training ground, testimonial builder, and a place to get individual clients!\u00a0 Source them from friends, yellow pages, people in the speaking industry, Chambers of Commerce, Libraries, a local chapter of The National Speaker\u2019s Association (NSA).\u00a0 All will have a list of service groups, associations, etc… that want and need speakers.\u00a0 Joining a Toastmaster group is also a great idea, and they have a speaker\u2019s bureau which supports their members in getting speaking engagements.<\/p>\n

Call or email your friends and colleagues and ask them which clubs they belong to which might need a speaker.<\/p>\n

You might provide \u2018lunch and learns\u2019 at companies and organizations.\u00a0 These are for free or fee, and are provided during the employees\u2019 lunch hour.\u00a0 It is a way for the company to provide self-development\/educational programs and for you to get in front of decision-makers and show them what you can do. Your friends within corporations might be able to put you in touch with the right person who organises or approves these within the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0CoachStart Manual. Who would benefit from your talk and ideally would pay for it (associations, clubs, charities, corporations)?\u00a0 Some will pay; some are just a training ground, testimonial builder, and a place to get individual clients!\u00a0 Source them from friends, yellow pages, people in the speaking industry, Chambers of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[156],"tags":[31,169,175],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t