Speaking as a Professional
Dan Grandstaff
Overview – Table of Contents – Introduction
Want to supplement your income by getting paid to teach seminars? Ever wonder how the people teaching workshops get invited to do so? Interested in knowing how public presentations might attract more clients to your practice and enhance your professional reputation? Here therapist and business coach Dan Grandstaff presents practical advice about how to enliven and expand your coaching or therapy practice through public speaking.
Whether you want to speak at conferences, lead classes, run workshops, do corporate training, or offer informational talks to organizations, Speaking as a Professional offers information and advice about all aspects of planning, preparing, and giving presentations as a therapist or coach:
- Where to find groups that use speakers
- How to decide what to talk about
- How to present yourself as an expert
- How to make a presentation interesting and easy to follow
- How to manage your anxiety and stage fright
- How to increase future referrals and speaking invitations
- How to turn workshops and presentations into an income source
Grandstaff provides an array of worksheets and exercises to lead the reader through the step-by-step process of presentation and workshop creation, from initial idea to the polished presentation, including how to follow-up afterward.
You will better understand what can you contribute as a speaker, what audiences will be interested in hearing about what you have to say, and how to go about putting together a small but effective repertoire of talks that will maximize your opportunities as a speaker while not burdening you with excessive amounts of work.
Speaking as a Professional is a source of both guidance and encouragement to therapists and coaches at every level of experience in public speaking. Beginning speakers will learn how to get started and how to become more confident speakers. Experienced speakers will discover how to make the most of their speaking engagements and to become sought-after presenters. You will find this to be an indispensable toolkit and guide to expanding your practice.
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About the Author
Dan Grandstaff is a therapist and business coach who has given more than 800 presentations. He created the Natural Speaking method and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Advance Acclaim
‘Build your reputation, grow your practice, and increase your personal satisfaction of helping others by reading and studying Dan’s great work, Speaking as a Professional.’
— Tony Jeary, Mr. PresentationTM and author of Life is a Series of Presentations
‘This is an extraordinarily clear, thorough, practical, and inspiring guide to becoming a more empowered, engaging, and helpful speaker. Grandstaff gently and skillfully supports readers in their desire to interact with the community in ways that serve the community and support oneself. I highly recommend Speaking as a Professional to those wanting to develop their speaking skills and professional outreach.’
— John Amodeo, Ph.D., author of The Authentic Heart and Love & Betrayal
‘I’ve presented 25 professional workshops per year for 25 years. I could say I know enough about the ins and outs of presentations. And I’d be wrong. Dan Grandstaff’s book gave me fresh ideas on building, delivering, and revising a quality product while inspiring me to venture into marketing arenas I’d never considered before. Flip open at any page and start reading; you’ll see for yourself.’
— R. Reid Wilson, Ph.D., author of Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks
ISBN: 0-393-70433-5
Fall 2004
Cloth; 256 pages
