Your ideas are powerful. Your presentation skills are perfect. And your books are on point. But what physical products do you sell? (you better not say CDs)? If you have an inventor mindset, want create another revenue stream, or you're just tired of saying "I thought of that three years ago," this week's episode with Hey Mic! and SpeakerFlow creator Julie Holmes is perfect for you!

How can you partner with associations, especially right now during the uncertainty everyone is feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic? This week, Susan Robertson, CAE, who was recently appointed President and CEO of ASAE, is on Voices of Experience with so much knowledge and free resources to help guide you in effectively working with your association partners.

There are a lot of reasons to feel afraid right now, but how can you turn those fears into ways to do better in your business or at home? How are you strengthening relationships with clients and business partners? Michelle Poler and Matt Ward are on voices of experience this week with insights you need face your fears and create better relationships.

Do you stand out from other speakers? Are you known for a specific topic that you dominate? Are your courses designed in a way that encourages success for your clients? If you can't answer "Yes!" to each of these questions, this week's episode is for you! Scott McKain, CSP, CPAE, and Simon Baily, CSP, CPAE, join us this week to share their experience on becoming iconic speakers and course-designing pros. Plus, Caroline de Posada joins us this week with some insights into the Youth Leadership Conference at INFLUENCE 2020.

How do you measure the success of each of your engagements? Is it the attendee evaluations? Comments from the meeting planner? For Andrew Davis, it's how many referral he got within 72 hours of his speech. This week, Andrew shares what he does to increase his referrals and why you should to. Plus, Beth Ziesenis, CSP, is back to share her association secret knowledge, and Jim Pancero, CSP, CPAE, shares how you can help the NSA Foundation.

Do you want to be an in-demand international speaker? Do you want to speak for associations, but are wondering if discounting your fee is the right move? Well this is the episode for you! This week, Helen Turnbull, PhD, CSP, Global Speaking Fellow, explains how she started her international speaking career and many of the factors you need to consider to starts yours. Then, Beth Ziesenis, CSP, sheds some light on the world of association speaking, a community where she does most of her paid speaking engagements.

Making time for yourself while you're on the road, traveling from conference to conference isn't always easy, but it's not impossible. Tracy Stuckrath and Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP, CPAE, are on VOE this week to discuss healthy eating tips for both yourself and event attendees, and how to balance your time between family, fitness, faith, and finances.

What do you do when you're not selected for a speaking gig? Are you saving information about your prospective clients and setting reminders to follow up next year? What are you doing to provide greater value (and more money) from your clients after you get off the stage? If you're serious about the business of speaking, this episode is for you. First, Shawn Rhodes and Max Warren discuss how they manage thousands of leads, and Lois Creamer shares how follow up with your clients and continue selling afterward.

Keynotes, consulting, training courses, you know about all of those. But what about some of the more obscure opportunities for growing your business? First, Lou Diamond, who hosts a highly downloaded podcast, shares his tips for starting a podcast from scratch. Plus, NSA Members can download his handout on how to make money as a podcast guest (yes, you read that correctly). Next, Ramon Ray, CSP, discusses who he built a bankable personal brand, and how you can leverage your personal brand even more.

Get ready for a sneak peak of what you can expect to learn about at Influence 2020 this week! First, Claude Silver discusses the importance of talking to the heart and human connection with your audience, followed by Andrew Davis with some insights into keeping your audience's attention with something he calls the curiosity factor (you'll just have to listen to learn what that is).

Are you leaving money behind by only offering keynotes and other one-time events? Well, its time to consider building your ideas into a training package so you can deliver better results to your clients (and bring in more income). Jeffrey Magee, CMC, PDM, PhD, CSP, is on Voices of Experience this week to discuss how and why you should build a training package.