The Epic Keynote: Presentation Skills and Styles of Wealthy Speakers - Softcover

The Epic Keynote is where craftsmanship meets style. Don't leave your presentation to chance, take the steps required to make it EPIC! The most impactful speakers have a high level of relevance for their audience, customize to make it meaningful and tell stories that make people laugh and cry. Do you have what it takes to deliver The Epic Keynote? Are your stories crafted and vivid for the listener? Is your style one that engages the audience from minute one? Do you take people on a journey and inspire them think about things in different ways? Does your keynote result in more speeches do you get asked back again and again? Jane Atkinson has put the wisdom of her speaking colleagues The Wealthy Speakers with her own to deliver a book that every person who gives speeches must read. Whether you are a professional speaker, or the head of a company, taking these tips and techniques onto the stage with you will ensure superior results. Jane Atkinson is the author of The Wealthy Speaker 2.0 and the founder of The Wealthy Speaker University where she coaches speakers on how to catapult their businesses.

Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their businesses for over 20 years. As a former speaker's agent, she has represented numerous speakers, celebrities and best-selling authors. Today, Jane coaches some of the industry's hottest stars, who have vaulted to the top 3% of the field. Jane went on to work as Vice President for International Speakers Bureau in Dallas, TX managing their Exclusive Speakers Division. There she represented celebrities like boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and President of Washington Wizards Basketball, Susan O'Malley. Also included in the ISB roster were bestselling authors like Gary Hoover of hoovers.com and the Swedish authors of Funky Business, Jonas Ridderstrale, and Kjell Nordstrom. Spending a total of 6 years under the roof of a bureau gave Jane some keen insights into the industry. Not only did she see hundreds of speaker s marketing materials (the good, the bad and the ugly), but she learned the keys to building long term profitable relationships with bureaus. Currently, Jane is a full time business coach and consultant dealing exclusively with professional speakers, celebrities and CEO's. Her clients are the who's who and the up-and-comers of the speaking world. She is often asked to speak at National Speakers Association and Canadian Association of Professional Speakers conferences and Chapter meetings.