Public Speaking is one of the fears that most people have. However, some people actually have raw talent when it comes to public speaking. If you have talked or has given a speech in your best friend’s or a relative's wedding and enjoyed the experience, then you might have the skill to become a motivational speaker. If you want to pursue this kind of career, here are some steps on how to start being a motivational speaker:
1. Find something that you can speak about. The best place to start is with your own life. List down the goals and achievements that you have attained in your life, such as finding the love of your life, the first time you received your paycheck on your first job, or how you started your own business. In doing this, sharing your success or how you attained your goals through your hard work could really inspire people, especially if what you have attained is something special or extraordinary.
2. You must find your specialty, if you want to be a motivational speaker, you must find the area that you are an expert of. Most people hire a motivational speaker to be able to help them in a certain area.
3. Once you have found your specialty, it is now time to find your targeted audience. Your audience should be the people who can benefit from your specialty. If you're area of expertise is on relieving stress on the workplace, then your targeted audience should be career oriented people or corporate offices, since stress is part of their daily lives.
4. It is always a good idea to write your speech before you give out your speech to an audience, this way; you will have an outline or a guide on how to go about your speech.
5. Improve your speaking skills, even if you feel that you are already confident in your speaking skills, there are always room for improvements. How can you improve your speaking skills? You can join clubs, classes or an organization that specializes in developing speaking skills. This way, your skill as a motivational speaker can really improve. Another way of improving your speaking skills is to watch other professional motivational speakers in action.
6. Having your own marketing materials to promote yourself as a motivational guest speaker should be your next step. You can have a media kit, which includes the following: video recording of one of your speeches,business cards, an introduction leaflet, your resume that includes your experience. Testimonial or referral letters from other people who have heard you speak in public.
7. After identifying your targeted audience and preparing your marketing materials, it is now time to approach those targeted audience through sending them your media kit or visiting them in person.
