The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Professional Speaker

Get the gift of gab.

In this guide, readers will find indispensable information on how to pursue public speaking as a full- or part-time career. Written by a 30-year veteran public speaker and bureau chief, this book shares details, advice, and insider tips on how to prosper in this highly competitive and lucrative field.

• Expert author in a rapidly growing field
• Contains inside tips on every aspect of speaking professionally
• Clear and practical information about how to set up a professional speaker’s business and promote it
• Suggestions for extra goods and services for additional revenue
• Features event planning and organizing strategies and instructive anecdotes from the field

Thomas A. Lisk is the founder and president of Professional Speakers Bureau International, which has represented over 450 expert speakers for over 30 years. A professional speaker, workshop coordinator, and consultant, Lisk has built hundreds of novice experts into well-paid motivational and instruction professional speakers.