Trainers, Coaches, Experts, Consultants, Entreprenuers, Toastmasters: "Would you like to share your knowledge from the platform? & Get PAID to speak?" & "Learn to Speak like a Pro? & "Attract Clients from the Platform, authentically?" 
Our new speakers program was designed to address all the above plus help you successfully enter the professional speaking industry...
When You Accept Our Personal Invitation to Join the Virtual National Center for Speaker Training you will Get Instant Access to the entire Virtual Center, Eight CD's,
to 26+ additional Benefits
But You'll Want to Act NOW in order to get all bonuses only offered in 2008..
From: National Center Speaker Training Marquesa Pettway, DTM, Professional Speaker, Trainer, Author & Coach, President of the National Center for Speaker Training  Dear Future Professional Speaker:
Are you a trainer, coaches, consultant, toastmaster, or entrepreneur who wants to raise your game and commit to earning a living through professional speaking? Or are you a working professional who has always dreamed of polishing your speaking skills in order to enhance your effectiveness on the job – or in a future career as a speaker?
Let’s jump right to the bottom line. You want to know “What’s in it for me?”
Here are just some of the areas and attributes that will improve as a result of your investment. |
| Develop your professional speaking identity through a powerful and memorable brand.
| | Learn new speaking skills and techniques to enhance every presentation.
| | Create a powerful physical and electronic marketing toolkit.
| | Create additional revenue streams from emarketing, training, consulting, coaching, and creating educational resources/manuals.
| | Improve your selling skills with strategies and tools that are exactly suited to your strengths, preferences, and personality.
| | Create “value-rich” proposals where price is irrelevant.
| | Raise prices dramatically while also raising your closing ratio.
| | Move away from “doing your best” and move toward “doing what needs to be done” to build a strong foundation for your professional speaking success. |
Our program delivers a comprehensive professional development experience in the speaking, training, and consulting profession and was created by a professional speaker, author, and consultant who has been there, done that, and can show you exactly what works – and why – and how to implement these strategies for your own business in a way that fits your unique expertise, background, and the needs of your particular business. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART ONE: SELF-STUDY 
EIGHT SPEAKING BUSINESS BUILDING CD's/DVD's/MP3 downloads *: - CD 1 - An Introduction to Professional Speaking
- CD 2 - Branding Yourself as a Professional Speaker
- CD 3 - Marketing Tools, Steps and Strategies for the Professional Speaker
- CD 4 - Presenting Like a Pro
- CD 5 - MAP Attack (Marketing, Advertising, Promotion) online and offline
- CD 6 -The Speaking Business Enterrpise, how to earn what you want
- CD 7 - Coaching you to a successful speaking business
- CD 8 - Your Action Plan
(CD/DVD AVAILABLE AT A MINIMUM ADDITIONAL COST) PLUS PART TWO: 30 DAY - ACCESS TO OUR ONLINE SPEAKING COACHING GROUP
This program will make a major impact on your personal and professional effectiveness. Read on for a detailed outline of exactly what information, strategies, tactics, and tools you’ll receive in this value-packed program! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Branding Focus
Developing Your Model and Your Message: It’s All About YOU! • | Building your Business Model, Speaking Model, and Revenue Model | • | 5 Keys to Developing Your Unique Message | • | Overcoming the 2 Biggest Obstacles: Articulation and Distinction | • | 7 Reasons You Must Develop and Master Niche Topics | • | 10 Mistakes Most Speakers Make – Even the “Smart” Ones! | • | Branding, Naming, and Titling Your Business, Your Talks, and Your Services | • | Personalized Message Development Checklist | • | Completing Your Simple 12-month Business Plan |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Marketing Focus: Building Your Marketing Toolkit • | 6 Elements of a “Complete Package”: Business Cards, Website, Presentation Kit, Marketing Letters, Video, Audio – plus Do’s and Don’ts for Each! | • | Technology Tools (social media) that get you hired as a speaker, expert, consultant
| • | Stand Out from the Crowd by Creatively Using Audio Postcards, Audio Recording and instant videos
| • | The Six Step Marketing System that keep your funnel full
| • | Maximizing your Marketing Power online and on the platform, non-teachie's welcome
| • | 4 Incredibly Easy Ways to Develop Mutliple Revenue Streams | • | Client Attraction leading to Rainmaking: Learn the How-to formula
| • | Ezines/Newsletters: Paper or Electronic and How to Fill Them with Keeper Content | • | Four Ways to Practice Relationship Marketing leading to instant income and visibility
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The Presenting with Power Focus: Strengthening Your Platform Speaking and Presentation Skills • | Organizing and Developing Your Content into a Knockout Talk | • | Six Storytelling techniques that equal audience engagement & repeat business
| • | 3 Strategies to Make Preparation Painless and Effective | • | Mastering the Platform Basics – and It’s All About the Basics! | • | 3 Most Effective Ways to Use Your Body to Get the Message Across | • | 5 Critical Lessons from Theater and Film for Using Your Voice | • | Lecture is Not an Option: Using Props, Examples, Analogies, Exercises, Discussion, and Experiences to Make Your Speaking Come Alive | • | When to Use Audiovisuals, When Not To, and How to Make Them 300% More Effective Than Most Professional Speakers Do! | • | Resources for Developing Your Speaking Skills Further |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Revenue Generation Focus:
Developing Products, Services and Revenue from Speaking • | How to Develop Full Day Training Seminars from Your Speaking Topics | • | 3 Avenues to Making Money from “Free” Speaking Engagements | • | 4 Different Strategies for Turning Writing into Profit | • | Marketing Keynotes to Associations, Chambers, and Corporations | • | How to Develop Coaching Services – Even If You’re NOT a “Coach”! | • | Consulting 101: From Prospecting to Proposal to Sold! | • | The Pros and Cons of Webinars, Teleseminars and the virtual world
| • | The 5 Keys to Teleseminars That Work Without Giving Away the Farm | • | Setting Up Your Home Office and Virtual on the road office for increased productivity
| • | How to Easily Increase Value with an online database
| • | Writing techniques for the non-writer
| • | Seminar Companies - The Training Ground
| • | Developing a Subscription-based Website | • | How to Make Money on Both Sides of the Subcontracting Equation | • | 4 Keys to Creating Your Own Markets | • | Supersizing, Bundling, and Other Methods to Add Value for Your Client |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Selling YOU Focus: Selling Skills for Speakers, Consultants, and Coaches • | 7 Keys to Sales Strategy: How to Get the Work When the Client is Ready | • | Prospecting and Presenting | • | Face to Face: How Less is Truly More | • | Magnetic Marketing that Really Works | • | Follow-Up and Value Add that Other Speakers Don’t Do |
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• | Critical Systems every speaker should have
| • | Hiring virtual help that fits your personality
| • | Writing Proposals and Agreements that Focus on Outputs, Not Inputs | • | Creating a Fee Schedule based on a 12 month plan | • | The Topic Tree that creates programs, resources and a brand
| • | Fitting everything in while focusing on Income Generating activities
| • | The Proposal IS the Contract – How to Develop an Easy to Use Document to Serve Both Needs | • | When You Get Paid Is Almost as Important as How Much You Get Paid | • | Project-Based Consulting Work and Advice-Based Consulting Work – and How Not to Confuse the Two! | • | The most important parts of the virtual speakers office
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Action Plan Focus: • | Developing Your Strategy: Short, Medium, and Long Term Planning | • | Tactics to Begin Using Immediately that Tie In to Your Plan | • | Selecting the Marketing and Speaking Tools to Work on Right Now | • | Matching your learing style to a coaching plan
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 Here's what some members are saying about their membership...  “The NCST is such a great resource for me, the experts that Marquesa invites are top notch with advice and strategies.
Most of all, I really enjoy the live monthly teleseminars about topics that matter to me in growing my speaking business.
Each month I continue to receive great value from my membership. I am so glad I have joined the National Center for Speaker Training!” ~ Alka Dalal Career Transitional Speaker & Coach
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“I have to tell you - I am honored to have been with the NCST since the beginning. Marquesa, you are truly a wonderful coach. I enjoy every class I've ever taken with you.
I can say, of all of the classes I've taken, I take away the most from yours. You offer practical advice, and the information and ideas I receive, I can implement right away - and I usually do!
The way you present your information is simple and easy. In my fast-paced days, that's exactly what I need! You give straight-forward information, and you give a step-by-step process that is so easy to follow.
You present the information with such a wonderful personality and high energy, I could listen to you all day!! Thanks for being you and creating the National Center Speaker Training. ~ Bibi Haddad, DTM Career Transition Speaker & Coach
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The resources are unbelievable. The National Center Speaker Training provides it all. I have access to an audio and document library. I can create my own audio/video post cards, blogs and podcasts all via NCST. On top of all that, it’s easy to be coached by Marquesa, I understand her and I walk away from every call with loads of information. Marquesa is brilliant! ~ Melinda Emerson Small Business Expert
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"I heard Marquesa speak at a Toastmasters conference and I’ve followed her ever since. I’ve always been told get coached by someone doing what you want to do. Marquesa is doing it and she shares every detail on her calls and with every resource she creates for her clients.” ~ Karen “Casey” Carpenter The Champions Coach
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"The National Center for Speaker Training has given me loads of information, tips and resources to build a successful speaking career. There is not an i undotted or a t uncrossed when it comes to her delivering valuable information. The only thing for you to do is implement it- the hardest part made easy. Don't hesitate any longer, you will benefit greatly by joining this organization". Kim Reutzel, Speaker/author/Pastoral Counselor, www.inspirationforwomen.net |
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#1 | Bi-Monthly Speaker Circle TeleSeminars ~
LIVE MEETINGS Via Phone With Me, Plus Industry Experts |
Twice per month, we will present an information-rich teleseminar covering topics important to you as a speaker! In addition, I have an unbelievable rolodex filled with industry experts willing to share their knowledge along with tips and strategies to ensure your success! Some past topics included:
Creating your speaking business plan that will get you started strong Attract all the clients you want using cheap, easy and effective marketing strategies Creating your Speaking website: Part 1 & Part 2 for attracting clients to hire you to speak - Organizing your speaking business for guaranteed success
- Several ways to earn money as a speaker
- Selling and prospecting as a speaker
- Generate new passive income streams by packaging your knowledge into information products
- Turn more prospects into client and customers
- Put systems in place that help propel your business forward with less effort
- Stay motivated and inspired to create the life and business of your dreams!
- Branding yourself, your image and expertise as a professional speaker
Upcoming Topics: - Networking to grow your speaking business
- Proposals that get your hired
- Creating a fee schedule that you can quote with ease
- Responding to calls for speakers
- Tools every speaker must have
- Creating your speaker products
- Creating the Signature Story
- Discounts on special webinars, teleseminars and special events hosted by The National Center for Speaker Training
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#2 | Online Document Library Full of Information To Grow Your Speaking Business
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| This library provides all the documents, spreadsheets, templates and samples of important documents needed to run a successful speaking business. How does that sound? Great? And hey, that's only the first 2 - you've got 24 more to go! | 
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#3 | Private Call-In Coaching
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Very often we hold special coaching days just for you to call and personally ask your questions. This kind of laser-coaching goes for hundreds of dollars, but you get it free as part of your membership! Platinum Members will get private coaching every month.
Right now, Marquesa's one-on-one coaching fee is $250 per hour. Even with the deep discount you get as a member, this is YOUR opportunity to get specific coaching from me at no extra charge. If you miss this session, you can also post your question within the members discussion section and it will be answered under the FAQ’s section of National Center Speaker Training. | 
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#4 | Online Digital Recordings
of Each and Every TeleSeminar Accessible ONLY to You in the Speaker Circle Audio Library |
A special note from Marquesa: Traveling a great deal for speaking engagements, I sometimes find it difficult to attend live calls myself, so considering that may be true for you as well, each and every teleseminar will be recorded so you can listen to it at a time that's more convenient for you - and as many times as you'd like.
Recordings are posted in the online library usually within 24 hours of the live call, with two listening options. You can either play it live streaming on your computer, or you can download it to listen via any media you choose. |  |
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#5 | Private Online Access to Our Exclusive National Center Speaker Training Discussion List |
 Within the National Center for Speaker Training is your very own private discussion list (that means ZERO SPAM), where you can make connections, cross-market, find joint venture partners and create strategic alliances, gather testimonials, ask for feedback, share best tips and tactics, and much, much more with the other members.
Marquesa will check in regularly, asking questions, providing timely information as it crosses my desk, and answering your questions and offering ongoing support as you grow your own successful and sustainable speaking business.
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#6 | My Million Dollar Rolodex of Recommended Resources |
Marquesa's put together a fantastic list of resources and tools to help you build your business without having to go through the trial and error I did when attempting to find the right vendors.
You won't have to spend the hours and the money I did figuring out who and what works best - I've done that for you. This is my personal file of resources and tools I use. This list is updated every month. |  |
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#7 | Mastermind Check in Call "Need Help" Option for Asking for Help, Feedback, Joint Venture Partners, Etc. |
 You'll have the opportunity to check-in and inform the membership and me of your progress. The speaking business can feel isolated and at times overwhelming but connecting with other speakers and coaches can make a world of difference. Each focus group will have a monthly mastermind session.
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#8 | Live Broadcaster |
We are speakers and are paid to motivate, educate and inspire! Several times per year, we will broadcast A LIVE SEMINAR online.. |
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#9 | The Accountability Program Includes Task Manager Tools To Help You Track Your Progress And Ask For Feedback When Needed |
Coaching is all about accountability! A popular resource of the center is the Task Manager were you can track all of your action items to ensure successful implementation. This is also a great way to ask for feedback from me and other members of the center. |
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#10 | Podcast, Blog & Article Section |
There will be lots of blogs, articles and podcasts to help you build your business, which you'll also be able to reprint in your own newsletters, websites and blogs with attribution.Plus you can create your own blog or podcast within the National Center Speaker Training to send to your clients! |
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#11 | Tools, Resources & Template Library |
The template library - otherwise known as a the Document Creater/Communications System - is where we'll post speaker proposals, speaker one sheets, web templates, various speaker tools, etc. that you can use to model.
This will provide you a step by step roadmap while inspiring your creativity.
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In the review area, we'll share "must-have" resources for speakers. Marquesa's personal speaker library has been important to building the speaking business and every month we will share 1 -3 books and highlight why they are worth checking out!! Plus, provide reviews for tons of resources inportant to your speaker business. |  |
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#13 | Video/MP3 Gallery |
The Video/MP3 Library is a hot benefit all members can enjoy in two different ways. You can upload your video and share with your clients or watch uploaded videos within the gallery. Your video will be featured on the front page of the center from time to time.
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#14 | Speaker Circle Spotlight |
This is an incredible opportunity for you to promote your speaking expertise and hold your very own teleseminar. Your teleseminar will be marketed to the NCST email list and you will have the chance to shine as you are coached through the entire process. | 
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#15 | Web Video/Audio Chat |
On occasion, we will hold coaching sessions via audio/video chat. Marquesa will also broadcast from the road to inspire you. |
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#16 | Audio/Video Postcards CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO POSTCARD
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| A major secret to attracting clients is reaching them in the most creative ways. This tool is worth $50 per month all by itself. Send out as many audio/video cards as you choose. You’re speakers people need to hear and see you! |
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#17 | Affiliate Program Just For Members, Earn As Much As $100 Per Month Just By Referring Others.. This Is More Than 30% Commission |
Get paid major referral dollars every month just by referring a member that remains for the required quarter and track it all online. |
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#18 | Special Access to Marquesa’s Live Events or Colleague Events
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Marquesa speaks all over the country and possibly in a city near you. As a member you have VIP access to all live events and special discount to colleague events.
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#19 | Document Creator and File Sharing Applications |
| The National Center for Speaker Training provides you a chance to do everything in one place which prevents distractions and helps you focus on your speaking business. The Document Creator allows you to create documents right in the center and put in your personal online portfolios also helps you be accountable. |
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#20 | Hold Your Own Teleseminar Calls 24/7 |
| Speakers must know different ways to earn money in order to run a profitable business. You can hold your own teleseminars and get a bridge, record and invite participants via the National Center Speaker Training. Everything!! |
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#21 | YOUR Very Own Member Web Page for Exposure and Visibility |
Every speaker must have their own webpage and the NCST makes it easy for you. As a member you have space to create your own website. You just may be featured one month. |
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#22 | Access to a Speaker Lead Database of more than 15,000 contacts of companies hiring speakers*
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Every month you will receive speaker leads.. this is an incredible resource for members!. 
* Requires Funnel Prospecting Focus Group Access |
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#23 | Online Photo Gallery to Upload Your Speaker Headshots and Create Product Brochures & get on the spot editing and logo assistance
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| Upload action shots of you speaking or anything legal and clean and post it to the center. |
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#24 | Speaker Circle Members Discounted Pricing on All Products Offered by the National Center Speaker Training |
Periodically we're privy to some really good deals, whether they are online offerings or other valuable opportunities, that will allow you to save money on items that would otherwise take away from your hard-earned bottom line.
We'll share with members first. What you could save could easily make your monthly membership free. |  |
This benefit allows you to focus on one area of the speaking industry for 30 days. This will include a special group coaching call and access to a sub group coaching site filled with resources, tools, templates and recording just for this area of focus. The 30 day focus guarantees you a clear understanding in a specific area of the speaking industry with clear action items and help with implementation. Plus a mastermind group for support.
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#26 | Opportunities to Join Marquesa as a sub contractor; Yes, you will have access to NCST speaking opportunities
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| Speakers some time need a chance to present and if your presentation skills are at the professional level you will be invited to share the stage with Marquesa. |
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