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If you have EVER thought
of being a professional speaker,
even part-time, this may be the most
important web page you ever read.

Question: Will this be the year
you get paid to speak?
How would that feel?

Picture yourself walking off stage… the audience jumping to their feet
in appreciation of your presentation… as a herd of them RUNS to the
back of the room to purchase YOUR educational materials!

Then the meeting planner pulls you aside, and with a huge grin says,
‘Thank you!’ while slipping a check into your hand…

If you’re speaking and not getting paid, do you have ANY IDEA how much money you’re leaving on the table... every time? Even the most experienced speakers leave lots of money on the table. Why? Many never started from scratch the way I did.

If you were sitting across from me, I’d say…

“How do I get started as a speaker?” is one of the most common questions I get from people who see me speak. My first response is “Are you serious about getting paid, or just thinking about it?” Dreams that are pursued are 100% more likely to be a reality, than just wishes. Talking with someone who has actually done it is a great initial step!

No meeting planner will pay you for wishing…

Stop dreaming. Start pursuing! The first step is to get the information to figure out where to start. I’ve helped literally hundreds of speakers get started. I’ve helped speakers who are struggling get higher fees, more often. I just helped a 19-year-old speaker earn $220 on his first try!

Ever seen a HORRIBLE speaker who was getting paid?

Don’t get mad! Let that inspire you! That’s proof that getting paid is attainable. If you’re at least as talented as that speaker — and they got paid — then so can YOU!

Here’s what happened:

It’s very simple, actually. When the decision-maker (meeting planner) made their choice, that speaker was the best option for that subject, within their budget. The meeting planner knew about them, and had no idea about you. Does that make sense? You just have to know how to be considered by planners, and be the best option out there. That’s exactly what my Get Paid to Speak by Next WeekTM System shows you.

Who would pay you?

The meetings industry is huge. Companies and associations spend billions of dollars on meetings each year. Every single day, speakers earn from $500 to $25,000. Mega-celebrities can earn more than $100,000 for just an hour-long speech. You just aren’t getting any of the pie! The only reason, you don’t know HOW. That’s a simple fix.

We don’t get paid to speak, we actually get paid to…

If you were sitting across from me, the next thing I would tell you is that you need a basic understanding of the industry. What are companies and associations actually paying for? It’s NOT just for a person to “speak.” Experts are paid to transfer value. You must think like an expert, not a speaker. What value do you have to transfer? I haven’t found anyone who has listened to just the very first CD in my program, and not had a huge list of ideas to speak on!

You don’t have to be the ULTIMATE EXPERT

To start speaking in any industry you don’t have to be the ultimate guru. I sure wasn’t. Dan Kennedy says, “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” In my Get Paid to Speak by Next WeekTM System, I’ll show you fast and simple ways to get started speaking NOW, while setting the stage for more.

“I have received my FIRST speaking paycheck! Your advice helped me
realize what I was... getting into and it sure helped me avoid many of the pitfalls
that others make routinely. Thanks for your help."

~ Theresa Westcott, Houston, TX

Here’s where it gets even worse

The only thing sadder than not getting started, is starting off in the wrong direction. Investing your valuable time and effort towards the wrong goals is truly a waste. The sad thing is that many dreams have died because of just that. People get bad advice from someone who has never done it, or claimed to, or stupidly try and “figure it out on their own.” (Would you want a Doctor working on you who didn’t go to medical school?) Why do people do that?

Personally, this bugs the heck out of me!

My reason? Because, then people gain a false belief that they’re not good enough, or not cut out for speaking. The truth is, they followed bad advice, or tried to do it cheaply. (As Ed Tate says, “You can’t cheap your way to the top!”)

Here’s the cool part…

It simply takes following a proven system. A system that aspiring speakers from around the country — just like you — have followed to start getting paid to speak.

I wish someone had created a “system” like this when I first started speaking! I’ve had so many people ask for advice in this area. Last year, I took two months off from my own speaking and perfected an easy-to-follow process that would help anyone get started to get paid. I created this with you in mind. I thought it would be helpful. I had no idea how successful. I now have proof it works. People who have invested, have proudly sent me copies of their first checks! Will you?

Need a plan? How about a step-by-step system to follow?

“I was ridiculed by family members who told me that one more time
I had my 'head in the clouds'. However, when I did start speaking professionally
and then told those same people when I’d booked my 100th talk...
they suddenly changed to my biggest supporters!

"Same thing coincidentally happened when I announced I’d write the books
I had wanted to do for years. But it was YOU and Les Brown that
made me cross that line of belief that I could do it.”

~ Charlotte Endorf, Norfolk, NE

If I can show you how to instantly start earning thousands of dollars by speaking...
how much would that be worth to you?

"You got me thinking about doing this in ways I never imagined.

I can give free speeches to work on my material and still make

money to cover my expenses after giving my presentation.
All I need is stage time, stage time, stage time."

~ Oliver Cozby, Fort Worth, TX

Stop THINKING about it. The best way to learn the business is to do it. Stage time.
Start to earn as you learn!

- AS SEEN ON TV -

Good. Sound too good to be true? Don't take my word for it.

What if I can show you a way to start making your car payments through your speaking business... what would that be worth to you?

Do you realize the tax benefits to owning your own small business? Money you are already spending....  This alone can pay for this program!

Did you realize that you can legally write off mileage, educational tools (like this one), and your home office space?

“Darren, you are an incredible source of information on public speaking and marketing speaking services. I learned more in the hour and a half with you than I have ever
learned before about the speaking business. Thanks so much.” 

~ Bob Mauterstock, Farmington, CT

"Darren, thanks to your constant prodding on your CDs, which I seem to always
find in my CD player, I have received my FIRST speaking paycheck!
Your advice helped me realize what I was getting into and it sure helped me
avoid many of the pitfalls that others make routinely. Thanks for your help."

~ Theresa Westcott, Houston, TX

Scott's first check was for $500 and he got it BEFORE he even spoke! Some people have had a first check of $25...the amount is not relevent to a dream. It is only a first step! My first one was small, now I earn $7,500 for a one hour speech.

Here’s your chance to make THIS the best year of your life by launching your professional speaking career while laying the foundation for multiple streams of speaking income! Let me show you how.

I don’t want you to quit your day job... yet. However, what you can do is earn $500-$1,500 extra per month while learning to earn even more. What would that be worth to you?

My very first professional speech paid just $75. Now, I earn more than I ever dreamed possible. I’ve condensed 12 years of my speaking business experience into this proven, simple, and step-by-step system.

You've heard of teaching someone to fish?  I've done it for you!

Well in this program, I caught the fish for you, cooked it, removed the bones, sliced it up, packaged it, and I am now pointing you to the fridge! Just go get it and put it in the microwave!

"The best part about your product is that for what seems like a long time
now I have been in the "if" mode of my speaking business and just
plugging along in small ways. I have been keeping my safety net intact
and fervently wishing it would happen but never putting my full energies
into it. After listening to the CD's, it's turned into a "when" and
I can actually see it happening if I follow the tips and advice you
provide. That's a huge mindshift that I don't think I would have made
so suddenly if it weren't for your product. Thank you."

~ Melanie Szlucha, Norwalk, CT

Robert Freel Menifee, CA "Worth every dime and moment I spent with Darren's System..."

In this 8-CD Set and Manual, you'll learn directly from Darren:

• What assets and experiences you have that people are willing to pay for
  
• Who will pay you and how to reach them
  
• The 16 biggest mistakes that could stop your speaking career before it gets started
  
• 5 specific ways to GET PAID TO SPEAK BY NEXT WEEK (these tips alone will pay for this program)
  
• One secret question that can get you a $1,500 - $6,000 bonus!
  
• 29 tools and forms that you need to get started quickly (they took me 12 years to develop!)
  
• Seven different speaking business models and which is best for you
  
• How to speak for free and still earn a huge income
  
• How much to charge
  
• How to market yourself on a shoestring... that's how Darren started!
  
• And much, much, much more!
  

Heather Racano Winnipeg, Manatoba "...the single best business decision that I have made..."

CD # 1 ~ Setting "The Stage"

Did you know you have a wealth of assets? Darren will help point them out to you as he has done for many others. You are too close to you! The cool thing is you have a desire to teach and inspire by speaking. Most are scared to do that who know what you know. This alone will help you launch your career, even if you start off part time!

CD #2 ~ Your Business

Who wants you? Where are they? Why speakers bureaus are not the place to start.
Darren will show you step by step how to start this process and learn as you earn.

CD #3 ~ Speaking Business Models

Did you know there are at least 7 different business models in the speaking industry? Did you know that there are people who speak for free and earn a seven figure income?

CD #4 ~ Oooops! The 16 Biggest Mistakes in the Speaking Business

Avoiding some of these will pay for this program itself. One of these mistakes Darren made had him miss out on $276,000 in income!

CD #5 ~ Getting Started

Speaking for free and earning a huge income. This is how Darren started to go full time. Finding people who needed the information that he had access to, and they did not even know existed!

CD #6 ~ Marketing

How to start letting people know you are out there! All of the methods will cost you very little.

CD #7 ~ Tools

You will not only see Darren's program agreement, but learn the hows and whys behind it. Darren's sandwhich shop cost him $60,000 to open. These tools will save you tons of time. Learn the secret phrasing in the agreement that got him an extra $6,000 in just one presentation.

CD #8 ~ Your Plan

Every business needs a plan. How to get started while you still have a job and be successful.

“Hey Darren, Thanks again... YOU ROCK!
Your program was great! You really helped me focus
on my assets and realize that I am sitting on a gold mine!”

~ Andy Dooley, Orlando, FL

FREE Bonus # 1 - DATA CD
(29 of Darren's Tools & Forms)

How much is your time worth?

Darren has complied all his forms to help you create yours quickly -- 29 of them in all! This will help you focus quickly on what is most important, speaking and marketing. Most of the work is done for you!

• Darren’s TO DO list
• Darren’s Introduction - word.doc (to give you ideas as you create your own!)
• Darren’s Client List - word.doc (inspire you to build your own)
• Darren’s Program Agreement - word.doc (with Darren's $6,000 question)
• Darren’s Inventory sheet - Excel spreadsheet
• Darren’s Bureau Friendly Press Kit - PDF
• Darren’s Letterhead - word.doc
• Darren’s BIO - word.doc
• Darren’s FREE to FEE Pre-program Questionaire -word.doc
• Darren’s AV Requirements - word.doc (inspire you to make your own)
• Darren’s Chump to Champ Handout - PDF (includes order form)
• Darren's one-sheet (this is a primary marketing tool)
• Darren’s speaking locally flyer
• Dear Darren - word.doc (testimonial e-mail)
• My Product Tracking - Excel spreadsheet (Invaluable!)
• ...and many more!

Michael Davis, CFP Cincinnati, OH "Darren's system saved me years..."

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(And that was just half of the set! Read on...!)

You get THIS, too...

FREE Bonus # 2 - "We're Talking Product"
4-CD Set - Created for Professional Speakers only (value $97.00)

For Professional Speakers - Introducing a brand new educational program for profiting that will impact your next presentation. It is a system by John Furman and Darren LaCroix that is based on their #1 selling tape at the NSA Honolulu Workshop in February 2001.

Dear Speaker,

To a professional speaker like yourself, $243 may not seem like much. Quite frankly, it isn't. However, there are also mornings that I wake up to amounts in the thousands but I prefer to deal in smaller numbers to show that anyone can do what I have done. Suppose that all you could make is $200 a day. That would be over $70,000 a year - without speaking to audiences.

The source of this income is perhaps the greatest disability insurance a speaker can have. Of course, I'm speaking of product. Some of you have some. Some of you don't. How much you have is irrelevant unless you're using every avenue to promote and sell it to as many people as possible.

Having done product programs both at the Chapter and National level, I find two consistent challenges facing speakers. First, not enough product and the lack of time to create more. And second, fear of promoting from the platform. Both of which can be extremely costly.

We're Talking Product© A Low-Tech System for Creating High-End Profits, is the program that can turn the faucets on. This is a speaker specific program designed to generate extra profits both from the platform as well as while you sleep.

"Your shrink wrap technique was
worth the price of the entire convention!"

~ Bob Pike, CSP, CPAE

You will discover:

• What makes a profitable product
• How to develop several products from one idea
• When to promote your product
• Where to display your products and how should the table look for maximum profits
• Why you shouldn't put pressure on yourself to develop new product

We're Talking Product© also shares when it is more profitable to pre-sell your products as opposed to when to sell at the back of the room.

Most importantly, We're Talking Product© will have you selling products for profits by your next engagement. You will not only have product, you'll learn how to have multiple products, all related to your topics, each generating cash profits for you today as well as down the road. WE GUARANTEE IT!

"Way beyond anything I've heard in five years at NSA on how to
tell an audience 'Buy my stuff and buy lots' and not feel like an infomercial jerk.
And how to create great stuff to sell. GREAT STUFF!"

~ John D Cantu

Darren LaCroix and John Fuhrman deliver the nuts and bolts to high profits in this cutting edge program. However, none of the information requires big bucks and high technology. There is something in here for every speaker at any level.

Whether you're still speaking for free or are a CSP this program will produce profits whether you're on the platform or home sleeping.

Imagine traveling to some exotic location for a vacation or a convention. (John and Darren were just speaking at the National Speakers Association Workshop in Honolulu.) Now imagine having to say that you couldn't make it due to financial concerns. Using the simple techniques found in We're Talking Product© could create enough income that you could actually return home from a trip like this with more money in the bank than when you left. How great would that be?

"We're Talking Product" ~ CD # 1

• Product - What is it? Where Can You Get It?
• Do unto others
• Single idea to multiple products
• Experts in YOUR field
• There are no absolutes
• Matching product to the message
• Most Rock Bands don't make their own t-shirts
• Packaging - There's big bucks in them bundles
• How to turn $300 into $12,000 in one weekend
• Knowing your market for proper product mix
• www.moremoneyplease.com
• Links for success
• And more…

"We're Talking Product" ~ CD # 2

• Working with what you have
• Buyer friendly order forms
• Teleseminars
• Ezines and newsletters
• Good - Better - Best
• Bookmarks and other souvenirs
• Mistakes that we've made
• And more…

"We're Talking Product" ~ CD # 3

• It's starts at the beginning. Great promotional introductions
• Pre-program promotion. Give-aways, gifts etc
• Creating a commercial that works
• Testimonials. Have someone else tell them how good your products are
• Good Give-a-ways to get profits rolling
• You do judge books by their covers
• Bundling for big bucks
• Getting them to stop by your store when you're asleep
• Letting the audience touch your product during the speech
• Making fun with your product as the punch line
• Permission to sell

"We're Talking Product" ~ CD # 4

SUPER RESOURCES FOR SUPER RESULTS ~ This CD contains the complete We're Talking Product© workbook, which allows you to follow along and create your own profit centers. As you fill out each page you will actually be developing your own business plan.

Forms:

These are the actual forms Darren and John use to accurately measure how much product to bring to an event, what the customers are buying, and whether or not they're using cash or credit cards for their purchases.

Vendors & Suppliers:

A complete list of where Darren and John get their stuff. You can get catalogues, pricing, and other important information to help you with developing, packaging and pricing of your product.

 

Carl Day Fairborn, OH "Within weeks of completing the program, I began to book paying speeches and recording my products!"

A note from John Fuhrman...

As speakers we all know enough about marketing to understand that many of you won't take advantage of this offer. Based on percentages, the number of those who do respond will make this offer successful. But that's not what I want to tell you. I want you to realize how some of this information can help with many aspects of your speaking life because I can tell you what it's done for mine.

Just the record keeping section alone has changed my life. Since many of you are writers, perhaps you can relate to this. I was sending proposals to agents hoping for representation for a new book. By including my product records, I was able to get an interview with one. Creating a better proposal and focusing on my track record for sales to my audience as well as showing a representation of the names I've collected, I secured an advance with John Wiley & Sons to do one book with an option for a series. That technique and information alone will be worth over 1000 times what this program cost.

Darren and I have been blessed over the years by all of those who have mentored us and given us the direction we needed to get where we want to go. We pay those people a compliment when we take their guidance and follow through on it. This is our way of sharing with you our collective experience as a way of giving back. Please order this only if you really want massive growth in your product profits and an expansion of your creativity.

~ John Fuhrman

FREE Bonus # 3 - "Money Talks"
Book by Alan Weiss

Alan books over a Million dollars per year in speaking and consulting. Darren requires it for all of the speakers he is coaching on the business side. You get it free!

"This is a MUST for any speaker!" - Darren LaCroix

"Quite simply, the best book I've ever read on speaking as a profession.
Alan Weiss turns some cherished myths upside-down and just may
prompt you to rethink your business. It's a fantastic, inclusive, most useful book!"

~ Nido Qubein, internationally-known speaker
and chairman of Creative Services, Inc.

If you purchase online, you can start learning right away! You will receive access to this 90-minute online podcast INSTANTLY... the link will be emailed to you immediately after you make your purchase!

Free to Fee:  How to start getting paid to speak!

"Darren, your webinar was fantastic. You are an incredible source of
information on public speaking and marketing speaking services.
I learned more in the hour and a half with you than I have
ever learned before about the speaking business. Thanks so much."

~ Bob Mauterstock, Farmington, CT

Have you ever dreamed of earning an income to speak? Where do you start? What do you need? What are people willing to pay for? Have you started and just hasn't gone anywhere? Darren's very first professional presentation was for $75. Now he earns in an hour whet he used to earn in a month. He will help you get started and show you how you can earn a fee by next week! It ain't easier, but he will instill belief in you! This is a small segment from his Free to Fee Boot Camp! 90 minutes.

"Hey Darren, Thanks again... YOU ROCK!
Your webinar was great! You really helped me focus on
my assets and realize that I am sitting on a gold mine!"

~ Andy Dooley, Orlando, FL

All of my programs come with a 77-day DARRENTEE! If you're not 100% delighted with the program you can send it back for a full refund! I will take care of it personally!

Still not convinced?

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Alan Goff Grande Prairie, ALBERTA Canada   "Not only has it shaved years off my learning & earning curve, but I’ve already yielded higher dividends than I could have expected so soon. "In just four months as a new speaker, I’m already earning $3,000 for speaking engagements... Darren, I am eternally grateful."

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