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3 Straightforward Ways to Get Paid for Speaking EngagementsSomeone with similar experience, credentials and work history is getting paid to speak every single day. So why not you?

ByBrian Hilliard

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As someone who has been speaking and coaching for a living since 2001, one of the very first questions I get is, "Where can I find paid speaking engagements?"

In other words, people know that others get paid to speak on a regular basis, and they feel (usually correctly), that they could do the same. But the question becomes, where can I find these paid speaking gigs and start moving forward?

That's a great question and one that I talk to clients about a lot. So here are three ways that I personally use to get paid speaking engagements.

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