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Rick Butts LIVE $10,000 fee keynote speech “Kickin the Big Butts of Life – Control, Clarity, Courage” for Washington Mutual International Conference in Hawaii before 4000 attendees. _evpInit(‘aGF3YWlpLXRlYXNlci5mbHY=’); The full video presentation is available exclusively to Stardust Business Incubator Members only. [private_incubator] Kickin’ the Big Butts Of Life Part 1 _evpInit(‘aGF3YWlpLXBhcnQxLmZsdg==’); Kickin’ the Big Butts [...]

“There is a significant amount of mythology about the real world of paid professional speaking.” Rick Butts

In this rambunctious and energetic audio Rick shares his experience and the unvarnished truth about:

• Public Speakers vs Professional Speakers
• The Market for Paid Speaking – Where to Get Booked
• The Truth About the Meeting Planner Gig
• What Meeting Planners REALLY Want
• Typical 3 day conference and where paid speakers are used
• Horrors of speaking after dinner (booze nightmares)
• The morning keynote (YAY!)
• How to handle the noise of speaking at luncheons
• How to never speak while servers are in the room (killer tip)
• Keynote plus breakout = 50% fee increase tip
• The number 1 challenge trainers have in becoming keynote speakers
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