How Do I Get More Speaking Gigs and Get Paid to Speak? with Leisa Reid

If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, "Who am I to be on that stage?" this episode is your permission slip.

In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we sit down with Leisa Reid, the speaking strategy mentor, founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now, and CEO of the International Speaker Network, to talk about why so many brilliant women hold back the exact message the room needs to hear.

Leisa has delivered more than 600 talks and written nine books, and she has coached clients from three speaking engagements a year to 36. In this conversation, she names the real reason women hoard their brilliance, walks through what she calls "speaker's kryptonite," and gives a clear-eyed answer to the question every aspiring speaker asks: where do I even find these gigs?

In this episode, you will learn:

• What brilliance hoarding is and why it has nothing to do with running out of things to say
• The difference between being scared of public speaking and being scared of visibility itself
• Why speaking is a level playing field, and how being "one degree more courageous" than your competition gets you booked
• How to build warm relationships instead of relying on soul-sucking cold outreach
• Why memorized, performative talks disconnect audiences, and what "embodied" delivery looks like instead
• How to price a speaking engagement and decide when free is actually the smarter strategic move
• Why AI-written talks and AI-designed posters make you forgettable, and what to protect instead
• Leisa's honest take on why women underprice themselves compared to men and how to fix it

Bio:

LEISA REID, founder of GetSpeakingGigsNow.com and the CEO of The International Speaker Network, trains folks on how to use public speaking as a soul-fulfilling strategy to grow their business. Clients who work with Leisa “Get Their Talk Ready to Rock” and build their speaking skills and confidence through her Speaker's Training Academy. Leisa has booked and delivered over 600 speaking engagements and teaches her clients all of the strategies she uses to get booked, stay booked, and monetize their talks and presentations.

Website: https://getspeakinggigsnow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisareid/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leisa.reid.2/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeisaReid

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getspeakinggigsnow/

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