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"The process of taking one's services to a national level can feel very
hit-and-miss if you've never been down that road before. I appreciated
your graciousness both in sharing tips on how to market my topic and in
asking me to contribute an article for the next issue of "Sharing
Ideas."
Michael's initial advice has been invaluable: what areas of business to
focus on, what resources to use, what pitfalls to avoid. It certainly
appears that in your company I have found the professionalism,
enthusiasm and resource-rich environment I have been seeking."
-- Beverly Sastri
Standing Ovations
"I just love Dottie. She’s such a giver and I’ve learned so much from
just a few of her gifts. During our one-hour meeting after the
seminar I told her that I had this book Smart Women Finish Rich coming
out and how I wanted to break into speaking as a paid speaker. She
said—and I’ll never forget it---"Oh David, targeting the women’s market
is a really tough market." I asked, "Why, Dottie, because I’m a man?"
"No, David," she said—"there’s not money in it!"She said women’s
organizations simply don’t pay large speaking fees—that I’d starve.
She said—"Hmm, I think you should find a sponsor for these speeches."
"A sponsor Dottie?---Okay, a sponsor." I just ran with that idea and
I’ve been a sponsored speaker for over five years and running and
more than 50% of my speeches are booked through a handful of
corporations that sponsor our message."
-- David Bach, Bestselling author of the multiple best sellers
Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, The Finish Rich
Handbook, The Automatic Millionaire
"…
my first full year as a paid speaker during which I made a whopping
$40,000. Keep in mind that I left a corporation job making $120,000
plus a company car, plus expenses. In Speak
and Grow Rich you made mention that public speakers make in excess of
$225,000 per year and I remember thinking to myself 'Yeah, right.' …My
wife in all of her infinite wisdom said, 'Why don't you do exactly what
the books suggests?' I did. In 1995 my gross bookings were in excess of $700,00."
--
Tony
Parinello, author and speaker.
"As we move into the next
millennium, Dottie and Lilly are there to navigate us through the maze of new
technology that will affect us all - from marketing on the Web to virtual
seminars. Their role is to make our journey easier, more enjoyable, and always
more profitable as they invite us to share their insights and combined
experience and propel us to even greater heights as we do what we do best -
speak from our lips with the messages bursting forth from our souls."
-- Les
Brown, CPAE, author of Live Your Dreams and It's Not Over Until
You Win, radio talk show host, and president of Les Brown Enterprises.
"Speak and Grow Rich
contains the crown jewels for professional speaking. The value of the
information inside cannot be calculated. I hope that none of my rivals in the UK
ever get to see a copy!"
-- Graham Davies, British humorist.
"Dottie and Lilly Walters have
done it again! They are masters of the game (business) of Professional Speaking.
This is the road map to success that every beginning and veteran speaker is
looking for. Own this book, and shorten your learning curve by five years."
-- Bob Burg, author of ENDLESS REFERRALS: Network Your Everyday
Contacts into Sales (McGraw-Hill).
"As a professional speaker for
25 years I still see this book as an 'absolute must' for the beginning,
developing, or master speaker."
-- Naomi Rhode, Past President
National Speakers Association.
"As a professional speaker who
has spoken in all 50 states and major world capitols, I have observed speakers
and bureaus worldwide. Dottie and Lily Walters know 'where it's at' in the
business of professional speaking. They are truly in touch with the
industry."
-- Somers White, CPAE, former Arizona State Senator.
"Dottie and Lilly are tigers!
What a wonderful book. Filled with the real, honest information and wisdom of
all their years in the professional speaking business. Well done, good
friends!"
- John Hammond, Past President, National Speakers
Association.
"Dottie and Lilly Walters have
shared ideas that have polished many a speaker's mind. Their nurturing,
knowledgeable counsel has been the catalyst for a remarkable number of
successful professional speaking careers."
--Rudy R. Wright, CMP;
Past President Meeting Professional International. (MPI)
"Dottie Walters has been one
of the most valuable people in America in helping speakers to learn the 'ropes'
of the business of speaking. Her newsmagazine, Sharing Ideas, seminars,
and consultations have helped thousands of speakers to find direction. I commend
Lilly and Dottie Walters."
-- Mike Frank, Past President, National
Speakers Association; Speakers Unlimited Bureau.
"Lilly and Dottie,
I only wish
I had read this book 30 years ago. I would be a billionaire now." -- Irwin
Zucker, Founder, Southern California Book Publicists Association.
"The lecture industry existed
for 100 years with many factions and infighting. Then Dottie had the dream of an
Association of Speakers Bureaus. Her dream became the reality of IGAB. She
pulled the industry together, overcame 100 years of dissent, and started a new
era of cooperation." --Ed Larkin, President, International Group of
Agents and Bureaus; Speakers Guild Speakers Bureau.
"This book is a great help to
both beginners and full-timers in the speaking business. Dottie and Lilly have
written about many subjects that need to be addressed. It will help everyone in
or thinking about professional, paid speaking. This book should be on every
speaker's desk." -- John Palmer, First President, International Group
of Agents and Bureaus; National Speakers Bureau Inc.
"By using this book your can
learn to speak and not only you but your audience can grow rich" -- W.
Mitchell, CPAE, host of TV's "Finding Common Ground," speaker, and
author of It's Not What Happens to You, It's What you Do About It.
"Dottie and Lilly Walters
bring a true and unique voice to our professional speaking arena. From the
enviable perspective of their own first-hand experience as polished professional
speakers, they have clearly demonstrated how to 'walk the talk.' Whether you're
the newest novice or the seasoned star of professional speaking, you'll grow
rich in a variety of ways. Here's your chance to really learn from two of the
'pros' in our business."
-- Edward Scannell, CMP, CSP, author of the
Games Trainers Play book series.
"Each night before I fall
asleep and every morning when I awake, I spend time with two books: the Bible
and Speak and Grow Rich. My copy is dog-eared, highlighted, underlined,
and filled with notes. It is because of your book of instructions, support, and
valuable information, that in one very short year, I am a recognized national
professional speaker."
-- Pegine Echevarria, international expert on
family issues, MSW, former Director of Family Dynamics.
"I have addressed more than a
million people in 21 countries and I have studied the business of professional
speaking in great depth. I can therefore say that this is the finest book ever
written on the subject. I recommend it to every single person who has any
interest whatever in speaking for fun or profit."
-- Brian Tracy,
author and professional speaker.
"I love this book!
Speak
and Grow Rich will cut ten years from your professional speaking learning
curve. I love the authors, Dottie and Lilly Walters. We are proud to feature
their stories in our Chicken Soup for the Soul books."
-- Jack
Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
"Like many
other Aussie speakers I have benefited enormously from your book, Speak and Grow Rich.
Your expertise, your own speaking skills and your willingness to share ideas are
greatly appreciated by us all 'down under.' Good luck, good life, good fun…
and tons more success." -- Max Hitchins, Australian President,
National Speakers Association.
"Speak and Grow Rich is
a great blueprint for anyone looking for success in this exciting business. Read
it! I give it a 10!" -- Peter Vidmar, Olympic Gold Medalist in
Gymnastics.
"Speak and Grow rich is
a must read for anyone who seriously wants to be a professional speaker. Had
this book been available to me 20 years ago when I started, I'd be twice as far
along."
-- Mark Victor Hansen, co-author, Chicken Soup for the
Soul series.
"Speak and Grow Rich is
must reading for anyone who works as a professional speaker or is considering a
career in speaking. I keep a copy on my bookshelf for ready reference because it
is the best book on the business of professional speaking that I have ever
read." -- Michale LeBoeuf.
"The best guide available on
how to build your business by speaking." -- Paul and Sarah Edwards,
authors of Working from Home.
"The speaking field is growing
unbelievably. So is the sage advice on the subject by Lilly and Dottie." --
Art
Linkletter.
"This book is a treasure.
Those who follow its teachings will find the pot of gold." -- Gerald C.
Meyers, former Chairman of the Board of American Motors.
"Very seldom do you read a
book that truly delivers what the title promises. Speak and Grow Rich is
one such book. The ideas in this book were the foundation for helping me to
build my speaking business. I can say without hesitation that Dottie and Lilly
Walters have made me a lot of money! Read this book and they'll do the same for
you." -- Jeff Slutsky, CSP, Street Fighter Marketing.
"When seeking information on
becoming a professional speaker, there are no universities to go to or degrees
to earn. Most of us have done it by trial and error, over a long period of time.
However, in Speak and Grow Rich, Lilly and Dottie Walters offer an
education available nowhere else. Not only do they present the skills needed,
but the business savvy as well. Through their tutoring you truly can Speak
and Grow Rich!" --Florence Littauer, CSP, CPAE.
"Whether you want to be a pro,
promote a cause or product that needs exposure, or are just a business executive
that needs to know more about how to utilize the speaker's platform as a
communication tool, reading Speak and Grow Rich is a must. I have recommended it
as a 'must read' to all of my members and as a coach of speakers and consultants
insist that anyone who is serious read Dottie and Lilly Walters' Speak and
Grow Rich."
-- Bernard Hale Zick, CEO, International Society of
Speakers, Authors and Consultants; author of The Negotiating Paradox.
"Who knows more about growing
a seven-figure speaking business than the Walters family? This is the Bible for
speakers and future ones as well!"
-- Danielle Kennedy.
Dottie, how does it feel to have blown a handful of inspirational stardust
to the world?
-- Napoleon Hill
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