The Business of Six-Figure Speechwriting:
How To Succeed... on Staff or Freelance
"Joan's down-to-earth advice and practical wisdom can't be matched. She's simply the best in the business." Bob Yeager, CEO-level speechwriter and consultant, San Francisco Bay Area
This is a nuts-and-bolts career seminar for anyone who wants to be a six-figure speechwriter … or anyone who needs to hire a six-figure speechwriter.
Speechwriting pays handsomely. In fact, it’s the most lucrative writing specialty. Salaries for high-level staff speechwriters top $100,000 … and experienced freelance speechwriters earn $3,000 - $10,000+ per speech.
How can you build a successful speechwriting career? Joan Detz will show you how to:
- Identify lucrative assignments
- Tap into the large market for international speeches
- Learn about openings for staff speechwriters
- Handle the speechwriting interview
- Prepare (or evaluate) a professional portfolio
- Know what you’re worth either freelance, or on staff
- Handle (and charge for) “rush” jobs
- Get referrals to grow your business
- Survive even when you lose your best client
- Spot problem clients (before you agree to work for them)
- Spot problem freelancers (before you hire them)
- Work as part of a speechwriting team
- Use media attention to build your professional profile
- Find "virtual" assignments (so you can work from anywhere)
"Finally I understand how to market speechwriting. Your course answers a real need, Joan, and your follow-up advice afterwards was terrific." -Tom Hollon, Falcon River Biomedical Communications
"Joan Detz helped me land my job as a communications manager at the NJ Board of Public Utilities." -Margaret Gallos
"Freelance speechwriters need to be creative and street-smart. 'The Business of Speechwriting' shows you how to get paid what you're worth." -Carole Alfano, former Special Assistant to the New Hampshire Senate President
"Through Joan's referrals on my behalf, I have received leads for new opportunities that have resulted in solid business." -Irene Maslowski, APR, Maslowski & Associates Public Relations
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