Few things will move the needle in your coaching business like public speaking. Topic expert Jenn Espinosa-Goswami shares her journey to becoming a successful speaker while offering tons of advice drawn from her expertise as a certified speaking coach.

Jenn Espinosa-Goswami is a speaker coach and the founder of Weightless LLC. She helps coaches, authors, and consultants leverage their expertise through paid public speaking.

In this episode, Melinda and Jenn discuss:

• The key benefits of public speaking
• How to integrate public speaking into your business
• The different markets to get started with
• Different models for speaking on stages
• What is a “signature speech”?
• The importance of talking to the person hiring you
• The biggest mistake coaches make as public speakers
• Being prepared and rehearsed as a speaker
• How to use storytelling and personal anecdotes
• Effective ways to promote speaking engagements
• How to measure the ROI in public speaking
• Book speaking engagements before your speeches are ready

“The impact of a single speech is limitless. And our reach as speakers is more powerful because we are authorities and experts when we’re on a stage.”

Jenn Espinosa-Goswami

Jenn Espinosa-Goswami is an International Coaches Federation-certified speaker coach and the founder of Weightless LLC. She helps coaches, authors, and consultants leverage their expertise through paid public speaking. A Coach of the Year finalist from the International Association of Women, Jenn is a global speaker who has been featured in Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Women’s Health, and numerous podcasts. She holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership from Augsburg University and has served on two non-profit boards, including the ICF-Minnesota chapter as the Communications Director. Jenn lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two daughters, a Chiweenie, and a leopard gecko.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Mirasee
Coaches Console
Jenn’s website
Download her Signature Speech template, and get started on knowing what to say on her website.

Credits:
Host: Melinda Cohan
Producer: Michi Lantz
Supervising Producer: Cynthia Lamb
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Audio Post Supervisors: Evan Miles and Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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Music credits:
Track Title: Clouds
Artist Name: Acreage
Writer Name: Marshall Usinger
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Track Title: Coastline Dream
Artist Name: Wild Sky
Writer Name: Adam Simons
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Track Title: Coo Coos
Artist Name: Dresden, The Flamingo
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Stars & Trees
Artist Name: Outside The Sky
Writer Name: Dustin Ransom
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Special effects credits:
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