Here's how you can network in the public speaking field using social media.

To effectively network in the public speaking field using social media, optimize your profiles on platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram. Use a professional photo and bio highlighting your motivational speaking expertise. Share valuable content such as speaking tips and motivational insights, engage with industry leaders by commenting on their posts, and join public speaking groups to connect with peers. Share your speaking experiences and client testimonials to showcase credibility. Actively participating and contributing insights will help build a strong network and establish your presence as a credible motivational speaker.

Optimize your social media profiles and creatively position yourself as the ideal solution to your target audience. How? Let your bio or profile 1. Tell us about yourself - who are you, what skills do you have and what do you do 2. Creatively tell us about your service(public speaking) - Tell us what problem you desire solve using your skill, your target audience and the solution you offer 3. Tell us why we should trust you - This could either be through your content (videos or text), recommendations and lots more Try this and give me feedback ??. This is a game changer technique Enjoy! With Love, Your Adept Public Speaker ??.

One thing I see so many speakers and aspiring speakers miss is this… Adding the keyword ‘speaker’ to their social media bios. Even if it’s something you aspire to, adding this keyword makes it possible for people to know that this is a service that you provide. If you have secured speaking engagements in the past, add photos of you speaking to your LinkedIn banner.

If you want to network through Social Media the very first promise that you need to do to yourself is that you will engage and be active on a daily basis. You need to be consistent, without any heartbreak of not getting good reach within a few days/weeks. It takes years to build a good network and reach with your social media with consistency.

The easiest and best way to get gain attention, connect with a community of like-minded individual as a public speakers is to showcase your thought leadership on public speaking. This could be setting a blog, posting stories on community groups and forums, writing on LinkedIn, Medium etc and many others. Doing this consistently will help demonstrate your leadership on the topic. Over time, you start getting perceived as a authority on the matter by like-minded individuals. This will make them want to connect with you. Hope this helps.

Share content, but not any content!!!! This is the biggest mistake that many of us make. If someone says share content, they start sharing content, like anything!!!! Please stop it! I know content needs to be added consistently, but, it should be valuable enough for your audience and not any random content, that is not relevant to your field.

Create engaging short form content that highlights aspects of what you speak about. This will give people an idea of your speaking style and highlights what you talk about.

Using relevant hashtags is important to help the platform share you content with potential new connections interested in your topic. However, rely less on hashtags and more on your core content including relevant keywords. As algorithms get more sophisticated we will see less emphasis on hashtags and more focus on well written content that has the right keywords.

A way to connect strategically is to seek out or locate those speakers who have caught your attention. For example, a speaker at a conference or TED Talk, or speaker in a video that you hace seen on social media. Compliment their talent and look to establish synergies.

Unless you are a celebrity, the speaking industry is a referral-based industry, making your network incredibly important. Building strong connections can significantly impact your success as a speaker. There are three core networks that every speaker should focus on: Fellow Speakers: They can share insights, recommend you for events, and provide support. Industry Professionals: These relationships can open doors to speaking engagements and enhance your reputation. Agents and Bureaus: They have the expertise and connections to promote you to a broader audience. Investing in these networks will help you build a strong foundation in the speaker industry and maximise your opportunities for success.

It’s not all about social media - and this is coming from a social media marketing agency founder! Attend speaking events where you would like to speak in real life and NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK. Another strategy is to connect with speakers speaking at events to get to know them and eventually, politely ask how they got involved.