Grant Baldwin and Scott Stratten hosted a Facebook Live to talk about the future of the speaking industry after a pandemic.
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The long-term impacts the coronavirus will have on the speaking industry
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Experimenting with style and facial hair while social distancing
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Why “speaking” isn’t really your true profession
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Understanding the gig is the payoff for building your platform and being an expert
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Dealing with feeling like you’ve lost part of your identity
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Grieving the loss of things that used to annoy you (like the too early soundcheck)
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Predicting the recovery timeline for massive events and the impact on keynotes
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Distributing a sub-standard virtual product will hurt your live speaking down the road by degrading your value
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Accepting that the “new normal” is largely unknown
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The pending lawsuits as a result of the virus spreading at large events
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Treating the speaking gig as one component of your business and how you deliver value
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Do what it takes to help you feel productive
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Being okay with where you are at in responding to these unprecedented times
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"Whatever your normal is right now, that’s fine."
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Determining the right timing for when to pivot to virtual options for your audience
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Avoiding guilt for not doing some things
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A virtual answer isn’t the same as an in-person answer
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Why you can’t shift the same equity you have on stage to a virtual gig at first
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How webinars are a transfer of skills and what makes them different than a keynote
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The drastic difference between our current circumstances and any emergency we’ve experienced in the past
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Is everyone going to work from home in the future?
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There will be a “new normal”, but it won’t be completely different from everything we know
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How to avoid long-term risk by making short-term budget decisions that you sustain
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Learning business lessons now that will carry you through the crisis and beyond
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Ignoring hindsight regret
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Getting creative with discovering new revenue sources and sponsored opportunities
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How to approach outreach without appearing tone-deaf
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Making sure you check on your contacts, colleagues, and clients to see how they’re doing
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Reaching out to recent clients to offer a “thank you” video to their team
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Losing your pride
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Treat your email list as your most important asset and continue to build it beyond this crisis
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Don’t feed the noise
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Controlling who you follow
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Healthy outlets for coping with stress and staying connected
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Using the mute button on social media to create boundaries
- Tips on growing a man bun
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And more