Wendi McNeill

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Public Speaking Positioning and Marketing Expert

Wendi McNeill Quick Facts

Wendi McNeill is the owner of Charli Jane Speaker Services, A creative and savvy entrepreneur, Wendi offers over 25 years of business experience. She readily shares her knowledge and passion, working hand-in-hand with speakers, providing support, direction and encouragement to help them build a stronger platform and advance their career to higher levels of success.

Wendi knows what planners are looking for and how to make a good first and lasting impression by using some simple techniques. By working with Wendi she will cut off months of research, save you time, money and energy by guiding you in the right direction so you don’t steer off course. She helps you stay focused and will guide you in properly packaging yourself as a professional speaker.

Wendi believes every speaker is unique, special and very talented and she helps bring that uniqueness forward so you can learn how to implement it into your speaking business. She will point you in the right direction and will challenge you to complete the goals you set for yourself.

Wendi McNeill has been opening doors of opportunity for speakers since 2002. She is the founder of Charli Jane Speaker Services providing coaching and services to help speakers grow their business and build a stronger platform. To learn more about Wendi visit her online at http://www.CharliJane.com

It is my mission ... to work with integrity in all I do, to open my heart and fully give of myself to the best of my ability, and to share my knowledge and talents freely with anyone who can benefit and grow from them.

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14 amazing ways to create a phenomenal income when speaking for free

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Speakers Profile Listing Service

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Speaker Proposal Creator (instant)

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Keynote Speech Review and Critique

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Get Found Now Home Study Program

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The Top 5 Essential Elements That Make an Incredible and Profitable Speaker Website

We all want the perfect, amazing and profitable website right? Sure we do. The reason being of course, is because we want to increase our clients, relationships and income. A speakers website has to speak to their audience and it must have all the necessary elements to make it successful and profitable. A well put together website is not only going to increase your income and speaking jobs but build those very important relationships.

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Writing a Speaker Proposal That Gets Noticed

Oh yes, the speaker proposal.... You ask yourself, "Where do I start?", "How do I create a proposal that will get noticed out of hundreds of proposals?" Lost in confusion and frustration, you toss together a simple, plain ol' proposal in hopes it will catch the eye of the hiring party. No, no, no we don't want you to do that and that's why I wrote this article to help you customize and create an eye-catching proposal.

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Public Speaking: Are You a Generalist or Specialist?

Some will say Generalist because they “think” they can reach a wider audience hence producing a full schedule and higher income…I disagree. We all have heard the saying you can’t please everyone and such is the case even when you’re a speaker. You have a very unique gift and a solid knowledge base and you’re meant to serve only one type of audience, you have something to bring to a very specific group of people that will change their lives for the better.

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5 Ways You Benefit When Speaking For Free

What is one thing that upsets speakers the most? One would be not finding enough pay based speaking engagements. The frustration builds, you become discouraged and it gets to the point where you want to give up and go back to your old full time job. This can be quite frustrating and I totally ...

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Speakers - How To Get Booked!

A handful of tips to help position yourself within the speaking arena and get those speaking engagements! Find your Niche One of the biggest mistakes a speaker can make is having a "general" topic. You want to narrow your expert niche as much as possible. Research the industry so you know ...

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10 Tips to Help Position Yourself in the Speaking Industry

Becoming a professional full time speaker isn’t easy…everyone knows that, it takes a lot of dedication, determination and most important you have to have the passion, if the passion isn’t there then my suggestion would be, don’t even attempt it! I could spend days teaching you how to package ...

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7 Ways To Build Client Relationships

1. Be Nice - I know it sounds pretty elementary but if you think about this for a minute it will make sense. How many people do you run across in a day that are crabby and in a sour mood? You don't want to interact with them nor be around them and certainly you don't want to do business with ...

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Public Speaking: So, What Gets Me in the Door? Help!

So, what gets me in the door? Awww the question everyone wants to know! So many ask this question and although there is not one perfect answer but a combinatio I am going to cover only one I feel is at the top of the list…building relationships.

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7 Ways To Build Client Relationships

1. Be Nice - I know it sounds pretty elementary but if you think about this for a minute it will make sense. How many people do you run across in a day that are crabby and in a sour mood? You don’t want to interact with them nor be around them and certainly you don’t want to do business with ...

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7 Common Mistakes New Public Speakers Make When First Starting Their Business

In this article I share seven of the most common mistakes that beginning speakers make when just starting their speaking business and how you can avoid them. This article is NOT about presentation skills or speech tips or even about conquering your fear of speaking but for those who are brand ...

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10 Tips To Help Position Yourself In The Speaking Industry

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Top 10 Do Nots When Working With Meeting Planners

1. Don’t Be Demanding - Remember planners are only going to book speakers who they like, this is pretty basic but true, if you’re too demanding and they don’t like you or they don’t feel there’s a connection they won’t hire you. So don’t be so demanding that you’ve talked yourself right out of a ...

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Public Speakers: Get Found Now Club

Helping Entrepreneurs, Speakers, Coaches & Authors Get Found And Create Financial Freedom So They Can Live the Lifestyle They Desire. This club is intended for individuals who need help growing their business, need help Getting Found and who need access to resources and tools that help them have a thriving business.

June 29, 2011

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Charli Jane Speaker Services

Charli Jane Speaker Services provides professional and affordable speaker services and support to authors, consultants, public speakers, coaches, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and meeting planners. We are based near Omaha, Nebraska in the USA, but assist clients worldwide.

March 5, 2008