Boston Founders Forum: January Edition

We are very excited about our speaker for January – Bobbie Carlton.

Bio:
Bobbie Carlton is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, or, as she calls them, the day job, the night job and the dream job. Carlton is an entertaining, tell-it-like-it-is speaker who speaks extensively (and passionately) about public speaking and how it can be the driving force behind career growth and business success. She’s a TEDx speaker; an entertaining startup event host; she’s spoken at the United Nations; she’s shared the stage with storytelling legend (and NPR’s Snap Judgment host) Glynn Washington; and she’s been on the main stage for some of the world’s best-known conferences for technical and professional women.

Talk description:
Public speaking engagements can help you be seen as a thought leader or expert. When you are an entrepreneur, speaking engagements can connect you with potential customers, investors, employees and/or business partners.

This is an introduction to public speaking for business success. Even if public speaking is a source of fear and nervousness, you can use public speaking to help build your business, whether it’s coaching, consulting, or selling products or services. We’ll walk you through how to think expansively about public speaking, how to decide what you would present on, and how to find and secure the right speaking opportunities for you. We’ll also provide you with a structure for designing your signature talk or concept.

Takeaways
– Understand how public speaking can support your business objectives
– Learn what kind of speaking opportunities you could secure
– Learn the specific things you can do to kick off a speaking career or business or support your existing business.
– Understand the processes and tactics you can use to get selected as a speaker
– Learn at least one cool trick you can use immediately to help support your business through public speaking