Comments on: Speaking To Teens – Help!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:28:17 +0000

The teen market for professional speakers is there, but it is fairly
small and limited. If that’s the group you want to target, I would suggest getting yourself into high schools and junior high schools to start with. From there you can then speak to speakers bureaus and let them know this is your target market. They won’t be particularly excited because of the fact that you won’t be generating them a lot of revenue.

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By: anastasia

anastasia — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:28:58 +0000

Jeff, Tristan and David – thank you all of your advice. Very helpful:)

By: David McQueen

David McQueen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:18:59 +0000

Teens love stories. Success stories. Stories of failure. Silly stories.

I use a simple rule of thumb when speaking to teens. Is it specific to their needs? Is it relevant? What will they remember me for? Throw in a couple of geeky things too

So think about this
- what’s your intro
- what three key points are in your main
- reflect and finish strong

Let us know how you get on. Much love from over the pond (U.K.)

Dave

By: Tristan Bancks

Tristan Bancks — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:46:33 +0000

Hey Anastasia

I, too, am a long-term reader and I have gained so much from YP.

I write books for kids and teens and have been speaking at schools and fests. Teenagers totally freaked me at first, too, (especially grades 8 and 9) but I find the web, video, images and music incredible tools for engaging and cutting through. This means that you will be so fine. Your extraordinary knowledge of all things web will be apparent to them from the moment you open your mouth and they will be yours, keen to learn from you.

With visual and technological tools you don’t even have to worry about being funny, methinks. That will come naturally.

Good luck!

By: Jeff Lutz

Jeff Lutz — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:04:51 +0000

All I have is for you to be you. The kids can spot the fake stuff. If you can, put personal examples of the issues you are talking about. The more transparent and authentic you are the more they will trust what you say.

By: anastasia

anastasia — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:39:26 +0000

Eric – thank you! My email is anastasia@ypulse.com. Ashleigh! Lamebook is classic. Definitely will use:)

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:08:46 +0000

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By: Eric Chester

Eric Chester — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:51:41 +0000

Hi Anastasia! I am an avid reader of yours. I’ve been a professional speaker for 25 years, more than half of which were spent speaking to teens. I’ve visited 1500 high schools and spoken to millions of teens (including Josh Shipp when he was a teen).
I’ve got a few tips for you (and for the schools that bring you in) that will make a huge difference. These tips are in a PDF format. If you provide me an email address or fax, I’m happy to send them your way.