Why You Should Consider Creating Your Own Stage with Ben Bennett - 203

As more people recognise speaking as the powerful marketing tool that it is, the number of aspiring speakers has grown exponentially. This means that competition for speaking gigs is incredibly high. So if you’re a speaker or business owner wanting to build your brand and audience any ideas that can help to give you the edge are really valuable. That’s one of the two compelling reasons I asked Ben Bennett to come on my show. Firstly, Ben has developed a strategy for getting more speaking opportunities and secondly he is also a sales expert and business coach who wants to change the way sales is seen.  Ben has been in sales for many years and today he works with small business owners and startup founders to enable them to understand the power of selling in order to take control of growing their customer base, consistently. Founder of Second Voice, Ben is also a mentor to the NatWest accelerator programme and host of the South Coast Sellers Club.  Enjoy! What you’ll learn: How Ben carved a career and brand out in a really competitive field.  The journey from DJ to Sales Coach. How Ben created his own stage for his current business. Why ‘sales’ has such a bad reputation. The distinction Ben makes between sales and marketing  The changes in the sales industry over the last 20 years and what that means for us. The biggest mistake Ben sees business owners making to jeopardize business growth.  The three essential things Ben would recommend to achieve sustainable business growth. How Ben uses stories to help grow his business.  What ‘second voice’ means in the world of sales. All things Ben: www.secondvoice.co.uk  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bennett-performance Orca Programme: www.secondvoice.co.uk/orca https://secondvoice.co.uk/resources-ebook-2110/ https://secondvoice.scoreapp.com/   Books*:  Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman The Art of War by Sun Tzu Resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thespeakingclub/ https://www.saraharcher.co.uk/challenge  https://www.facebook.com/SarahArcherSpeak/ https://www.saraharcher.co.uk https://www.standoutpitch.com   Thanks for listening! To share your thoughts:                                                       leave a comment below.     Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. To help the show out:     Leave an honest review at https://www.ratethispodcast.com/tsc. Your ratings and reviews really help get the word out and I read each one.     Subscribe on iTunes. *(please note if you use my link I get a small commission, but this does not affect your payment)

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If you want to have a laugh whilst learning how to increase your confidence and public speaking skills, for personal or business growth, then you have come to the right place. Discover tips, tricks and strategies on how to speak and pitch using humour and performance. Find out how to better connect with people’s pain points in a way that they will want to talk about and share, and get the low down on powering up your mind set. Sarah Archer, is a stand-up comedian, playwright, speaker and business woman. She is also author of ‘Cracking Speech Mate! – How to use humour to make you an amazing speaker’, and ‘Straight to the Top – How to create and deliver a killer elevator pitch’. Communicating with authenticity and power, influencing through copy, spoken word and body language, managing negative thoughts and anxiety, building authority and trust, story-telling and comedy secrets...oh and we’ll also cover focus and time management ‘cause Sarah has a mind like a butterfly! Join her for fun and aha moments.