SpeakersU Podcast with James Taylor

Top Tools for Professional Speakers – The Tech Stack That Powers a Modern Speaking Business #SUP213

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this highly practical episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni share the essential tools they use every day to run success...

Speaking Business Trends – What's Changing and What's Next #SUP212

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this forward-looking episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni unpack the key trends shaping the global speaking industry a...

Speaker Showreels – How to Create a Reel That Gets You Booked #211

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni reveal exactly what makes an outstanding speaker showreel — and what mista...

Getting Known as a Keynote Speaker – How to Build Your Brand and Stand Out #210

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Top Speaker Bureau Tips – How to Work With Them Effectively #SUP209

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni pull back the curtain on the world of top speaker bureaus — how they work,...

Keynote Speaker Fees – How to Set, Raise and Negotiate Your Keynote Speaking Fees #SUP208

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni tackle one of the biggest questions every professional speaker faces: how mu...

Books for Speakers – Should Every Speaker Write a Book? #SUP207

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni dive into one of the biggest decisions every professional speaker faces — ...

Ego – The Hidden Career Killer for Speakers #SUP206

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this candid episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni tackle one of the most dangerous traps for professional speakers — ...

Speaker Contracts – How to Protect Yourself and Get Paid as a Professional Speaker #SUP2-5

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni dig into one of the least glamorous but most important parts of every speaki...

Staying Relevant as a Speaker – How to Future-Proof Your Speaking Career #SUP204

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni explore one of the most important challenges for professional speakers: how ...

Speaking for Free – When (and Why) It Makes Sense for Speakers #203

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni tackle one of the most common dilemmas for speakers: should you ever speak f...

The Portfolio Speaking Career – How to Build Multiple Revenue Streams as a Speaker #202

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni unpack the power of building a portfolio speaking career. Too many speakers ...

Know Your Numbers - Why Every Keynote Speaker Must Track Their Metrics #201

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Know Your Numbers – Why Every Speaker Must Track Their Metrics In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni dive deep i...

How to create a 7 figure Speaking Business - #147

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to create a 7 figure Speaking Business - #147 Ford Saeks has redefined a formula for business success. His efforts have helped companies generat...

Question Time with Maria Franzoni and James Taylor - #146

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Taylor brings you weekly speaker training, interviews and public speaking tips. You'll learn strategies on how to launch and grow your professio...

Pegine Echevarria: Working With Big Audiences And Big Stages – #145

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Working With Big Audiences And Big Stages – #145 Our guest this week is a Leadership Speaker, Best-selling author, Award-winning Businesswoman, an ...

Tony Morris: How To Get Instant Results For Your Speaking Business – #142

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Morris: How To Get Instant Results For Your Speaking Business This episode is with my co-host, Maria Franzoni. Enjoy the episode. Our guest toda...

How I got my parents out of Ukraine with Kay Korsh – #143

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How I got my parents out of Ukraine with Kay Korsh – #143 I'm James Taylor and you're listening to the speakers you podcast a show for aspir...

How to Make Your Livestream And Video Look More Professional – #140

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to Make Your Livestream And Video Look More Professional – #140 Adrian Salisbury helps entrepreneurs and business owners around the world stand ...

Push the Limits of Your Speaking Business – #139

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Push the Limits of Your Speaking Business – #139 Entertaining and unreservedly direct, our guest isn't just a motivational speaker – he i...

Chartwell Speakers Bureau

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week started in the speaking industry in 2012 and began as an agent handling the speaking for a range of motivational speakers from the...

Jessica Killingley: How Writing A Book Can Help Your Speaking Career – #136

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Killingley: How Writing A Book Can Help Your Speaking Career – #136 Jessica Killingley is a Literary Agent, Publishing Consultant & Life Coa...

Graham Allcott: How to be a Productivity Ninja In Your Speaking Business – #135

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Graham Allcott: How to be a Productivity Ninja In Your Speaking Business – #135 How to be a Productivity Ninja Our guest is the author of the globa...

Simone Vincenzi: Behind the scenes of a successful Speaking Business – #134

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Behind The Scenes Of A Successful Speaking Business  I'm James Taylor, and you're listening to the speakers you podcast, a show for aspiring and prof...

Gavin Ingham: How To Be More, Do More, Have More – #133

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What differentiates high performers from good performers? What helps one person to achieve in 3 months what others do in 12? These are the questions t...

Elliot Kay: How To Stand Out As A Professional Speaker – #133

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For the last decade, our guest has worked with Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, MD's & Investors in order to help them stand out when they are deliveri...

Maria Franzoni: How To Work With Speaker Bureaus – #132

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We have a phenomenal guest today we have a very, very, very special guest today, her name is Maria Franzoni. You may have heard of her because the day...

Geoff Burch: Behind The Scenes Of A Successful Speaking Business – #131

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Geoff Burch is a leading authority on sales, leadership, customers, and change and has been voted Business Communicator of the Year by the Speechwrite...

Dr Marie-Helene Pelletier: Resilience For Your Speaking Business – #130

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Resilience For Your Speaking Business Our guest this week is Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier, better known to her colleagues as 'MH' or 'Dr. P' (which is a...

Roger Fisk: How To Engage Millions Of People – #129

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Roger Fisk. He is a global communications expert widely credited with key behind-the-scenes roles in Barack Obama's two preside...

Tony K Silver: Demystifying LinkedIn For Speakers – #128

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have on the show a LinkedIn profile expert who has helped companies big and small to demystify the platform and take them from being anonymou...

Ethan Beute: Build Strong Business Relationship With Video Messaging – #127

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Better business relationships with video messaging Our guest this week is Ethan Beute. Ethan is Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, a platform to build bett...

Rachel Maunder: Using Stories To Get More Business – #126

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Maunder helps people tell their story in a way they've not told it before, working with them on finding and crafting their stories for greater...

Neil Mullarkey: Improv Your Speaking Business – #125

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Mullarkey is a unique communication expert. With Mike Myers, he co-founded the Comedy Store Players, and still performs every Sunday with them i...

Steve Lowell: How To Craft And Deliver Your Message - #124

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Steve Lowell who has been on the live stage since the age of 6; that's over 53 years ago. For 30 years he has been training and...

QJ: Audio Advice For Keynote Speakers – #123

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is a musician. He's also a record producer, an artist in sound, and fanatical about the performing talent he sees in others, often...

Frank Furness: How To Market Yourself As A Professional Keynote Speaker – #122

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Furness is an international specialist in sales, technology, social media, and goal setting and how they work in tandem to produce great result...

Greg Schwem: How To Use Humor In Public Speaking – #121

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Schwem is a Chicago, Illinois-based comedian, keynote speaker, and emcee who has spent the past 25 years making the corporate world laugh at its...

James Taylor: Behind The Scenes Of A Successful Speaking Business - #120

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are turning the tables on James Taylor and Maria Franzoni will be placing the spotlight on him and his speaking business.  As many of yo...

Ash Pemberton: Effective PowerPoint Presentation For Speakers – #118

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How To Create Effective PowerPoint Presentation For Speakers Today I'm joined by Ash Pemberton, founder of Overnight Design, a professional PowerPoint...

Shola Kaye: LinkedIn Strategies To Get Speaking Engagements - #117

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

LinkedIn Strategies to find new Speaking Clients Our guest this week is a LinkedIn Learning instructor as well as the author of two books and an award...

Kay Korsch: What To Wear On Stage When Speaking - #116

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm James Taylor, and you're listening to the SpeakersU Podcast, a show for aspiring and professional speakers. This episode is with my co-host, Maria...

Joshua Seth: Speak With Influence And Communicate WithConfidence – #115

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Seth is a celebrity voice actor(and world touring magician)turned entertaining keynote speaker. Joshua is known to millions as the voice of ov...

Tom Morley: How To Rock The Virtual World - #114

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm James Taylor and you're listening to the SpeakersU Podcast a show for aspiring and professional speakers. This episode is with my co-host, Maria F...

Top South African Keynote Speakers – #112

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm James Taylor and you're listening to the SpeakersU Podcast, a show for aspiring and professional speakers.  My guest today is Bronwyn Hesketh of ...

Tim Gard: Top Humorous Keynote Speakers – #111

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm James Taylor, and you're listening to the SpeakersU podcast, a show for aspiring and professional speakers. This episode is with my co-host, Maria...

Bill Caskey And Bryan Neale: Advanced Selling For Speaking Business - #110

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm James Taylor and you're listening to the SpeakersU Podcast, a show for aspiring and professional speakers. This episode is with my co-host Maria F...

Caspar Craven: Big Bold Goals For Speakers- #109

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is with my co-host, Maria Franzoni. Enjoy the episode. This week we're going to be talking about goals big bold goals goal setting, a top...

Jamil Qureshi: Creating And Sustaining Momentum In Your Speaking Business- #108

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is one of today's foremost practitioners of performance-enhancing psychology and is an expert in high-performing teams. He's ranked among th...

Shola Kaye: Top Keynote Speaker On Diversity And Inclusion - #107

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is SpeakersU member Shola Kaye, a keynote speaker on communication, leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, and workplace empathy....

Joshua Seth: How To Become A Top Virtual Emcee And Hybrid Keynote Speaker- #106

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is SpeakersU member Joshua Seth, a celebrity voice actor, and world touring magician turned keynote speaker and emcee. He's known to mi...

Taylorr Payne: How To Find Speaking Engagements- #105

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Taylorr Payne of SpeakerFlow, a business that helps professional speakers create predictable revenue streams. In our discussion, we ...

Andrew Vine: The Future Of Professional Speakers And Live Events - #104

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is the future for professional speakers and live events? What are some of the challenges and opportunities in working with speakers with hybrid e...

Bob Strange: How To Sell Your Speaking - #103

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like to close more speaking gigs this year? Do you want to increase your speaking fee? My guest today is Bob Strange (AKA The Closer), a spe...

Ilana Wechsler - Profitable Ads Campaigns For Speakers – #102

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever used Google or Facebook Ads to generate speaking engagements? Are you looking for a way to generate consistent inquiries for your speaki...

LinkedIn Lead Generation For Speakers - #101

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like more speaking enquiries and higher value speaking clients? Do you have a process for generating leads using LinkedIn and cold emails? M...

The Future of SEO Article Writing Using GPT-3 - #100

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So let me ask you a question. If someone went to Google and searched for a speaker on your topic would you be on that first page? You see Search Engin...

The NEW SpeakersU Podcast

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The SpeakersU Podcast will teach you how to become a better public speaker and ways to get booked to travel the world as a highly-paid keynote speaker...

SL098: How To Get Your Message To Millions (And Make Millions)

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How To Get Your Message To Millions (And Make Millions) James Taylor interviews Ted McGrath and they talked about how to get your message to millions ...

SL097: Storytelling, Body Language, and Public Speaking

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Storytelling, Body Language, and Public Speaking James Taylor interviews Nick Morgan and they talked about, storytelling, body language, and public sp...

SL096: Body Language Expert

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Body Language Expert James Taylor interviews Mark Bowden and they talked about The body language of inspiring speakers In today's episode Mark Bowden ...

SL095: Active Shooter And Threats to Event Safety

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Active Shooter And Threats to Event Safety James Taylor interviewed Carol Cambridge and they talked about Active Shooter And Threats to Event Safety I...

SL094: What Speakers Can Learn From Miles Davis

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What Speakers Can Learn From Miles Davis James Taylor interviewed Jeff Ponders and they talked about What Speakers Can Learn From Miles Davis In today...

SL093: Using Your Speaking To Influence

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Using Your Speaking To Influence James Taylor interviewed Karen Leong and they talked about Using Your Speaking To Influence In today's episode Karen ...

SL092: How To Use Newsjacking To Build Your Speaking Business

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How To Use Newsjacking To Build Your Speaking Business James Taylor interviews David Meerman Scott and they talked about How To Use Newsjacking To Bui...

SL091: The Success Principles of Speaking

19 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Success Principles of Speaking James Taylor interviews Walter Bond and they talked about The Success Principles of Speaking In today's episode Wal...

SL090: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Keynote Speaking

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Keynote Speaking James Taylor interviews Victor Antonio and talked about How Artificial Intelligence Is Changi...

SL089: Mastering Your Message

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mastering Your Message James Taylor interviews Daniel Gutierrez and they talked about mastering your message In today's episode Daniel Gutierrez they ...

SL088: Sales Process for Speakers

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sales Process for Speakers James Taylor interviews Tom Abbott and they talked about Sales Process for Speakers In today's episode Tom Abbott they talk...

SL087: The Power of Purposeful Storytelling

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Purposeful Storytelling James Taylor interviews Michel Neray and they talk about The Power of Purposeful Storytelling In today's episode ...

SL086: How To Run A Successful Speaking Business With Your Spouse

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Run A Successful Speaking Business With Your Spouse James Taylor interviews Brenda Bence and they talked about How To Run A Successful Speaking...

SL085: The Changing Role Of The Meeting Planner

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Changing Role Of The Meeting Planner James Taylor interviews Jessie States and they talked about the changing role of the meeting planner. In toda...

SL084: Finding Your Voice As A Speaker

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finding Your Voice As A Speaker James Taylor interviews Paul N. Larsen and they talked about Finding Your Voice As A Speaker In today's episode Paul N...

SL083: Adding Humor To Your Speaking

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adding Humor To Your Speaking James Taylor interviews Tami Evans and they talked about adding humor to your speaking In today's episode Tami Evans the...

SL082: Corporate Executive To Professional Speaker

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Corporate Executive To Professional Speaker James Taylor interviews Dr Shirley Davis and they talked about going from Corporate Executive To Professio...

SL081: KeyNote Women Speakers

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

KeyNote Women Speakers James Taylor interviews Su-Yen Wong and they talked about KeyNote Women Speakers In today's episode Su-Yen Wong they talk about...

SL080: Using SpeakerHub To Get More Speaking Gigs

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Using SpeakerHub To Get More Speaking Gigs James Taylor interviews Andras Baneth and they talked about Using SpeakerHub To Get More Speaking Gigs In t...

SL079: How To Get Speaking Gigs In New Countries

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Get Speaking Gigs In New Countries James Taylor interviews Mike Handcock and they talk about How To Get Speaking Gigs In New Countries In today...

SL078: The Entrepreneurial Speaker

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Entrepreneurial Speaker James Taylor interviews Gil Petersil and they talk about The Entrepreneurial Speaker. In today's episode Gil Petersil they...

SL077: Silencing Your Inner Critic

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Silencing Your Inner Critic In this episode James Taylor interviews Denise Jacobs and they talked about silencing your inner critic, dealing with impo...

SL076: How To Become A Successful Speaker

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Become A Successful Speaker James Taylor interviews Jack Canfield and they talked about How To Become A Successful Speaker In today's episode J...

SL075: Collaborate To Accelerate

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Collaborate To Accelerate James Taylor interviews Mia Liljeberg and they talked about how to Collaborate To Accelerate In today's episode Mia Liljeber...

SL074: Public Speaking for Techie's

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Public Speaking for Techie's James Taylor interviews Poornima Vijayashanker and they talked about Public Speaking for Techie's In today's episode Poor...

SL073: How To Sell Your Speaking On The Phone

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Sell Your Speaking On The Phone James Taylor interviews Mark Hunter and they talked about how to sell your speaking on the phone. In today's ep...

SL072: How To Be A Distinctive Speaker

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Be A Distinctive Speaker James Taylor interviews Scott McKain and they talked about how to be a Distinctive Speaker In today's episode Scott Mc...

SL071: Public Speaking Tips from The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Public Speaking Tips from The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker Public Speaking Tips: James Taylor interviews Pegine Echevarria; The Feisty, Focuse...

SL070: The 3 Steps To Launching A Speaking Career - Jane Atkinson

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 3 Steps To Launching A Speaking Career James Taylor interviews Jane Atkinson and they talk about The 3 Steps To Launching A Speaking Career. In to...

SL069: Top Virtual Keynote Speaker Photography

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Top Virtual Keynote Speaker Photography James Taylor interviews John DeMato who specialises in portrait, event and headshot photography for top virtua...

SL068: Public Speaking Career Tip: How To Get Video Testimonials From Clients and Audience Members

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Get Video Testimonials From Clients and Audience Members James Taylor interviews Jill Schiefelbein and they talk about exactly How To Get Video...

SL067: Exactly What To Say - Building Your Public Speaking Business

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exactly What To Say - Building Your Public Speaking Business James Taylor interviews Phil M. Jones and they talk about exactly what to say to build yo...

SL066: How To Develop Your Personal Branding As A Public Speaker

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Develop Your Personal Branding As A Public Speaker James Taylor interviews Branding keynote speaker Sylvie di Giusto and they talk about how to...

SL065: How To Grow Your Speaker Brand On Instagram - with Darius Tan

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How To Grow Your Speaker Brand On Instagram In today's episode Darius Tan talks about How To Grow Your Speaker Brand On Instagram. Darius Tan is an au...

SL064: How To Use LinkedIn To Get More Speaking Gigs - with Jamil Qureshi

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Use LinkedIn To Get More Speaking Gigs In today's episode Jamil Qureshi talks about How To Use LinkedIn To Get More Speaking Gigs. Would you like to l...

SL063: How To Stand Out In The Speaker Marketplace - with Steve Lowell

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stand Out In The Speaker Marketplace In today's episode Steve Lowell talks about How To Stand Out In The Speaker Marketplace. Would you like to learn ...

SL062: The First Principles Of Speaking - with Jim Cathcart

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

First Principles Of Speaking In today's episode Jim Cathcart talks about The First Principles Of Speaking. Ever wanted to know what the first principl...

SL061: How To Adapt To A Changing Speaking Industry - with Jeffrey Hayzlett

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adapting to Changes In today's episode Jeffrey Hayzlett talks about How To Adapt To A Changing Speaking Industry. Jeffrey Hayzlett is a CPAE Speaker H...

SL060: Serving Not Selling During Coronavirus - Andrea T Edwards

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Serving Not Selling In today's episode Andrea T. Edwards talks about Serving Not Selling During Coronavirus. Andrea T Edwards, CSP, (AKA The Digital C...

SL059: Stress Management For Professional Speakers - with Kathy Gruver

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stress Management In today's episode Kathy Gruver talks about Stress Management For Professional Speakers. The outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus), and...

SL058: The Happy Speaker - with Dr Suresh Devnani

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Happy Speaker In today's episode Dr Suresh Devnani talks about The Happy Speaker. Dr Suresh Devnani is a Motivational Keynote Speaker, TEDx Speake...

SL057: Hybrid Publishing For Professional Speakers - with Laura Gassner Otting

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hybrid Publishing In today's episode Laura Gassner Otting talks about Hybrid Publishing For Professional Speakers. Want to know about the difference b...