Summary: Live from San Diego in front of an actual audience, host <a title="Craig Price – The Host" href="http://realitycheck.therealistsguide.com/craig-price/">Craig Price</a> has another speakers round-table! This year, the National Speakers Association invited Craig to do his podcast as part of their annual convention. Craig loaded this speakers round-table with past guests like <a title="Episode 24 – Judson Laipply – The Evolution of Dance" href="http://realitycheck.therealistsguide.com/episode-24-judson-laipply/">Judson Laipply</a>, <a href="http://realitycheck.therealistsguide.com/?s=Pettitt">Jessica Pettitt</a>, <a href="http://realitycheck.therealistsguide.com/?s=Avish">Avish Parashar</a> as well as welcoming hall of fame speakers Mikki Williams and Dale Irvin to the show. The big announcement of the convention was the new branding of the association now called Platform. The group discusses the pros and cons and then gets into questions about being a speaker. Where do you find mentors, how do you balance speaking with also having a partner (or not having a partner!) and much more. You can learn more about all of these great speakers at their websites: Judson -<a href="http://www.mightaswelldance.com/"> http://www.mightaswelldance.com/</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/JudsonLaipply">@JudsonLaipply</a> on twitter) Jessica - <a href="http://www.jessicapettitt.com/">http://www.jessicapettitt.com/</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/jesspettitt">@jesspettitt</a> on twitter) Avish - <a href="http://www.avishparashar.com/">http://www.avishparashar.com/</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/avishp">@avishp</a> on twitter) Mikki - <a href="http://www.mikkiwilliams.com/">http://www.mikkiwilliams.com/</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/mikkiwilliams">@mikkiwilliams</a> on twitter) Dale - <a href="http://www.daleirvin.com/">http://www.daleirvin.com/</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/@ProSummarizer">@ProSummarizer</a> on twitter) APP BONUS: Avish, Craig, Judson and Jessica stick around to answer audience questions like how do you approach potential clients when you have a heavy topic, what was your worst gig and more! SPONSOR: This episode was sponsored by <a href="http://shortcircuitmedia.com/" rel="http://shortcircuitmedia.com/"></a> Short Circuit Media helps small business, consultants and professional speakers make more money by using social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter) to create brand awareness, while streamlining online marketing efforts to attract more visitors and convert more sales. <a href="http://shortcircuitmedia.com/">http://shortcircuitmedia.com/</a>
