Episode 84

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23rd Jul 2025

Elevate Your Speaking Business Leveraging AI with Aidan Crawford

Is AI growing your speaking business—or are you still doing it the hard way?  

In this insightful SPEAKPact episode, discover the secrets of how top speakers leverage AI as a powerful tool to streamline their business processes—from content creation to lead generation.  


Embracing AI is no longer optional; it's essential for staying competitive in today’s fast-evolving speaking industry.  


Discover how to synergistically blend the human touch with the power of AI for remains vital and effective outcomes for your business.


Isn’t it amazing that automated intelligence can actually help elevate and expand your personal connection and strategic decision-making!?  It absolutely can, when worked correctly. 


Falling behind while others smartly leverage this powerful tool? 

Explore why building authentic relationships is still the foundation of landing high-value speaking engagements.  


Understanding and clearly articulating the unique value you bring not only strengthens your brand but also positions you to command higher fees.  


Learn how AI helps you do this while helping craft even more effective webinars and experiences for your audiences.  


Generate lucrative avenues to showcase your expertise and generate income beyond the stage.  


By mastering the art of choosing the right AI tools and maximizing each engagement, innovative speakers elevate both their impact and their revenue!


Uncover: 


Treat Speaking Like a Business:  Understand that speaking isn’t just a passion.  It’s a professional business.  Success requires strategy, systems, and smart use of tools like AI.


Leverage AI for Growth:  Use AI to streamline content creation, enhance lead generation, and amplify your marketing efforts.  This allows you to focus more on high-impact work.


Human Connection Still Matters:  AI can boost efficiency, but it’s human connection, strategic thinking, and emotional intelligence that truly set successful speakers apart.


Relationships Drive Bookings [and Revenue!]:  Authentic relationship-building remains the number one driver of high-value speaking opportunities.  AI should support, not replace, that connection.


Know and Show Your Value:  Being able to articulate your unique value helps you stand out in a crowded market and command higher speaking fees.


Use Webinars to Monetize Beyond the Stage:  Webinars are not just marketing tools.  They’re income-generating platforms that allow you to showcase your expertise and build trust with your audience.


Choose the Right AI Tools Wisely:  It’s not about using every AI tool.  It’s about selecting the ones that align with your speaking goals and business needs.


Celebrated Speaker Agent, Antoniette Roze, and Co-Founder at the Association & Society Speakers Community, Aidan Crawford, explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and the speaking business.  They discuss how speakers can leverage AI to enhance their outreach, improve their marketing strategies, and ultimately grow their businesses. 


Aidan emphasizes the importance of treating speaking as a serious business, the necessity of human involvement in AI processes, and the value of building relationships in the industry.  He also touches on the competitive landscape of speaking, the significance of showcasing value, and the role of webinars in generating income.  He concludes with practical tips for utilizing AI effectively and understanding pay rates in the speaking industry.


Ready to stop treating speaking like a side hustle—and start building a scalable business in our modern economy?  Don’t get left behind while others smartly leverage AI to rise. Tune in now and get ahead!


LEARN MORE at https://taplink.cc/1antoniette

Connect with our guest,  Aidan Crawford at:


https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidancrawford/

https://shortcircuitmedia.com/ 



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About the Podcast

SPEAKPact
Speakers, Authors, & Experts leverage SPEAKPACT to bridge the gap between their expertise and the hosts who book them. It is a stage where experts are empowered, connections are formed, and speaking careers are launched to the next level. Celebrated Speaker Agent and large-scale event producer, Antoniette Roze, brilliantly merges thought leaders in wellbeing and optimum performance with the producers who look for them. Cultivate rapport with producers and veteran speakers who share their insider secrets, insights, and strategies to catapult your voice, brand, impact, and income to the next level.
Antoniette understands the struggle of getting seen and heard in today's noisy world and how to set you above the crowd. Seize this unique opportunity to unlock your potential, share your voice, and create your legacy by taking the guesswork and “circling the mountain” out of the equation and elevating you on the direct path to your ultimate targets. Join us as we merge thought leaders in the optimum performance space with the producers who book them and the strategies that make them household names!