Episode 122 - How to speak and earn

May 25, 2025

Jaimie Abbott shares a quick but powerful update for aspiring paid speakers. She reveals a truth many don’t talk about: You don’t need to be famous, have a bestselling book, or decades of experience to get paid to speak. What you do need is a proven system, a strong speaker toolkit, and the confidence to pitch yourself—and that’s exactly what she teaches inside her free 3-day Speak and Earn Challenge, starting June 10 at 12:30 PM AEST.

Inside the challenge:

Day 1: Build a professional speaker toolkit (including a Canva template and real-life examples)
Day 2: Learn how to pitch yourself so people actually want to pay you
Day 3: Discover how to find high-paying speaking gigs and the decision-makers booking speakers right now

Jaimie has used these exact steps to go from speaking gigs that paid in snacks (literally!) to charging over $10,000 per keynote—and she’s helped hundreds of others do the same.

Perfect for entrepreneurs, coaches, and subject matter experts, this challenge is designed for anyone who’s ready to stop speaking for free and start getting booked and banked.

Episode Transcript

Jaimie: Welcome to Pitch Perfect. Today, I've got a juicy little update for you, because actually, this week's a really, really fast episode. I've only got a couple of minutes to record this, so a nice, easy one for you to listen to. Because if you've ever looked at someone on stage and thought, how are they getting paid 1000s just to talk, you are going to want to hear this quick podcast episode. So the truth is, you don't need to be famous, have a best selling book or have decades of experience to get paid to speak. What you do need is a system, a strategy and the confidence to pitch yourself, and that is exactly what I'm teaching inside my speak and earn challenge. Now we've literally had hundreds of people go through speak and earn over the last couple of years. And speak and earn is a free three day challenge, and we're going to go live for an hour each day at 12:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time from the 10th of June, so you can jump in at on speak and earn.com on the first day, we're going to build your speaker toolkit. I'm even going to give you a Canva template and some real life examples of paid speaking toolkits. Secondly, I'm going to show you on day two, how to nail your pitch so people actually want to pay you. And now the last day, which is my favorite day, it's like life changing day. I call it. I'm going to show you how to find these lucrative, paid speaking gigs and where decision makers how to find them the how they are already looking for someone just like you. Now I've used these exact steps that I'm going to teach you inside speak and earn to go from speaking for $30 yep, I was paid in snacks once, to now charging 10k plus for a keynote, and I've also helped hundreds of others do it along the way. This speak and earn challenge is perfect for entrepreneurs, coaches, subject matter experts, or anyone who wants to build their personal brand and get paid to share their stories. So if you've done, if you're done speaking for free and ready to get booked and bank, join me at speak and earn.com don't wait until next time. The best time to start building your speaker brand was yesterday, and the next best time is today, see you inside the challenge.

Episode 122 - How to speak and earn

BECOME A PAID SPEAKER