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Practical guidance to help you understand what the funder is actually looking for, answer the questions they actually ask, build a clear and credible case, and avoid the mistakes that make good applications easier to reject. Includes a 17-tip checklist to use before you hit submit.

A 7-step rapid guide to get you started in public speaking!

Practical steps you can put into action to turn every chance to speak into a purpose-led business-growing opportunity.

Establish and amplify your expert status by appearing as a guest on strategically selected podcasts. Podcast guesting is also a great stepping point for experts and thought leaders who want to speak but aren’t quite ready to walk onto a physical stage in front of a large live audience – and you can do it in comfortable pants! PodMatch automatically matches ideal podcast hosts & guests for interviews. It’s my go-to place for being booked for podcast speaking gigs. They have a 100% money back guarantee.

Riverside.fm is the easiest way to record podcasts and video content in studio quality from anywhere. I use it for my masterclasses and my soon-to-be-launched podcast (currently in preproduction). As someone who can be easily intimidated by complicated tech – this platform is a dream! There are so many features, and the instruction video suite is next level, and never patronising. The ‘edit videos by editing the transcript’ functionality (not what it’s actually called) is a personal favourite!

If, like me, you have a back catalogue of links to long videos you appear in but don’t have as a file, that are just sitting there doing nothing – this one is for you. OpusClip is a generative AI video repurposing tool that analyses long videos and picks out the gold nuggets with the best chance of going viral – perfect for highly engaging social media content. It also captions them. You can tweak and edit the recommendations quickly and easily. There is a free trial and an ongoing free option. If you choose to opt into the paid plan, this link will give you 30% off the first month of a Pro Plan (once your free trial ends).

I recommend Grammarly to a lot of my clients! Grammarly helps improve the accuracy of your spelling, punctuation, and grammar. More important to our realm of public speaking – it helps you identify and replace complicated sentences with more straightforward ones (which can help you identify waffle in your early speech drafts). I use the Mac version and the browser extension works with Gmail, LinkedIn, Facebook and more. You can use this link for one free month of Grammarly Premium.

When I first started my company I used Mailchimp for several years, and it delivered everything I needed. As my company grew in sophistication and complexity, I wanted to automate as much as possible and have access to more intuitive options. I did a lot of research and landed on Active Campaign. It has a wealth of features and functionality that will take me a long time to outgrow!

Source terrific, easy-to-use, professional digital assets for your video creation – while also ensuring the creators of those assets are paid for their work. Get a dedicated, royalty-free license, for any type of asset, for any platform, anywhere in the world — with built-in indemnification. There’s music (my favourite), sound effects, templates, footage, AI voiceovers and more! If you like the music at the start and end of any of my promo videos – this is where it came from! You can access a free trial and get 2 extra months when you subscribe to any annual plan.