49: Your Shortcut To More Gigs? The Backup Speaker Strategy!

Speaker Driven Business

Want to be the go-to backup speaker in your city? Make it happen with this little-known strategy!

In this episode, Jacqueline Brooker dives into a powerful strategy that could change your speaking career — the Backup Speaker Strategy. Often overlooked but undeniably effective, this approach allows emerging speakers to land gigs, build valuable relationships with event organisers, and accelerate their speaking careers, even if they miss submission deadlines.

Keep in mind that this is more than just being a fallback — it’s about positioning yourself as a reliable, proactive, and valuable speaker. It’s a strategy that puts you in front of audiences you’ve been dreaming of and opens doors you didn’t even know existed.

Jacqueline shares real-life success stories and lays out actionable steps you can implement right away, so you can become the reliable, go-to speaker that events in your area count on when things go sideways.

Ready to create your own opportunities?

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• Jacqueline’s favourite strategy for emerging speakers: the Backup Speaker Strategy (00:05)
• What the Backup Speaker Strategy can do for you (01:09)
• How a last-minute call turned into a career-changing opportunity (02:00)
• Numbers don't lie — and this is your cue to step in! (04:16)
• How to position yourself as a go-to backup speaker (06:09)
• Tips on launching your Backup Speaker Strategy (09:11)
• Why being the backup is about creating opportunity where others see none (10:39)

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