
The Real Reason Talented Speakers Stay Unbooked and Underpaid
Expert Speakers Do More Than Know Their Topic In the professional speaking industry, the speakers who get booked consistently are not simply experts in their
So many talented speakers get overlooked, not because they’re not good enough, but because they don’t know how to position themselves with authority and clarity to become truly bookable.
Whether you’ve recently started speaking or are ready to scale, we’ll give you the best messaging, strategies, assets and systems to make you irresistibly bookable and confidently charge what you’re worth, without the awkward fee conversations.
Success isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room, it’s about understanding what bookers and clients are really looking for and having a speaking system to support you.
We know how to help you not just survive in the speaking world, but thrive, building a profitable, in-demand paid speaking business.
Before you can stand out, you need to understand the speaking market. I’ll show you how organisers and corporates choose speakers, who makes the decisions, and how to position yourself as the obvious choice even when you’re working solo.
We’ll explore what clients and bookers really look for when choosing a speaker. I’ll show you exactly what they need, why they hire who they hire, and how to position yourself as the perfect fit. Even experienced speakers walk away from this step seeing their business and their value through completely new eyes.Being an Expert Who Speaks means sharpening your positioning and building the assets that showcase it. When these pieces align, your value becomes clear and clients and bookers recognise you as someone worth hearing.
We’ll uncover the problems you solve, the outcomes you create, and the emotional experience you leave behind. Whether you inspire, challenge, empower, or transform, identifying this is what makes you memorable and rebookable.Now it’s time to turn your groundwork into paid bookings, start attracting the right audiences, filling your calendar, and building a strong list of clients and bookers in your niche.
We’ll set up and automate a simple streamlined sales, marketing and CRM system to reach the right audiences, keep you visible on LinkedIn, showcase your expertise, and organise all your lead and follow updata in one place.
You’ll learn how to price confidently, and charge appropriately for virtual and international events. By the end, you’ll feel confident, organised, and fully in control of your speaking events.
Now we move into the event itself. Most speakers begin here, SpeakELITE speakers do not.
You’ll master how to run powerful scoping and briefing calls that turn interest into paid bookings, boost authority, elevate your value, and trigger referrals. We’ll break down how top speakers create unforgettable keynotes and apply it to your talk so you step on stage confident, compelling and in demand.You will know how to create a memorable experience, turning every stage into your next paid speaking event.
With paid speaking gigs, a professional showreel of experience, speaker assets, systems, and the right contacts ready to reach out to, this is where your long term momentum begins.
We show you how to turn one event into repeat bookings, gather meaningful feedback, collect strong testimonials, and generate referrals. We explore how to work with the right speaker bureaus and agencies, understand what they need and how to build partnerships that unlock new audiences and bigger stages.✓ The Step by Step Roadmap to Booked and Paid Speaking Opportunities
✓ Secrets Top Speakers use to earn £20K+ per gig
✓ Grow a 6 figure Speaking Business even with a full time job
✓ Secrets of Speaker Bookers, Agencies & Bureaus & what they really look for
✓ Speaker Success Marketing & CRM System done for you
✓ Unlock Premium Clients and Higher Speaking Fees
“I wish speaking was a natural extension of my business, something that brings me new clients, more credibility, and more revenue”
“I wish I could have a clear path and a repeatable process that consistently lands me paid speaking opportunities to reach the right audiences”
“I wish I could stand on bigger stages, stay consistently booked, and confidently share my experience to make an impact on future generations “
Louise Medve is the Founder and CEO of SpeakELITE, an award-winning speaker development and coaching company redefining professional speaking in a modern, commercial context.
Louise is known for bringing structure, clarity, and commercial rigour to an industry long shaped by exposure-led and traditional speaking models.
With over 30 years’ leadership experience Louise is a commercial powerhouse who has built and scaled businesses across multiple sectors and geographies and is hugely passionate about “keeping our human connection alive”.
Exceptional at understanding what motivates organisers to book and what causes audiences to truly engage, Louise ensures speaking delivers lasting impact, emotionally in the room and commercially long after the event.
Widely known for her high-energy, no-nonsense, realistic approach to growth and leadership, Louise will build your speaking business and the people inside it to perform at the highest level.

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