National Fraud Prevention Month: What I Learned from the Jarrow Speaking Scam

by Leesa Renée | Mar 2, 2012 | Beat the Cheat

It’s National Fraud Prevention Month as declared by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Government of Canada. After almost becoming a victim of a speaking scam, I’d like to share my thoughts on how you can spot a scam so you’re not a...

If the Host Forgot to Connect With You Would You Still Speak at the Virtual Event?

by Leesa Renée | Feb 24, 2012 | Virtual Events & Telesummits

Imagine this scenario… A telesummit host sends you an email requesting your free giveaway so she can add it to her telesummit website. Then a couple days later, the same host shares the day/time you’re speaking at her telesummit and includes the call-in...

The #1 Thing that Fills Virtual Events (And It’s Not the Content)

by Leesa Renée | Feb 10, 2012 | Virtual Events & Telesummits

Often, I get asked what’s the best way to attract attendees to a virtual event. And too often, those who host virtual events waste precious time focusing on the content and technology, instead of hiring the right people to help them do so. In the video below, I share...

2012 Virtual Event Best in Show (My Criteria)

by Leesa Renée | Feb 3, 2012 | Virtual Events & Telesummits

Over the past few years, I’ve focused on the mistakes that people make when hosting virtual events. Some are able to course correct their mistakes seeing what others have done (or failed to do). But often, people ask me to share what is working so they can model...

Saint Paul’s Church, Jarrow, UK Speaking Scam (I Was Almost a Victim)

by Leesa Renée | Jan 26, 2012 | Beat the Cheat

I speak and train for a living. In fact, I call myself a motivational teacher (hat tip to John C. Maxwell for that clever term). If an organization wants to hire me to speak, my personal assistant gathers all the details, sends them our speaker contract, gets their...