Session 1:
📅 Feb 26 2026 ⏰ 9:30am AEST
Ask Me Anything: A Live, Unfiltered Q&A with 2x Hall of Fame Speaker, Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE
How to get honest, real-world answers about the speaking business - from one of the most respected speakers in the world, in the only program he has ever endorsed.
What you can ask (nothing is off-limits)Â
- How to build a sustainable speaking career Â
- Building a profile that gets bookings, not just fans
- How to navigate plateaus and pivotsÂ
- A successful speaker’s policy on fees
- Working with speaker bureaus
- The importance of your positioning
- How to stay relevant as the market changes
- Mistakes, missteps, and lessons learned the hard way
Session 2:
📅 March 26 2026 ⏰ 1:00 pm AEST
How Speakers Can Build a Profile That Gets You Booked
How to build a speaker profile that converts decision-makers, not just attracts fans
On this call you will learn:Â
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The difference between audience-facing visibility and buyer-facing credibility.
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What event planners and decision-makers actually look for before they say yes.
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How to structure your profile so it reduces risk and increases booking confidence.
Session 3:
📅 April 22 2026 ⏰ 1:00 pm AEST
What Speakers Should Be Charging for Keynotes
How to confidently price your speaking without guessing, discounting, or feeling awkward
On this call you will learn:
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How professional speakers determine their fees using logic and data — not confidence or bravado.
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How to align your fee with the value of the problem you solve, not just the length of your talk.
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How to state your fee clearly and confidently without over-explaining or apologising.
Session 4:
📅 May 21 2026 ⏰ 6:30 pm AEST
How Speakers Can Stop Being Compared to Cheaper Options
How to avoid price comparisons and position yourself as the right choice, not just one of many
On this call you will learn:
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Why buyers compare speakers on price — and what actually triggers that behaviour.
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How to change the conversation so you’re evaluated on value, not cost.
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How to present yourself in a way that reduces comparison before it even starts.
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Session 5:
📅 June 24 2026 ⏰ 1:00 pm AEST
How To Find Gigs That Pay
How to find speaking gigs that pay with money, not just “exposure”
On this call you will learn:
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How you can work out — in just 5 minutes — which events pay speakers and which ones only offer “exposure”.
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If they do have a budget, how to work out what it is before you start negotiating.
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How to find clients who genuinely value your expertise and respect what you bring to the room.
Session 6:
📅 July 22 2026 ⏰ 1:00 pm AEST
How To Stop Being Compared to Cheaper Speakers
How to avoid price comparisons and position yourself as the right choice, not just one of many
On this call you will learn:
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Why buyers compare speakers on price — and what actually triggers that behaviour.
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How to change the conversation so you’re evaluated on value, not cost.
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How to present yourself in a way that reduces comparison before it even starts.
In One Day We Will:
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Diagnose and clear the BLOCKAGES in your speaking business
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Teach you how to DITCH all those freebies and low paying “exposure” keynotes, and access regular high-paid speaking gigs
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Pull back the curtain and explain WHO buys keynotes, WHY they buy them, and HOW you can position yourself as THE premium offering in your niche
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Give you a CRYSTAL-CLEAR PLAN for sustainable commercial speaking success
Accelerator Alumni Testimonials
Your Coaches
Michael Arnot
Few people know more about business events than Michael, having spent his entire professional career of more than 20 years in the industry working in Australia, Europe, USA, Asia and the Middle East. Michael is the Principal and Owner of Speaking Agency, Encore Speakers – which sells speakers to conferences and events across the world. Some of the most successful speakers trust Michael and Encore Speakers to manage their speaker business. Michael’s client base of hundreds of business, corporate, association, and conference clients stretches the entire globe – he knows what clients want and how to position and sell speakers!
Marty Wilson, CSP
Marty was dared into doing stand up comedy over 20 years ago. Within 2 years of his first gig he was crowned Australian Comic of the Year, did the Edinburgh Comedy Festival and was invited to be a headliner on the UK comedy scene. He returned home 2008 and is now  a full time Global Speaker who works with large corporates who want their people to be more resilient through change, stress and disruption.Â