How to Get Booked on More Stages | Businessing

Getting booked on more stages starts with the one thing almost nobody does, which is asking. Pat runs a conference, so he sits on the other side of that inbox, and today he walks through what makes him say yes to a speaker and what gets the email deleted. Point of view, the takeaway for the audience, video of you speaking, references from other organizers, and a weekly system so the asking actually happens. Then the Idea Slam mailbag on what you should have stopped doing months ago, and the AI story of the day: Claude Opus 5.5 landed, and the new Projects changed how Pat works in a single afternoon.Businessing is the daily live show where small business owners figure out what to do next. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community: owners only, nobody pitching, $9 a month.In this episode:00:00 - Cold open and welcome01:01 - Big story: how to get booked on more stages02:08 - Nobody is going to chase you, so ask03:20 - Have a point of view, not just a topic04:34 - Tell the organizer what the audience walks away with05:31 - Have video of you speaking07:41 - References from other event organizers08:24 - Systematize the ask and collect testimonials11:39 - Idea Slam: what you should have stopped doing months ago13:25 - Prune the rooms and events you go to15:17 - AI story: Claude Opus 5.5 lands17:15 - Claude Projects, live show and tell24:45 - What is coming next in AI26:36 - New members and this week in the community28:24 - No show next week, back October 5thResources mentioned:Talkadot - https://talkadot.comWispr Flow - https://wisprflow.aiClaude - https://claude.ai🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com🤖 Your AI should know what we know. Add The Small Business Library to your AI tool: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library#SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #PublicSpeaking #SpeakerMarketing #AIforSmallBusiness