Want to become a world champion speaker?

Public and professional speaking is a learned skill. Anyone can do it provided they are willing to put in the time and effort to learn that skill. You can greatly accelerate that process though mentors -- people who have "been there, done that" and can show you the way.

My mentors include World Champion's Edge: a team of past World Champions of Public Speaking "turned professional" who now provide a variety of products and services to Professional Speakers and to those who want to become Professionals.

Their products and services include:

• Audio CD and DVD Programs from the Champions


• Teleseminars from the Champions you can listen to them live or download MP3 audio files


• World Champions Edge subscriptions that include:
  • A FREE Monthly EDGEucational CD filled with valuable public speaking lessons from a different Champion
  • A FREE Monthly Conference Call that gives unprecedented access to hear and ask questions of World Champions David Brooks ('90), Mark Brown ('95), Craig Valentine ('99), Ed Tate ('00), Darren LaCroix ('01) and the legendary Hall of Fame Speaker, Patricia Fripp
  • FREE Audio Lessons from a different Champion each week will arrive via e-mail (usually 10 - 15 minutes in length)
  • Discounts for Champions’ learning resources, boot camps, cruises, and coaching services
  • Ability to choose a Champ to critique your speech for a greatly reduced fee (from $125 down to $39.95)
  • FREE Tickets to the EDGE Summits to "hang-out" with the Champs
  • FREE access to EDGEnet, their exclusive worldwide online community of people just like you and me, people who are focused on exceeding their potential and becoming the best speakers they can be
  
  
• Live seminars from the Champions including
  • CREATE YOUR KEYNOTE Champ Camp
    Here's how you can turn a good idea into a 45 - 60 minute KILLER KEYNOTE that will change your future & fortune as a speaker!
    
    Join World Champions of Public Speaking Mark Brown & Craig Valentine at the CREATE YOUR KEYNOTE Champ Camp, as they teach you the process for transforming your good ideas into spellbinding keynote speeches that companies & organizations are willing to pay top-dollar to witness!
  
  
  • PROFIT FROM PRODUCT Champ Camp
    Ask anyone in the speaking industry, and they'll tell you, "Speaking fees are wonderful -- and can be huge if you know how to market yourself -- however, product income can as much as DOUBLE your income."
    
    But how do you get started? Then, once you have CDs, MP3s, a self-published book, DVDs... how do you sell them?
    
    Join Patricia Fripp & Darren LaCroix for the PROFIT FROM PRODUCT Champ Camp -- an intimate, up-close-and-personal two-day seminar designed to help you create and improve your image & income through your product development.
  
  
  • GET COACHED TO SPEAK champ camp
    Get presentation feedback like you've never experienced before during the GET COACHED TO SPEAK Champ Camp. Each class is limited to 12 coachees... it's extreme coaching at its best!
    
    Not ready to be coached? Come as an observer for a lower price... you'll learn TONS by just watching!
  
  
  • GET PAID TO SPEAK BY NEXT WEEK champ camp
    If three World Champions could help you achieve more in the next four months, than you've achieved in the last four years combined, would you spend two-and-a-half-days with them to find out how?
    
    Attend the next GET PAID TO SPEAK BY NEXT WEEK Champ Camp, and World Champions of Public Speaking Ed Tate, Craig Valentine, and Darren LaCroix will give you the tools needed to launch your professional speaking career quickly, without all the mistakes that most people make.
    

I've been a member of their World Champions Edge subscription since its inception and have gotten a LOT of value out of it. What have been your experiences with Champions Edge? What other useful resources are you aware of?