Big ship? Small ship?

by Andrew Johnson

We are now on the final leg of our cruise speaking round the world tour – free cruises thanks to SpeakersCruiseFree.com.

This a ship with only 600 passengers and I’m getting much better promotion on board than I’ve ever seen before.

So my tip to you is to have a selection of descriptions of your talks of different lengths – a single punchy sentence for use on the really big ships, through to a 4 line paragraph giving more description for use on the 800 passenger or smaller ships.

And if you are not already cruising free click here now!

Happy cruising

Andrew

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See what Real Fast Book is all about by somebody who actually owns it and gives you a sneak peek at what many others have found to be a great system for getting their book published and selling.

My first time

by Andrew Johnson

Tomorrow we board a ship with a new company – well new to us. This will be our first cruise with them. Thanks to Daniel Hall at SpeakersCruiseFree.com.

Naturally I want to do a good job. I want them to invite me back – and I want to leave a good impression to reflect well on all the rest of you in this free cruising network of ours.

So I did my homework. I listened to Daniel’s advice (I always do). I checked with the enrichment officer at the line’s HQ to see if they have a preferred or (mandatory!) style for PowerPoint presentations, and what else they expect of their speakers. Some have very clear guidelines. So it’s always important to check.

I have a good reputation. Speakers Cruise Free has a good reputation. Every time any one of us cruises free the reputation of the rest of us depends on how well we do.

I intend to do well – for my sake – and for yours!

To find out more about cruising free click here.

Happy cruising FREE,

Andrew

 

Where in the World

by Andrew Johnson

Where would you like to go?

No really – where in the world would you like to visit?

Does it have a port city? If so there’s a very good chance that cruise ships call – and that Daniel Hall’s SpeakersCruiseFree.com can get you there – FREE!!

We are now in Vancouver, well into our round the world trip. We are cruising (some would say “bumming”) our way back from Sydney and are now in Vancouver.

Fancy joining us?

Click HERE  to find out more

Happy cruising FREE

Andrew

 

 

On being flexible

By Andrew Johnson

Today is day 7 of our cruise from Honolulu to Vancouver. The second leg of our Trans-Pacific adventure and our round the world cruise free travels.

But tomorrow, day 8, will be our first sea day. We  have spent the last wonderful week touring the islands of Hawaii. So, apart from Seattle we have already had all our port days.

This posed a scheduling problem for the destination talks. So we agreed to present Pacific islands relevant talks on port days and have them run on the ship’s stateroom TV system.

To make that work well I re-jigged a number of my images and added more bullet points.

The feedback has been outstanding!

Flexibility – that and knowing your subject are the keys to good preparation.

Are you already cruising free the SpeakersCruiseFree.com way?

If not – click here NOW!

Happy cruising – Free!

Andrew

 

Vote For Your Favorite Speakers Cruise Free Contest Entry

Just got up... was up late reading entries in the Speakers Cruise Free contest which closed at midnight last night.

We really got some fabulous entries... in fact I am very impressed with the quality of some of them.

I am interested in your opinion too... if you go to http://danielhall.name/?p=284 you can "like" your favorite entries by clicking on the "like" icon at the bottom of each comment. Thanks.

Lifelong Learning

We are now in Honolulu at the end of the first of the 3 cruises that are bringing us back to Europe from Sydney Australia.

All FREE thanks to SPEAKERSCRUISEFREE!!

And we’ve had another excellent speaker on board. These passengers got great value for money.

We have both learned from one another – style, design, posture, relationships. A great learning experience that will enhance my speaking further – and his too I know!

To join us cruising FREE click HERE NOW!!

Have You Entered to Cruise Free?

A few days ago I told you about a way to
win my newly updated Speak on Cruise Ships
training and perhaps even line up a free
cruise for yourself with my "Speakers
Cruise Free Contest."

My Question: Have you entered?

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The entry deadline is a week from tomorrow
so don't let this golden opportunity sail
on by.

Even if you are not interested in entering
go check out the entries in the comments at
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favorites (you'll see a little thumbs up icon
at the bottom of each entry/comment).

Also, you should know that I am taking
my "Speak On Cruise Ships" training off
the market soon to give all my clients
a chance to get absorbed into the various
enrichment programs.

So if you have ever wanted my cruise
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Would you like a chance to cruise free
and even win a copy of my critically
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You should know there is a deadline to
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Kangaroos & Tasmanian Devils

Sunrise Over Sydney Opera House

An adventure to remember !!! --- Cruising around the south of Australia, including the state of Tasmania, and New Zealand. Eighteen days in the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea, and Atlantic -- into ports that are as exotic in person as they are in travel brochures. Through the fiord-like sounds of New Zealand where the mountains run right down into the sea - and visits to remote Maori village to see the people who seemed so strange and far away in the movie Whale Rider. And -- And -- And -- being treated as a celebrity all over the magnificent Rhapsody of the Seas and where ever we made a chance encounter with cruisers in the ports. Thanks to Daniel and the wonderful staff at Speakers Cruise Free and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Postcard from the South Pacific

This is day 8 on our exciting Transpacific cruise. We’ve crossed the international date line and enjoyed April 18th all over again.

On Monday we were in Fiji, paradise! And then Haiti and French Polynesia, before turning north towards Hawaii.

And this is free!! Thanks to Daniel Hall’s SpeakersCruiseFree.com system we are cruising FREE!

If you are not already cruising with us free click here now.

Happy cruising FREE! And sunshine from the South Pacific

Andrew

 

Why do they pay?

Kathy and I are on the first sea day of two back to back cruises across the Pacific. The first cruise takes us from Sydney, Australia to Fiji, then on the the islands of French Polynesia. From there we sail north to Honolulu.

As well as me (I’m the enrichment speaker) we have a great destination speaker and enhancement and craft lecturers. Why do they pay a daily charge of $45 to their speaker agency? Just think on this 17 day cruise that’s nearly $600. After all Kathy and I are CRUISING FREE thanks to Daniel Hall’s system at Speakerscruisefree.com.

If you are not already cruising free click here now to find out more.

Happy cruising free.

Andrew

      

How Does a 100 Year Old Corpus Christi Resident Celebrate Her Birthday? She Plans Her First Trip to Paris!

How Does a 100 Year Old Corpus Christi Resident Celebrate Her Birthday? She Plans Her First Trip to Paris!

Happy cruising Eileen

By Andrew Johnson

I don’t hold back when I’m speaking to friends and acquaintances about FREE CRUISING!

Why would I? DANIEL HALL at SPEAKERSCRUISEFREE.COM has introduced us to a wonderful way to sail the world’s seas, while the cruise companies pay.

So yesterday I was talking again with a good friend, who was asking about the wonderful round the world trip that we are about to enjoy. Eileen said that she had been thinking about the opportunity. She is about to retire from the education sector and would love to use some of her new free time to do what we do.

So naturally I put her in touch with DANIEL. Well I’m not going to keep this sort of secret to myself!

If you would like to join us CRUISING the world FREE click HERE  - but do it now!

Happy cruising Eileen - FREE!!!

Andrew

 

One small step around the world

By Andrew Johnson

It seems a long time now since I took the small step of contacting DANIEL HALL  at SPEAKERS CRUISE FREE.COM.

Since then we have travelled the world on free cruises.

One step. That’s all it took.

To start your journey click HERE now! 

A small step to a world of opportunities.

Happy cruising – FREE.

Andrew

 

Always offer more

From Andrew Johnson

Each cruise speaker contract specifies what we are expected to do – and, of course what we are not expected to do (damage the reputation of the line for example).

I always ensure I understand those criteria – and then make sure I over-deliver.

1) I use great quality images, usually from educational or tourist board sources, who are delighted to provide them for this purpose.

2) I reflect the cruise line positively – for example I include their latest developments in my “Grand Tour” talk, which looks at the development of tourism; and I do the same in my “Green Ticket” talk that studies how tourism can reduce its impact on the environment.

3) I NEVER argue with the cruise team – and only ever talk positively in front of other passengers. If I have a problem, or see one elsewhere I have a very private conversation with my contact, away from prying eyes.

As a result I have managed to achieve beneficial change and am a respected and sought after cruise speaker. How did I get here? How do I manage to CRUISE FREE several times a year?

Click HERE to find out.

WWW. SPEAKERS CRUISE FREE. COM

Happy cruising – FREE,

Andrew

Thinking of Others

From Andrew & Kathy Johnson

This has been a troubled few weeks in the world. A massive earthquake in New Zealand, unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, storms in the southern states – and so much more!!

We are so grateful that we are in a position to help – albeit in such a small way.

As we CRUISE FREE we will contribute a portion of what we save on normal vacation costs to help others.

Perhaps some others will want to do the same?

CRUISE FREE HERE

Andrew & Kathy

 

 

What a gift

by Andrew Johnson

When Kathy and I started CRUISING FREE we offered a true “two for the price of one” deal, where both of us were speaking. We needed only one cabin,  meaning that the cruise companies had an extra revenue earning cabin to put on sale.

This was a sweet deal for them and it really got us established as able and popular CRUISE  SPEAKERS.

Now that we are both established we no longer both need to work. Did I say “work”? You must understand that cruising the SPEAKERSCRUISEFREE.COM  way we speak for less than an hour and usually only on sea days. So just 3 or 4 times a cruise is typical.

As I was saying – now that we are established we no longer both need to work. Typically now we travel on my “ticket”.

So Kathy’s gift to me is some of the research on my topics and to find new royalty free images for my PowerPoint presentations.

And my gift to Kathy is to prepare outstanding talks – and of course the free cruise that results.

What a gift!

If you are not already signed up to SPEAKERSCRUISEFREE.COM click HERE now!

Happy cruising – FREE.

Andrew

Bearing Gifts

By Andrew Johnson

It doesn’t need to be much – but it’s surprising what a small gesture can do.

When I first met DANIEL HALL of SPEAKERSCRUISEFREE.COM he told me that he always takes a small gift for the contacts on board.

Since then we have taken coasters, bookmarks, copies of one of my books etc. as a way of marking our arrival. At the welcome on board meeting I hand over some small gift to our contact and usually it becomes a talking point throughout the cruise. I’ve seen our coffee mug or fridge magnet prominently displayed in the cruise staff office.

And it gets remembered. I have occasionally sent a signed copy of one of my books to the Cruise Director and to the Captain. We’ve been invited to the bridge, to the Captain’s table for dinner, to exclusive cocktail parties (make sure you have your best dinner suit with you!). And on  one ship the Captain who we had met on an earlier cruise on another ship noticed my name and mentioned me in his welcome on board address, encouraging passengers to come to my talks, which he “always thoroughly enjoyed”.

It costs so little to make an impact.

Are you CRUISING  FREE  yet? If not click HERE  now to find out more.

Happy cruising FREE.

Andrew

Don’t believe everything you read!

Just a tip … as we all know in our hearts, not everything we read on Wikipedia is true. Yes! Yes! I know – it may sound like a calumny. But even with the founder’s very best effort not everything can be verified.

I only say this because I know that some speakers have been tempted to work word for word from a single source. Whatever your source, do check – unless you truly are the expert to whom everyone else would turn for the most reliable version.

Check a few different sources. Make sure it stacks up. There could be little more embarrassing than finding out that folks in the audience don’t just know more than you – but consider you a fraud.

I once saw a cruise speaker tie himself in knots following a question from one of the audience who clearly knew far more about the Counts of Barcelona than he did. Why pretend to be an expert if you are not. He could easily have chosen so many other Catalan topics where safe and reliable facts are easily available.

At SPEAKERS CRUISE FREE. COM we are part of a very strong network. Don’t let yourself down. Don’t let the team down. Just a little effort, well directed and you will be one of the best.

To join us all CRUISING FREE click HERE.

Happy cruising FREE,