The Bankable Speaker Newsletter-Issue #11: Finish Strong. Start Bankable.

A Note from Dr. Shana

We’re in the final stretch of the year — and let’s tell the truth:
A lot of speakers worked hard this year… but didn’t get the results they wanted.

Not because you aren’t talented.
Not because you aren’t putting in effort.

But because talent doesn’t equal strategy, and effort doesn’t equal bankability.

If you’ve been pitching but not getting consistent responses…
If you’re rewriting your talk every single time you get booked…
If you want consistent bookings and your first or next 4-figure payday…

Then hear me clearly:

2026 success is built now — with a plan.

And that’s why you must be in the room for the Bankable Speaker Roundtable.

This is your chance to shift from “talking” to converting and from “hoping” to booking.

If Any of These Sound Like You… You Need to Be in the Room

✔️ You’ve been pitching but not hearing back consistently
✔️ You don’t have a system for pitching yourself
✔️ You keep rewriting new talks every time you’re booked
✔️ You want consistent bookings, not random wins
✔️ You’re ready for your first or next 4-figure stage

Your Solution → The Bankable Speaker Roundtable

🗓 Saturday, December 13
⏰ 10 AM – 1 PM CST
💵 Only $97 (Valued at $197)

This is your final live speaker training of the year — and the only room where you’ll build your 2026 Speaker Playbook.

You will walk away with:
✨ A full 2026 booking plan
✨ A repeatable pitch system that gets responses
✨ A framework for your signature talk
✨ Clear messaging that gets you booked again and again
✨ The tools to start earning consistent 4-figure fees

📩 Reply ROUNDTABLE to reserve your seat LIVE in the room. Replay VIRTUAL SEAT if you aren't in Houston but want to be in the room any way possible!

This is your sign that it is time to show up for you and be intentional about your speaking business. What are you waiting for?

But wait there's more....

I did not just want to give you a plan for the new year without giving you actual assets to use to lock down those gigs you really want. Check out the info below to make sure you can show up professional in those RFPs and get a call back and get booked.

🎬 Bankable Speaker Content Creation Day — Saturday, November 22

If you want to get booked, you need professional video of you speaking — period.
On Saturday, Nov 22, I’m giving you the chance to create your Bankable Speaker Mini Reel so you can pitch with confidence and authority.

🎥 You’ll get:

Professionally filmed speaker footage
A mini-reel edited for you
Stage setup + prompts
Coaching for presence and positioning
Assets you can use to pitch 2026 events immediately

💵 Value: $500 Investment: ONLY $200

BUT —
If you grab a Roundtable seat for Dec 13…
👇🏽
You get $50 off Content Creation Day.

📩 Reply BUNDLE for the link for both the Roundtable+ Reel Content Mini Shoot for ONLY $247!

Bankable Speaker Tip of the Week

Stop reinventing your talk every time you get booked.
Bankable speakers use the 80/20 Rule:

80% of your talk stays the same → your signature talk
20% shifts slightly → for the audience or industry

This is how you scale without burning out.
This is how you increase your fee.
This is how you get rebooked consistently.

And yes — we build the frame for this inside the Roundtable.

📚 10x Is Easier Than 2x Tip of the Week

From Dan Sullivan’s 10x Is Easier Than 2x:

“You multiply your results when you protect your focus.”

To operate like a 10x speaker, schedule your week using the Focus / Buffer / Free method:

🔸 Focus Days — deep work, content creation, pitching
🔸 Buffer Days — admin, prep, follow-up
🔸 Free Days — rest + recovery for peak creativity

You don’t get booked because you’re busy.
You get booked because you’re strategic.

🎤 See Me Live — November 20 at Pitch to the Sharks!

📍 Baker Ripley | Houston, TX
This event is FREE and open to the community.
I’ll be pitching live — and showing you exactly what it looks like to be booked and bankable in real time.

👉🏽 Register Here

5 Speaker Leads to Pitch This Week

Your new 5 leads are ready — perfect for Q1 + Q2 2026 bookings. Don't be misled by a title of the event. Make sure you click the links and explore how your expertise can add value to their line up! It's go time!

Harrisburg OneHR

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Date: May 7, 2026
Audience:
The OneHR Conference provides professional development to human resources professionals from the public and private sectors. This event is the premier human resource conference for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This event averages 800 attendees in person from entry-level HR professionals to senior leaders.
Looking for speakers to address the following:
- Our 2026 theme — “Leading with Purpose, Serving with Impact” — underscores HR’s vital role in strengthening and supporting the workforce.
  
  Leading with purpose means being clear about why we work and choosing actions that align with our shared public-service mission.
  
  Serving with impact means delivering real, positive results for employees, agencies, and the communities we support.
  
  This theme invites us to share ideas, build new skills, and improve how we work together so HR can continue to make a meaningful, measurable difference each day.
Apply By: Dec 13, 2025

Apply to speak

After High School What's Next? (Halton Black Voices)

Location: Virtual
Date: Dec 1-4, 2025
Audience:
This is a four-day online experience designed for young, Black, and ambitious students exploring life beyond high school
Looking for speakers to address the following for Black students:
- 💬 Topics include:
  🧠 Mental Health & Achieving High Academics
  🤖 A.I. – The Future of Work and Education
  🏀 University Sports: The Game Changer-- how to navigate the athletic world beyond high school
  🎙️ Student Live Podcast – BSAs, First Year, Life on Campus
  🌅 Early Birds – Grade 8 Night
  👨🏾‍👩🏽‍👧🏿 Parent & Newcomer Post-Secondary Info Session
  
  This is a space where Black excellence, empowerment, and real talk meet. Share your story, your expertise, and your journey.
Apply By: No date given
Event information

Apply to speak

Built Different: AI for Everyone Conferenc

Location: Atlanta, GA + Hybrid option
Date: Dec 15-16, 2025
Audience Mix: Roughly 150 in-person and 100 virtual attendees — a blend of educators, corporate leaders, technologists, nonprofit innovators, and women in transition (post-layoff or post-burnout) who are rebuilding their influence and identity through work that matters.e:
Looking for speakers to address the following:
- This year’s theme centers on “Making Intelligence Make Sense” — bringing together women, technologists, and truth-tellers navigating reinvention, leadership, and healing in a world being reshaped by technology.
- To give attendees practical, human-centered frameworks for navigating reinvention, well-being, and leadership amid technological disruption — and to create a visible pipeline of diverse thought leaders shaping the next chapter of work.
- Themes include:
  • AI & Reinvention — Practical tools for career rebirth
  • Wellness & Work — “Still Employed, Still Afraid” resilience talks
  • Leadership & Equity — Redefining power in a machine-driven world
  • Tech with Soul — Creative and cultural uses of AI
Apply By: Nov 24, 2025
Event information

Apply to speak

Black Boy Joy University Conference

Location: Virtual
Date: February 6th-7th, 2026
Audience:
A virtual event that aims to build an "ecosystem" of joy, culture, and truth for Black boys, their families, and educators.
Looking for speakers to lead the following for Black boys and those who serve them:
- 💥 Workshops.
  🎤 Rap cyphers.
  🧘🏾 Mindfulness.
  🔥 Keynote ignites.
  🤝 Real connections.
Apply By: No date given
Organization information
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Apply to speak

N.A.H.S.E. Houston 3rd Annual Leadership Conference INSPIRE – Reimagining Healthcare

Location: Houston, Tx
Date: Jan 30-31, 2026
Audience:
N.A.H.S.E. Houston Chapter is a premier professional membership society focusing on African Americans working in the healthcare management industry.
Looking for speakers
- We are seeking engaging presenters who can spark dialogue, challenge perspectives, and empower attendees to lead change within the evolving healthcare landscape.
- Topics include
  - AI & Innovation
  - Resilience & Workforce Well being
  - Uplifting Healthcare leaders
  - Strategy: Putting ideas into action
  - Career Transitions
  - Engagement: Community outreach
  - And more
Apply By: Nov. 21, 2025
Event information

Apply to speak

Final Word

This is not the time to slow down.
This is the time to set up the win.

With a strategy, a framework, and a system — you become unstoppable.
Get in the room on December 13.
Secure your assets on November 22.
Walk into 2026 with a plan and walk out with profit.

— Dr. Shana
Founder, The Bankable Speaker Academy
“Your voice should make impact and income.”