30 Day Thought Leader by Taylor Conroy

30 Day Thought Leader by Taylor Conroy is a TEDx speaking course for entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants and other professionals who want to develop a talk and use it as part of their speaking career.

The program moves from setting goals and choosing an idea through writing, applications, delivery and post-talk marketing. Conroy is a professional speaker and TEDx coach whose clients have secured more than 650 TEDx talks with over 100 million combined views.

TEDx speaking skills you’ll build

• Identify your unique TEDx talk idea using the Confusion to Clarity™ framework in as little as 60 minutes
• Write a compelling talk with the Viral Talk Writing Framework responsible for 100+ million views
• Master the TEDx application process that has helped 650+ clients get accepted to TEDx events
• Deliver your talk with confidence through training on body language, vocal techniques, and stage presence
• Access the Private TEDx Events Rolodex™ with 100+ actively recruiting events updated monthly
• Monetize your talk into paid speaking earning $5,000-$15,000 per engagement using proven marketing strategies

The 30 Day Thought Leader program

The training organizes TEDx preparation into four stages: developing an idea, writing the talk, applying to events and planning how to use the talk afterward. It connects the speaking process to broader goals such as promoting a book, attracting clients or developing a speaking career.

Who the training is for

Business owners can use the training to connect a talk with their industry positioning, while coaches and consultants can explore ways to present their expertise and develop speaking opportunities. Corporate professionals and executives considering a speaking career can use the Paid Speaker Blueprint to examine opportunities beyond TEDx, including corporate events and conferences.

For authors and content creators, the post-talk training discusses turning attention from a talk into interest in books, courses and consulting. Subject matter experts without a speaking background can work on presentation fundamentals through Speak With Certainty.

Core program training modules

Module 1: Clarifying your talk goals

The first module asks participants to define their intended audience, business impact, speaking ambitions and personal legacy objectives. Exercises connect these aims to choices such as attracting corporate clients, promoting a book, building industry authority or launching a speaking career.

Module 2: Developing an idea with Confusion to Clarity

Confusion to Clarity offers a way to choose between competing ideas or find a direction when no topic is clear. The process weighs personal expertise, value to an audience, distinctiveness and potential to be shared.

An example follows business consultant Maria Santos, who narrowed seven possible subjects to a message about sustainable business growth. Her resulting TEDx talk generated 2.3 million views and led to 14 corporate speaking engagements.

Module 3: Viral Talk Writing Framework

The writing module breaks a talk into narrative structure, stories, supporting data and emotional moments. Participants use the framework to write a complete script and study more than 15 analyzed TEDx talk examples across different subjects and speaking styles.

The lessons address weak openings, excessive technical detail, a lack of emotional connection and endings without a clear call to action. Templates cover opening hooks, transitions, places to introduce stories and closing sections.

Module 4: TEDx application strategy

Application training covers finding suitable events, understanding organizer selection criteria, preparing materials and following up. It also examines how to communicate credibility, a distinctive idea, presentation ability and audience value in application responses.

The Private TEDx Events Rolodex contains more than 100 actively recruiting events, with event details, deadlines, speaker requirements and ideal applicant profiles. The module also provides application templates and examples.

Module 5: Delivering your talk with certainty

Speak With Certainty addresses body language, stage movement, gestures, vocal emphasis, pacing and pauses. Confidence-building exercises give participants ways to practice the performance side of their talk.

Video examples contrast stronger and weaker deliveries of the same material, making it possible to study how presentation choices change a talk.

Module 6: Post-talk marketing and paid speaking

Six Figures In Six Months covers launching a talk, amplifying it on social media, reaching out to media, acquiring speaking engagements and building conversion funnels. It discusses connecting talk views with client inquiries, invitations, partnerships and media appearances, with playbooks for the first 30, 60 and 90 days after publication.

The Paid Speaker Blueprint focuses on moving from TEDx speaking toward paid corporate keynotes, conference appearances and workshops. Topics include positioning speaker fees, negotiating contracts, creating a speaker kit and working with booking agents.

Frequently asked questions

What does 30 Day Thought Leader cover?

The course covers talk goals, idea selection, speech writing, TEDx applications, stage delivery and post-talk marketing. It also addresses paid speaking, including speaker fees, contracts and speaker kits.

Who is the course designed for?

It is designed for entrepreneurs, business owners, coaches, consultants, corporate professionals, authors, content creators and subject matter experts. The delivery training also addresses the needs of people who are new to public speaking.

What downloadable materials are included?

The materials include videos, PDFs and documents, along with talk-writing templates, application examples and post-publication playbooks.

Does the course require prior speaking experience?

The course addresses stage presence, voice control and confidence for professionals who are new to public speaking.