Whether you’re interested in the writing or speaking services, we’d love to do a FREE CONSULTATION CALL with you to decide on the best service for you and how to personalize that service to your needs. If you don’t know where to start, it’s ok! Amy will do a consultation call with speakers, and Melanie will do a consultation call with writers.
The descriptions below are a place for us to start discussing, but all services are flexible and can be customized.
For more information, scheduling details, and fees, simply fill out the Request Information Form, and we will be in touch with you within 1-2 business days. We look forward to talking with you!
Message Development Service
Message Development aids speakers in identifying their niche and developing a message powerfully communicating your passion. Amy will help you to:
- Identify your ministry niche with a tagline describing your unique calling and setting you apart from the crowd.
- Mine scripture for a message with a firm foundation and the power to transform your audience.
- Create a compelling 30-45 minute written message rooted in your passion.
- Gather speaking tools based on proven methods that will allow you to write future messages with complete confidence.
- Tap into the strengths of collaborative learning stemming from work with an experienced speaker and coach.
These goals will be accomplished in:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Five 30-minute phone calls including instruction, interaction and feedback
- Handouts
Message Evaluation Service
Message Evaluation provides specific, valuable feedback on your recorded message. The principles embedded in the feedback will allow you to sharpen the effectiveness of all your messages. Amy will help you to:
- Identify your strengths as a speaker so you can build on them in future messages.
- See your message with your audience’s eyes through encouraging but honest feedback from an experienced speaker.
- Examine the essential areas of delivery and content.
- Overcome blind spots and improve your current message to its full potential.
These goals will be accomplished in:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Written feedback on a comprehensive rubric
- One 40-minute call with verbal feedback
** An audio or video version of a 30-45 minute message is required for this service.
Written Message Evaluation Service
Written Message Evaluation is similar to the Message Evaluation Service except the message is in written form instead of recorded in audio or video.
Message Evaluation provides specific, valuable feedback on your written message. The principles embedded in the feedback will allow you to sharpen the effectiveness of all your messages. Amy will help you to:
- Identify your strengths as a speaker so you can build on them in future messages.
- See your message with your audience’s eyes through encouraging but honest feedback from an experienced speaker.
- Examine the essential area of content.
- Overcome blind spots and improve your current message to its full potential.
These goals will be accomplished in:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Written feedback on a Word doc. with your message
- One 45-minute call with verbal feedback
Biosheet Development
Biosheet Development will help you create a unique bio sheet that will catch the attention of event planners and communicate the uniqueness of your messages. Amy will help you to:
- Identify your ministry niche with a tagline describing your unique calling and setting you apart from the crowd.
- Create a compelling list of highlighted benefits that give potential audience members a peek at what they’ll receive from your messages.
- Communicate your credentials and experience to event planners in a winsome and relevant way.
- Develop topic descriptions with highlighted benefits that excite ministry leaders and motivate people to attend your events.
- Gain a list of referrals for design professionals.
These goals will be met in:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Five 30-minute phone calls including instruction, interaction and feedback
- Handouts
Blog/Website Development
Blog/Website Development gives you assistance in crafting compelling blog content to communicate your distinctive niche. Note: This service includes referrals for technical services and graphic design but does not include these components. Amy will coach you to:
- Identify your ministry niche with a tagline describing your unique calling and setting you apart from the crowd.
- Create a compelling list of highlighted benefits that give potential audience members a peek at what they’ll receive from your messages.
- Generate a list of “must haves” for your website including exciting ways to connect visually and with social media.
- Develop topic descriptions with highlighted benefits that excite ministry leaders and motivate people to attend your events.
- Gain a list of referrals for design professionals.
These goals will be met in:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Five 30-minute phone calls including instruction, interaction and feedback
- Handouts
Speaker Business Service
The Speaker Business Service will aid you in organizing your contact and event information so that you can meet and exceed the expectations of event coordinators. Amy will help you to:
- Establish a timeline for excellent communication with event planners.
- Avoid the pitfalls of miscommunication with personalized planning forms, contracts and invoices.
- Work through the process of creating your own fee schedule.
These goals will be met in:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Two 30-minute phone calls with coaching
- Written materials and Word documents (Including: fee schedule, speaker planner, sample contract, sample invoice)
Specialized Speaker Coaching Service
Individualized Speaker or Writer Coaching is designed to help you with any of your needs or special projects that you don’t feel fit into the categories above.
Your goals will be met through:
- One free consultation call (per client)
- Five 30-minute phone calls including instruction, interaction and feedback
Specialized Coaching Call
We will be glad to design a single 30-minute call to meet your specific need. We’ll discuss its content in our free consultation call, but some examples of what we’ve done are:
- Blog evaluation–We’ve developed a comprehensive checklist to help us discuss an evaluation of your existing blog/website with loads of ideas on how you can add and grow.
- Single message evaluation–We will help you evaluate and strengthen a written copy of a single 30-45 minute message.
- Article evaluation–We will give you feedback on a single article.
- Trouble shooting–Have you run into questions with no answers? We’d love to help by sharing our experience.
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“Thank you so much for your ministry through Next Step. I have found that it is one thing to attend She Speaks and learn so much valuable information, but it is quite another to sit in my home and try to implement by myself. It’s been wonderful to have someone with the skillful knowledge and encouraging spirit you have to walk me through the process.” 
Re-reading my new highlighted benefits after this week's call, I kept thinking, "Yeah, that's true!" and "Wow, I really DO that!" There's something so powerful about putting these hazy notions into clear words! I appreciate your professionalism, your sharing of personal experiences, and your questioning prodding with a firm yet gentle touch. I am receiving SO much more than I hoped for when I signed up! 
“Working with Next Step Speaker Services not only helped me to create a clearer message, but my message is now distilled and far more potent. My confidence level has soared. I cannot recommend Next Step enough!” 
It was a pleasure to work with Next Step Speaker Services. My coach’s down-to-earth manner and infectious laugh immediately put me at ease and enabled us to work together effectively. Our coaching phone calls focused my thoughts on the heart of the message God has given me. She guided me to express that message in a way that is true to myself and appealing and inviting to others. 
"I can’t believe the progress that has been made in one year’s time! I truly believe that Next Step Speaker Services was part of the answer to that quiet prayer I kept whispering. Next Step Speaker Services helped me to affirm my calling and discover my gifts so that they could begin to shine for the One who gave them to me." 
“Working with Next Step Speaker Services was a joy! Through this process, my coach helped me discover my true niche and put short, descriptive phrases to my passions. She enabled me to succinctly articulate who I am, what God has done for me and what He's given me to share with others. The process helped me fine tune my focus, making the point of my arrow sharper than ever before. Now, when friends and family look at my website and bio, they smile and say, ‘Oh, yeah....now that's you to a tee!’” 
"My experience with Next Step Services was nothing short of excellent. In four weeks my coach encouraged, critiqued and offered ideas that gave me exactly what I was looking for... a final product. The accountability and honest feedback was exactly what I needed to keep moving forward with God's calling in my life." 
“Next Step Speaker Services exceeded all my expectations. Having a professional speaker to critique, coach, and encourage prepares you in a way no friends or audience could do. Having this guidance before you deliver your message helps ensure the message you deliver is your best effort to communicate God’s truths to your listeners. I believe the recommendations my coach gave me were right on target, and I consider the cost of Next Step money well spent.” 
“Next Step Speaker services was exactly what I needed to push forward in ministry. Working with my coach helped me clarify the direction in which God was leading me. The process also helped me better understand the value I bring to my audience by helping me see how my varied experiences contributed to the trajectory of my ministry.”