There are a number of famous people who earn a living by giving public speeches at private and corporate events.
Some of the best known motivational speakers, nowadays, include Barry McGuigan MBE who is a renowned former boxing champion and Amanda Stretton who is a glamorous television motor sport presenter.
If you want to follow these people's example and earn money by becoming a professional motivational speaker, you need to have the right set of skills to connect with your audience and to inspire them.
Passion towards your work is very important as it helps you in keeping up the natural enthusiasm.
If you are passionate about the topic you are talking about, you might just be able to keep the attention of the people glued to your speech.
The article given below will tell you in detail about how to earn money from giving motivational speeches:

• You should first polish up your speaking skills by taking up some public speaking classes.
  This would help you improve yourself over a period of time.
  Ask a,friend to make video recordings of you so that you can hear your own speeches and analyse your body language.
  
• There is no substitute like learning through standing in front of an audience though.
  So give out some free motivational speeches up front so that you get to know more about motivational speaking.
  This way you may also meet some organizations and event planners that could give you the opportunity to get paid while doing motivational speaking on a regular basis.
  Alternatively, you could also use the power of internet.
  Why not upload some of your speeches onto Facebook or YouTube, and see what kind of reaction you get.
  
• Try and become a writer in a niche which is quite popular on the internet.
  Writing would definitely help you in improving your speaking abilities over a consistent period of time.
  Make sure that you carry some copies of your work along with you so that you can show them as samples to the people who could offer you an opportunity to speak.
  
• Always consider signing up with a speakers bureau.
  They will not only give you some frank advice but if you have the potential, they will also help you find the right opportunities as well.
  
• At last, you must set your price so that you are able to earn some good money by doing motivational speaking.
  You need to be absolutely realistic while getting paid.
  It is important for you to ask for the right amount of money so that you can make good profits.
  

So, these are some of the important steps in becoming a professional motivational speaker, which is a wonderful career to adopt.
Good luck in your adventures!