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Those of you who know me know that I am passionate about my service and completely committed to assisting business folks and authors in growing their business and income through speaking. However, if you do not know about our services and training take a look at the following video and see what others are saying [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I couldn’t resist showing you the new retractable banner that Dotti Albertine created for me. Her specialty is book cover design however, I twisted her arm to design the banner. Check out her website What do you think? Do you think potential clients at the International Coaches Federation Conference will stop in at our booth [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )We are generating interest quite a bit of interest in a new workshop: Authors’ SpeakEasy Workshop. Here’s the short version and you can see the entire program at AUTHORS’ SPEAKEASY, A Speaker Services production, Friday-Sunday- November 9-11 in Los Angeles Authors need to promote themselves and their books. To get their books out to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This past weekend we produced the BizSpeak and Video Demo Workshop. It is designed for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Authors, Coaches, Professionals who want to personalize their website with streaming video. We know that video inspires trust rather then static text or pictures as well as captivates visitors’ attention and motivates them to take action. Additionally [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here’s more from our friend Ann Convery www.annconvery.com WHAT THE MEDIA WANTS FROM YOU: 1. Editors and producers need great stories – all the time. Your value to the media is not your product or your service or your book, it’s the great story you can offer them. You are a story to the media. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )As promised here are the rest of the tips from media trainer Ann Convery. 1. No one will ask you the right questions – your job is to help the media do their job, and then wrap your message around their questions. Learn the art of the segue. 2. Speak in plain English, not jargon [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I am going to be talking alot about media as we are preparing for October 11,12 & 13 MediaSpeak Symposium The tips tooday are courtesy of Media Coach Ann Convery 1. The key to connecting with your audience – speak in stories. Find the emotional aspects of your topic. 2. Use numbers, trends and statistics [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Recommended Resource Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound shares 6 Ways to Attract More Clients. See http://tinyurl.com/yv7s9e Lots of people are complaining that business is flat during these slow days of summer. If you’re among them, consider these six ideas for attracting more clients: –Create a short presentation on how people can solve the most pressing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today’s post is by Steve Markman courtesy of Rain Today. Marketing and PR efforts should be in the forefront of your professional services firm, given today’s competitive climate and the uncertain economy. Standing out from the crowd, regardless of your organization’s industry, is a huge challenge. How can you meet this challenge? Many organizations have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Recommended Resource: Bonnie Jo Davis is Virtual Assistant with over twelve years of experience working with speakers, authors, coaches and consultants seeks busy client who is overwhelmed with the details keeping them from the work they love. More information at http://www.davisvirtualassistance.com/services.htm The post today is from Tom Antion http://www.antion.com SELL YOUR KNOWLEDGE This is my [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today I had one of the hardest days with technology. Does that ever happen to you? I am laughing about now but when it was happening I was not a happpy camper. Here’s what happened when I attempted to conduct the second complimentary teleclass for the MediaSpeak Symposium and somehow, due to a combination of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Event Announcement Services — submitted by Tracy Brown in SpeakerNetNews To attract seminar and teleseminar participants who are not already in your database, try www.eventsetter.com and www.minorityprofessionalnetwork.com. For event announcement *plus* registration and payment services with no monthly contract, try Eventbrite.com (www.eventbrite.com). The Web-based service has the ability to post multiple fees for the same [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today’s post is all about how speaking can lead to more business by Jeff Wolf written for Rain Today. Before we get to the post I want to share some of our services with you. I think you will agree after reading the following article that it is helpful to have training. Speaker Services, my [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )If this is your first time reading my blog I encourage you to check out the archives of the many posts I created in the last few months. There is much valualbe information and resources there for you. Thanks so much to those of your for taking a look at Elvira Speaks in my last [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My friend e-mailed the following video that he saw on You Tube – Elvira Speaks When you have a chance take a look at it-it’s a riot. You’ll probably agree after viewing it that you do need to be prepared to speak! Many of my colleagues feel as I do that it is vitally important [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Thank you Jack, and fellow booties for helping me dump outdated thoughts, feelings and behaviors and claiming the resourced communicator within! – Doreen Van Leeuwen, LMFT The Bootcamp is truly a transformational experience. Jack’s generosity with his skills, knowledge and talents helps everyone make gigantic strides in their speaking abilities. – Raul Martinez, Mortgage [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The phone rang the other night at 10pm and it was one of our new speakers calling in a panic. The message was, I need to talk to you right away, I got a call to speak out of state and I don’t know how much to ask for a speaking fee-help! When I responded, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tips for Press Coverage by Sharon Housley Press exposure can significantly impact a small businesses’ success. Press releases are not just for big businesses; many small businesses find press releases to be an inexpensive way to gain exposure and attention. It is not uncommon for reporters from magazines, newspapers or blogs to scan press releases [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The summer 5 day Speakers’ Bootcamp started today and I captured some fun photos of the ‘Booties” We have 18 attendees from all around the country learning how to be better speakers. Betty and Barbara Jack and Carlos Darryl l Booties get to work
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The 5 Best Ways to Get Media Attention for Your Business by Fern Reiss, CEO, PublishingGame.com/Expertizing.com Fern Reiss weighs in today on how to get media attention for your business. You can learn more about getting media attention for your business if you attend the MediaSpeak Symposium where you will learn to master the message [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Speak on Cruise Ships (Keyes review) AUTHOR: Daniel Hall Daniel Hall, $97 (USD); $105 (CAD) online e-book, 137 pp order here HOW to order info If you download this book, you should know that it is a pdf file — which is 632Kb. reviewed by John T.D. Keyes How would you like to work a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Recommended Resource: Bill Stoller’s Publicity newsletter delivers loads of meaty public relations insights, leads of media needs with publicity contact information. PARTYLINE – A Roundup of Media Placement Opportunities is a segment of the Newsletter. Each month, Bill teams up with Partyline to bring you exclusive inside info about reporters looking for stories, new publications [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My colleague James Malinchak weighs in today telling us how to get booked to speak at college commencement ceremonies. Colleges do pay for speaking. Remember all those student activitiy fees your parents paid or perhaps you are paying right now? Some of those fees do go for paying speakers. Speaker James Malinchak, ‘America’s Hottest Young [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today is my first post at our new blog home on the Speakers Community server. Sam Levy, the NETMAN, made the move for me. We are still working on a few fixes however I think it is good enough to show off. Sam has been my webmaster for many years and is a delight to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Looking for more posts? We moved the blog to the following page on our website www.speakerscommunity.com/blog Check it out. Susan
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