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HOW TO FIND YOUR STORY ANGLES compliments of Ann Convery annconvery.com 1. Where are your best stories hiding? 1) In the problems you solve.2) In the stories of your clients and customers. 3) In what you can comment on as an expert. (Especially trends) Tell us how you solved a problem that baffled others. Is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 )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 )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 )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 )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 )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 )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 )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 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 )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 )I am all about media these days and when I saw this following article Shaping How The Media Portrays You in Rain Today by C.J. Hayden, contributing edito I excerpted the section on ptiching to the media. It actually sums up what Jill Lublin was talking about on the complimentary teleclass for the MediaSpeak Symposium. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I am all about PR and Media these days for professionals, authors and speakers. As you may know we are offering the third annual MediaSpeak Symposium in October and I expect that we will have sell out crowd. Today I am sharing a recommended resource with you for PR as well as photos from the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Last week when Jack and I were driving home from the National Speakers Association Convention we dreamed up a new workshop- Authors’ SpeakEasy. We know that writing a book can be a lonely process and when it is finally done it needs to be marketed and spoken about. We discovered that many writers aren’t speakers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I just got back from the National Speakers’ Association in San Diego. It was great fun. We found that many of the speakers were interested in the Video Demo-3 camera shoot coming up in November. I think we will be full. We only take 18 people. I was showing demo samples on my computer in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Recommended Resource: Alex Carroll, Radio PR If you have a book or a product or a service that is newsworthy and you want to be interviewed on talk radio shows or perhaps you want to speak on cruise ships allow me to recommend some great resources for you. Alex Carroll has a fantastic program that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )This is the third year that I am producing the MediaSpeak Symposium in Los Angeles. I am looking for Speakers-Authors-Coaches-Consultants-Entrepreneurs- Business Executives-Spokesperson who recognize the value of media exposure. In this 3 day interactive event the attendees will learn how to position themselves as an experts, establish their credibility, increase visibility, attract media attention & [...]
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