Celebrating Authors Series: Speaking

Name: Celebrating Authors Series: Speaking; Created 1 year 5 months ago; Organizer Marilyn McLeod

Business Areas: Business Marketing
Topics: Book Launches Book Marketing Public Speaking Speaking

Timezone: Timezone: Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Event date(s): Sat, Nov 4, 2023 8:00 AM - Sat, Nov 4, 2023 4:00 PM

Registration ends: Sat, Nov 4, 2023 11:59 PM (10 months 2 days ago)

Description

Are You a Speaker, or Do You Offer Services for Speakers?

In keeping with the theme of this summit series, we're looking for tips and strategies that will help authors build on their book concepts if they choose to become a speaker.

Have you successfully developed a speaking career related to your book?

Do you help authors develop speaking skills?

Please share tips and stories that will help authors understand how to become a successful speaker.

Speakers: "When Pigs Fly" - Life Lessons from my Journey into Stand-Up Comedy

Alex Brandin Workshop Facilitator & Writer

From an early age, creative writing has been one of my hobbies. It has been a passion that never diminished. Whether it was publishing pieces for newspapers and magazines or private journaling, the joy of storytelling remained a constant. I learned early on that I tend to find clarity more easily through writing.
My favorite genre is comedy. One of my early projects was writing a somewhat darkly humorous exploration of a fictional terror attack on the United States. However, after the tragic events of 9/11, I felt it best to put this work aside.
When I ended my corporate career as a Financial Controller in 2010, I dedicated myself fully to the facilitation of workshops on energy healing, self-development, and other spiritual topics. During this new chapter, I began to engage in writing social media blogs, and I also contributed to multi-author books on various subjects.
Recently, I felt that I needed a challenge to keep things interesting and to accelerate my growth. I started a new format, a mix of storytelling and stand-up comedy. I created the program “To Be Triggered Is To Be Alive.” The first segment is called “When Pigs Fly.” This challenging and rewarding creative process has already been an adventure. Interestingly, with stand-up comedy, final clarity emerges not through writing but through speaking. And as expected, it has accelerated my own growth and is revealing deeper truths.

Education

Public Speaking Writing

Taking Your Audience to the Next Level

Barbara Gayle Wainwright CEO/Founder/Coach/Speaker/Author

Monetizing Your Knowledge by Serving Your Audience

The Hollywood Effect for Your Presentation

Brigette Callahan Presentation Design Strategist

We've all experienced "Death by PowerPoint". But what if you could WOW your audience with slides that look like a Hollywood movie! In my talk I will show you some before and after slides and how you can make your slides so much better. You will increase engagement and conversions with these simple techniques you apply to your slides. Your audience will love you for it. And you will love it, too.

Business Design +2

Presentation Skills

How I Began My Writing Career

KEVIN M. HALL

Kevin, dad, grandpa and papa are the monikers that I happily embrace daily. I live with my wife of 47 years in Rush NY, a suburb of Rochester, and I have 2 married children and 6 grandchildren. My education is in computer science, and I spent a successful 40+ year career in the private sector with 2 fortune 500 companies.
During my retirement I began writing, publishing two books in 2022, and I am actively working on my third. My books genre are memoir/history books. When asked why I started writing, I respond ‘because of my grandkids who have repeatedly asked, what was it like when you were a kid grandpa?’.
My first book chronicled the many adventures of my growing up in small town America in a by-gone era. The many fun times with family and friends attending elementary through 8th grade in Ilion NY (that I call the Mayberry of the east). My stories capture the time and events of the era, and the sometimes-unintended consequences not always anticipated by the young boy.
As I was growing into a young teenager my world was shattered by the announcement from my parents of the family moving to Minnesota – and I would be leaving behind all that was familiar my state, my town, my school, my friends including my first girlfriend.
My second book contains the many stories of my moving to Rosemount Mn. (a suburb of Minneapolis), where I attended and graduated from Rosemount Senior High in 1975. This book contains my stories of living and adjusting as a teenager in a new state, new town, new school and the many new students that I would come to know and befriend.
My writing style has been described as easy reading, atmospheric, and reminiscent of the television series The Wonder Years and Boy Meets World! Adding to my personal stories are many colorful photos of the buildings and places of interest from my childhood. Then to complete the reading journey I emphasize my stories with well-known quotes and interesting history from the areas I grew up in.
My books are currently available for sale on most book selling sites (Amazon, B&N, Goodreads, Walmarts, Ebay etc.) and have been placed in: the Mid-York (NY) and the Dakota County (Minnesota) library systems; The Farmers Museum in Cooperstown NY; Ilion & Rosemount High Schools, and various historical societies in both NY and Mn. My book about growing up in Ilion became the #1 book checked out of the Ilion library for all of 2022. This is one accolade that I am very proud of.

Book #1: Ilion My Childhood, My Memories – Growing Up in a By-Gone Era
Book #2: My Rosemount Mn. Memories – Teenage Years in My Shoes

Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.hall.31521301/
LinkedIn site: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khall4/
Website: www.Kevin-Hall.com

Beyond Words: Using the Stage to Amplify Your Message and Ignite Impact

Kelley OHara Speaker Relations & Biz Dev Dir

Kelley O'Hara is an expert in helping entrepreneurs, business leaders, coaches, speakers, authors, and messengers connect with their target audience and find more speaking opportunities to grow their business and build their personal brand. As the SpeakerTunity Speaker Relations & Business Development Director, she mentors established and emerging speakers to leverage SpeakerTunity's resources to increase their visibility and reach more stages. Kelley is a highly experienced marketing and business development strategist with a background in entrepreneurship, skilled in sponsorship acquisition and high-profile alignment. She partners with strategic companies to integrate SpeakerTunity's products into their communities and creates mutually beneficial partnerships.
Her mission is to help her clients find and secure more speaking opportunities to attract new clients, establish their authority, and expand their reach by utilizing SpeakerTunity's vast resources including directories, speaker one-sheets, and concierge booking resources. Kelley is also the host of the SIX FIGURE SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT podcast, highlighting the fun and effectiveness of speaking about your business to grow your business and your bottom line.

Speaking Anxiety -- BUSTED!

Marjorie Saulson Communication Confidence Coach

Do you ever miss opportunities to promote yourself and your book due to nerves and fear - whether it's giving a speech, being interviewed on a podcast, radio, or television, or doing a tour to promote your book?
Communication Confidence Coach Marjorie Saulson shares a variety of tools from her toolbox that you can use to wrestle your nerves and fear to the ground; so that you can communicate with poise, clarity, and confidence in any situation.

The Art of Presence: Connect, Magnetize, and Inspire

Marla Press Founder of Speakers on Fire Academy

The coaching profession increased by 800% in the past few years. You can stand out from the crowd by learning the secrets to connect authentically with your audience, wow them, draw them in, and inspire action.
Communication is only 10% the words you use, it's 20% your tone, and a whopping 70% your energy. Most people don't know how to master their energy, and it will make or break your business. We are so bombarded with information that having good teaching points is no longer enough and people can smell salesy techniques a mile away. Audiences crave an experience, connection, and a transformation.
In this presentation, Marla will not just talk about presence and authenticity, she will demonstrate how you can fully embody these skills to magnetize your audience. You will come away with tools to authentically connect on a deep level with your audience (whether of one or many) and get them fired up to work with you.

Conquer Your Fear Of Public Speaking

Roxana Popet Fear Specialist

You may not believe rationally that public speaking causes you more fear than death, maybe.. I know, it's extreme, but until you learn to keep your emotions under control and embrace, you may have a hard time thriving in business.

My goal is to offer you a whole new perspective on how to embrace and conquer your fear of public speaking, through really simple and easy-to-put-in-practice techniques.

Step On Your Fears!

It's Just a Conversation

Vicki Noethling Speaker, Trainer, Coach, & Podcast Host

Become more engaging and captivate your audience by using the six simple steps that bring the magic to any conversation.