Do you have a repertoire of live presentations you do on behalf of your book? When you schedule a speaking engagement designed to promote your book, can you provide a list of possible speech topics? Most program organizers appreciate having choices\u2014topics of interest to their group that they can choose from. And it would behoove you to create such a list. <\/p>\n
Post this list at your website to demonstrate your range of possible programs for those who are seeking speakers or for those you have contacted and who want more information about you. <\/p>\n
I go out and speak on book promotion, aspects of publishing, writing a book proposal and freelance writing. But I make it easier for a program director to choose an appropriate program by listing more specific topics and even giving the presentations titles. For example:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tTwo Key Steps to Successful Publishing.
\n\u2022\tHow to Write a Killer Book Proposal.
\n\u2022\tBook Promotion for the Bold and the Bashful.
\n\u2022\tGet Your Book Reviewed Many Times Over.
\n\u2022\tPromote Your Book Through Magazine Articles
\n\u2022\tPlatform-Building Tips and Techniques.
\n\u2022\tHow to Write the After-Publication Book Proposal.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve recently added, \u201cThe Psychology of a Book Proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a book on selling real estate, your list of presentations might look like this:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tHow to Establish Curb Appeal for Your Home or Office Building.
\n\u2022\tTips for Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent.
\n\u2022\tUnderstanding the Real Estate Market.
\n\u2022\tJust What can you Expect From Your Agent?
\n\u2022\tSimple Steps to Selling Your Home.
\n\u2022\tWhen to Buy and When to Sell Locally.<\/p>\n
For a historical fiction novel, your list of speech topics might look something like this:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tFrom Banker to Novelist in Five Years. (Your story.)
\n\u2022\tHow to Research for a Historical Novel.
\n\u2022\tLittle Known Historical Facts About New England.
\n\u2022\tOne Family\u2019s Journey Out of the Darkness.
\n\u2022\tThe Real Story About Self-Publishing.
\n\u2022\tSo You Want to be a Novelist.<\/p>\n
For nonfiction, your chapter titles and subheadings might be appropriate titles and topics for presentations. For fiction, you might tell the story of one particular character\u2014perhaps offering some back-story that is not included in the book. Get into the psychology of why someone would behave in a certain way, as depicted in your story, for example. Do a program on some disease or dysfunction and what you learned about this during research. <\/p>\n
You\u2019ll book more speaking engagements if you are well-prepared with potential programs that are of interest to your reading audience. So go to work this weekend creating your topic list and then start contacting program directors for civic organizations, your local garden club, church groups, business conferences, pet trade shows, etc. <\/p>\n
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