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 Two Key Steps to Successful Publishing.
\n\u2022 How to Write a Killer Book Proposal.
\n\u2022 Book Promotion for the Bold and the Bashful.
\n\u2022 Get Your Book Reviewed Many Times Over.
\n\u2022 Promote Your Book Through Magazine Articles
\n\u2022 Platform-Building Tips and Techniques.
\n\u2022 How to Write the After-Publication Book Proposal.
\nI\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:
\n\u2022 How to Establish Curb Appeal for Your Home or Office Building.
\n\u2022 Tips for Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent.
\n\u2022 Understanding the Real Estate Market.
\n\u2022 Just What can you Expect From Your Agent?
\n\u2022 Simple Steps to Selling Your Home.
\n\u2022 When to Buy and When to Sell Locally.<\/p>\n
For a historical fiction novel, your list of speech topics might look something like this:
\n\u2022 From Banker to Novelist in Five Years. (Your story.)
\n\u2022 How to Research for a Historical Novel.
\n\u2022 Little Known Historical Facts About New England.
\n\u2022 One Family\u2019s Journey Out of the Darkness.
\n\u2022 The Real Story About Self-Publishing.
\n\u2022 So 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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