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You hear it over and over: One of the best ways for authors to sell books and build a fan base is through speaking engagements. Especially for non-fiction authors, “expertizing” one’s self through book publication and speaking is a great way to build a career.

My own speaking life improved greatly with the advice of our author Judi Moreo (You Are More Than Enough: Every Woman’s Guide to Power, Purpose, and Passion) who is the president this year of the National Speakers Association (NSA). I highly recommend this group for folks who want to be professional (and paid) speakers and there are chapters all over the country.

One of the things I learned from Judi and NSA is that you must have a list of speaking topics and descriptions. I’ve recently updated my Programs for Writers, and at the same time, I updated my handouts. Now each topic has a box of handouts organized in my office, ready-to-go. I can grab the box I need, and when it gets low, it is time to reprint. I also keep a file of speech notes and whenever I come across new statistics or factoids, I add it to the file. When I’m ready to update or customize a talk for a specific group, the notes are right there.

Judi Moreo is the author of You Are More Than Enough: Every Woman’s Guide to Purpose, Passion & Power and the companion Achievement Journal. For over twenty years, Judi has enjoyed an exciting and successful career as a paid professional speaker. She has presented keynote speeches, seminars, and workshops in 27 countries on four continents.

Professional speaker and author Judi Moreo will address many of the questions you might be asking about how to get bookings, develop a business plan, work with speaker bureaus and showcases, and which organizations to join. She will share information on maximizing your expertise, customizing your material, and giving a “great” presentation.

Whether you see speaking as a glamorous profession, you believe you have something important to share with the world, or you simply want to promote your book, this is the workshop to attend to find out how to get started.

Wednesday, October 14th
9 am — 12 pm
Bonanza Building ~ Conference Room 2
Las Vegas Review-Journal
1111 West Bonanza Road, Las Vegas
Workshop fee is $50. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Please call (383-0496) or email (khawkins@stephenspress.com) to reserve a spot.

One of the sweet side benefits of publishing a great book is occasionally being approached by a publication or another publisher to license material. This is called secondary or subsidiary rights and brings some welcome extra income for the author and publisher. Blue Mountain Arts (the creators of those beautiful greeting cards) approached us to include an extract from Judi Moreo’s book, YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH in their forthcoming title, THE STRENGTH OF WOMEN. Judi’s writing shares the page with another remarkable woman, Hillary Clinton, on page 25. It is a beautiful little book, the perfect gift for a treasured friend who might need some words of encouragement.

Who WOULDN’T want to get paid to speak? Find out how and much more when Stephens Press hosts the remarkable Judi Moreo for a WORKSHOP FOR AUTHORS. Judi has traveled the world, speaking at conferences, conventions, and corporate gatherings — and been properly rewarded for entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences large and small. BOR (back of room) sales at speaking engagements can be most rewarding for authors, so getting booked for gigs is important. Getting PAID to speak — plus selling books — is the best! We’ve only got 40 seats available for this workshop and when they are gone, they’re gone, so contact Krissy asap if you want to attend. workshop flyer can be downloaded here.

Judi Moreo

It is no secret that one of the best ways for authors to sell books is at speaking engagements. Becoming a published author stamps you as an “expert” on your non-fiction subject and there are eager audiences everywhere ready to listen to you.

Join Stephens Press author and pro-speaker Judi Moreo for an evening of in-the-know tips and tricks in the world of professional presentations.

In this exciting program, Judi will answer your questions about: How to get started ~ What makes a great speech ~ How to choose a title ~ What you should do to minimize disasters ~ How people will find out about you ~ Whether or not you should buy advertising or hire a pr firm ~ What promotional materials you will need ~ How much you should invest ~ How much you can make ~ What is product and how you can get it?

Powerhouse Pros Toastmasters
U. S. Bank Building, 11th Floor
West Sahara and Rancho Drive
Las Vegas ~ 6:15 pm ~ October 6th

Email pamela_shinkle@yahoo.com to reserve your seat.

Speakers are authors and authors are speakers — or, at least, they should be. Anyone who has spent any time in the book world knows that speaking engagements are the number one best way to sell books, build your brand, expertize yourself and create demand. Sign up for an e-newsletter of helpful tips at Presenters and Programs. Judi Moreo and Greg Kompes know of what they speak. They also have a program marketing speakers to meeting planners and convention planning professionals. Both are dynamic speakers and trainers with plenty of “in the trenches” experience.