How to get to the top of the mountain
My copy is already full of turned down pages. It is a wise and comprehensive guide to getting through the end game of publishing and on to sharing your written work on speaking platform.
Jammed packed with valuable information!
Judith Briles shares her secrets on how to become a successful speaker in practical achievable steps. She is knowledgeable, smart, and savvy. This book is a must-read!
Handy guide for all those readers who want to become speakers
This is one of the best books I have read on the topic mainly because of the way the author has handled it; she makes a difficult topic look simple and makes it easy to comprehend. It is definitely a good manual for all those who want to get into speaking effectively and effortlessly.
—Mamta Madhavan, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Award Contest
Public speaking is the #1 way to sell thousands of books
These are the core reasons for a published author to also become a skilled public speaker: To change lives, sell truckloads of books, make money from speaker fees, go places you never thought you would, make a difference, and to have fun!
For authors, public speaking is the #1 way to sell thousands of books. As an author you have written a book, you know the content of that book, and you are passionate about that book's topic and message. Now it's up to you to share it -- especially to potential buyers of that book.
With the publication of How to Create a Million Dollar Speech, Judith Briles (also widely known as 'The Book Shepherd', shows you: How to pitch to the decision-maker; How to move from "free" to "fee"; How to identify your key points and create stories to engage your audience.; How to hook an audience within the first few minutes of your presentation; How to create a closing that delivers the "buzz" factor; How to discover sponsors and secure them; How to market your speech to meeting planners.
Giving public speeches on the subject matter, genre, or information thematically relevant to their book is an often overlooked or under-appreciated source of revenue for self-published authors. For those authors (and any others) who feel they don't have the skills or expertise to speak publicly I would bring How to Create a Million Dollar Speech by book marketing expert Judith Briles to their attention. Comprehensive and exceptionally 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, this effective combination of instructional reference and 'how-to' manual will help the inexperienced public speaker to talk in front of an audience of any size from a handful in a bookstore signing event to an fully populated auditorium assembled for a convention or a regional event with poise, interest, and persuasion. While motivational, inspiring, and very highly recommended as essential for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Public Speaking and Writing/Publishing collections, it should be noted that How to Create a Million Dollar Speech is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.99).
—Mid West Book Review