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.

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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!

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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

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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