Speaking Business

Blogging to Build a Speaker or Author Platform

How can speakers, indie writers, and self-publishers use a blog to build a platform? This article explains how to publish…

6 months ago

Publishing a Book: Beware of Vanity Publishers

Here's a useful definition. Think of a publisher as an individual or entity that assumes the financial risk for a…

7 months ago

Autism and Speaking

I was already in my fifties when a PhD Psychologist friend confirmed that I was “slightly autistic.” That diagnosis—informal as…

7 months ago

How to Structure a Speech Part 4: Final Details.

In part one, you define the outcome, the transformation. In part two, you mapped out the road to get there.…

8 months ago

Storytelling Mistakes: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

We've all heard that speaker, the one with a particular type of poor me story that can actually be dangerous.…

8 months ago

Speaking is the Art of Fourth-Wall Theater.

Imagine a stage where there's a wall behind the actors and one more wall on each side of the stage.…

8 months ago

Should I Pay to Speak at an Event?

Should I pay to speak at an event? Would a professional doctor pay for the privilege of treating your illness?…

9 months ago

Using Other People’s Content: Fair Use

When can you use someone else’s intellectual property? With the property-holder’s permission, you can do what you want. That’s the…

10 months ago

Protect Your Ideas: Trademarks

Trademarks are registered for names and logos associated with specific purposes. For example, my StorySailing® name is trademarked and the…

10 months ago

Protect Your Ideas: Copyright

Ideas are “intellectual property.” I.P. includes print-based material like books and articles and scripts, music and video, and also logos…

10 months ago

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