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Speakipedia Podcast #31: Tamsen Webster

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Speakipedia Podcast 30: Patricia Fripp

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Speakipedia Podcast #29: Susan Ford Collins

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Speakipedia Podcast #28: Rich Hopkins

Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:02) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #27: Marilyn August

 Transcript  Dave Bricker (00:05) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #25: Rob Shanahan

Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:07) This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia .com. I'm your host, Dave Bricker, bringing…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast # 15:<br>Simone Vincenzi

  Transcript Dave Bricker: Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia…

5 months ago

Influencer Dashboard Support

The Speakipedia Influencer Tools run in your web browser. Before you assume they're broken and submit a support request: Clear…

5 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #14:<br>Andrea Gold

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5 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast # 13:<br>Rick Lozano

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6 months ago

Publishing Straight Talk

There are plenty of good reasons to self-publish, but not all are profit-oriented or even rational. Before you invest in…

6 months ago

Verbs: Spice Up Your Writing with Verbs that Rock

Verbs are the engines that move your writing and your readers, but many authors don’t spend enough time choosing the…

6 months ago

Publishing Advice – Practices & Principles

The following publishing advice is based on my own experiences and those of my clients. I hope you find it…

6 months ago

The Perfect Book Sales Page

Tom Morkes published The Perfect Book sales Page on his blog. I'm usually the first person to reject formulaic approaches…

6 months ago

Publishing Scams and How they Work

Many self-publishers start their book projects with unrealistic expectations and misunderstandings about how publishing works. A huge industry has arisen…

6 months ago

Self-Publishing Scams: Keep the “Self” in Self-Publishing

Here's an addendum to Publishing Scams and How they Work. I wonder why so many authors, after spending thousands of…

6 months ago

How to Produce Audiobooks with Amazon ACX

This article explains how to produce and market a professional quality audiobook using Amazon ACX. Through ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange),…

6 months ago

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

Co-Publishing – Alternative Path or Another Trap for Writers?

I recently published a post about the difference between vanity publishing and true self-publishing. Fundamentally, the article defines a publisher…

6 months ago

Reality Checklist for Self-Publishers

One question that loops endlessly on writers’ forums is “How can I sell more books?” The question is a natural…

6 months ago

Self-Publishing & Vanity Publishing: Confuse Them and Pay the Price

What is true self-publishing? What is the difference between self-publishing and “vanity publishing” or “subsidy publishing?” How do these differ…

6 months ago

Self-Publishing: Art or Business?

The very idea of "book marketing" is vague. It's like subsuming advertising and fine art sales into a single realm…

6 months ago

Indie Publishers, Bookstores and Readers – the Indie Ecosystem

Indie publishers are everywhere and so are indie bookstores, but apart from their names, the two have little in common.…

6 months ago

Self-Publishing IS Real Publishing-The Difference is up to You

The notion of real publishing­ as opposed to self-publ­ishing and the stigma surrounding it is obsolete. I have no objections…

6 months ago

The Single Most Important Contribution to Publishing

Many readers still love to feel the subtle emboss of letters stamped on paper with metal type. I was rummaging…

6 months ago

Book Distributors: What’s in it for Publishers?

There is a direct relationship between the number of sales you can expect from a book distributor and the value-added…

6 months ago

Self-Publishing? Get Real(istic)!

There are plenty of good reasons to self-publish, but not all are profit-oriented or even rational. Before you invest in…

6 months ago

Many Unhappy Returns – Think Outside the Bookstore

If you're hoping to have mainstream bookstore distribution, using a Vanity Press may present some obstacles. Book buyers will likely…

6 months ago

Alliteration

Alliteration. Alliteration artfully arranges adjacent and alike initial sounds in closely clustered words. It’s a superb stylistic strategy that stitches…

6 months ago

Monomyth

The monomyth, or the hero's journey, is a common narrative archetype that involves a hero who goes on an adventure,…

6 months ago

Syllepsis

Syllepsis is not what happens after you’ve eaten too much spicy chili. Syllepsis is a figure of speech in which…

6 months ago

Terms and Conditions

Speakipedia Affiliate Program Terms of Service Agreement By signing up to be an Affiliate in the Speakipedia Affiliate Program ("Program")…

7 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #5:<br>Neal Petersen

Transcript Dave Bricker   (00:06) This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia .com. Want to expand your speaking and storytelling…

7 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #3: <br>Scott Lesnick

 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia…

7 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #2:<br>Kay Allison

 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia…

7 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #1: <br>Bruce Turkel

 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is…

7 months ago

Twenty Most Popular Speaking Topics

Here are speaking topic trends observed in conferences, and media as of April, 2023. Speaking topic trends can change quickly.…

11 months ago

“Speaking” Means More Than Keynoting

Many people think of "speakers" as people who perform on big stages, but keynote speaking is only part of what…

11 months ago

Technical Issues? Keep the Room Engaged!

My client wanted to broadcast my presentation to a satellite office and to some of their team members who were…

11 months ago

Speakers Bureaus

What about Speakers Bureaus? Can we rely on them to find us paying engagements? I do know a speaker who…

11 months ago

Why Do Speakers Charge So Much?

Celebrities can charge enormous fees because people will pay to be in the same room with them, and when an…

11 months ago

Publish a Book as a Business Card

I’ve written and published 14 books… And as far as book sales go, that’s made me tens of dollars. Two…

11 months ago

Want to Persuade? Use the CAST Call System

The Golden Rule of Storytelling tells us that stories are always about people—and not about prices, processes, ingredients, or data.…

11 months ago

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