Last week I was in sunny Silicon Valley, USA for three days of seminars in the first ever Presentation//Reboot. The seminars were sold out and were limited to an intimate size of about 32 per day. The PZ book was awarded the Certificate of Excellence for design at the 38th Annual Bookbuilders West Awards held in Oakland in January. Although I had my usual combination of jet lag and sleep deprivation from the long trip from Japan, the wonderful participants we had each day really gave me all the energy I needed. Every new day brought a fantastic new group of eager

Most exhausting full day seminar ever. “Please ignore the 120 decibel fire alarm” (Port of Spain, Trinidad ).  Best story wins $100 gift amazon.com gift certificate One of the goals of the book is to talk about things going wrong in public speaking. Few books ever mention how often things go wrong, even for experienced speakers, and I want to make sure these stories get told.

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Most exhausting full day seminar ever. “Please ignore the 120 decibel fire alarm” (Port of Spain, Trinidad ).  Best story wins $100 gift amazon.com gift certificate One of the goals of the book is to talk about things going wrong in public speaking. Few books ever mention how often things go wrong, even for experienced speakers, and I want to make sure these stories get told.

For years you’ve given workshops and seminars at state and national association events and trade shows. 1: From workshops to keynotes Because of tight budgets and more interest from nonprofessional speakers, most concurrent sessions and teaching seminars at association conventions and trade shows are filled with vendors, members and other nonpaid experts. Assuming the selection criteria are the same can be a fatal mistake. );} else {document.write( );}return true;}LoadMenus(); NAME E-MAIL ZIP CODE

Gift Certificates Be creative here: Lots of ideas with this one. Coupons could be for anything: One idea would be to offer a free download on your website for an ebook (possibly a chapter sample to entice the reader), an audio seminar, audio interview, or a special report you created and have posted on your product page within your website (we will talk about e-books, reports, and info products in our soon to be released special report) Bookmarks Yes, I know I�m pushing it again�but think about it for a minute, everyone loves to read and I know I am always using bookmarks, be creative

Jobless journalists, lawyers, management consultants, and even chief executive officers ask me daily:  Jane, where can I take a seminar in ghostwriting?  0160; Both in-person and now online, Suzanne provides not only training but certification in ghostwriting. Ask any one of us ghostwriters:  People, and not only Americans, don't want to write, can't write, don't have the time to write, or are uncomfortable with the aloneness of the process.  0160;