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Speaking Successfully: 1001 Tips for Thriving in the Speaking Business is an invaluable resource for those who speak as part of their business. We have organized the best tips from SpeakerNet News compiled from three years of early issues. These are some of the best tips of collected wisdom from speakers around the world.
We hope you will be as pleased as we are with the result.
Speaking Successfully is available as an electronic book (PDF) only; we are no longer selling printed copies. (But you can always print it out!)
Special Half-Price Sale Price!
We know that many, many of these tips are still current. However, since these tips are from the first 3 years of SpeakerNet News, we know some of the URLs, and especially the Techno-Tips, are obsolete. While we know that 80% of the ideas are still valuable and viable, we are giving you a break on the price since we know not 100% of them are.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why this report?
- What if I'm a long-time SpeakerNet News reader?
- Why an electronic format?
- How much does it cost?
- Can I see a sample?
- How do I order the report?
- What are my speaking colleagues saying about this report?
Why did you produce this special report?
We know many readers of SpeakerNet News who save the newsletter each week, or who print it out and put it in a notebook, or who cut and paste items they find relevant. We realized that the collected wisdom represented by several years of newsletter contributions is valuable information, if you can find what you're looking for. We wanted to produce a special report that will make it easy for speakers to find the information they need.
Why should I buy this report when I get tips each week and/or I've been a subscriber for a while?
While editing and organizing Speaking Successfully we were reminded of tips that we hadn't acted on when we first read them. By rereading them, we integrated them into our to do lists and have seen great results. Also, as your career grows, a tip that meant nothing a year ago may be applicable to you now.
We've done a lot of work to sort all of the tips into useful categories and subcategories and even assign indexed keywords to many of them. The finished product is much more useful that the weekly newsletter because all of the ideas on sales and marketing on the Web are together, as well as those on book production, and traveling with a laptop. You can easily review ideas which can be worth thousands of dollars to you.
And some people will consider the price of Speaking Successfully as the price they'd pay for a subscription to SpeakerNet News. Many people have told us they would pay $100/year for a subscription for SpeakerNet News. If it makes you feel better, consider it the price of a subscription and you get the special report as a bonus.
Why are you producing this in electronic book format?
We've learned you can do a lot of things with an "e-book" that you can't with a printed version. The widely-used Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) technology has a number of interesting benefits. For example, you can
- Carry it on the road with you on your laptop
- Search the entire text of the e-book by keywords to find what you need in seconds
- Copy text into another program to create your own "action items" list
- Keep a Table of Contents visible at all times to move quickly from one section of the report to another
- Click a page number in the Index to go directly to that page
- Print the entire e-book, or just the pages that interest you
- Click on advertisers' Web addresses and go directly to their Web site (if your browser is active)
We think you'll find this format as useful as we do.
To view the electronic book, you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Most current browsers come with it installed already, but if you don't have it, or don't have the latest version, you can download the free software from Adobe.
How much does the special report cost?
Special Half-Price Sale Price: $25 for the electronic version. (Add $2.06 tax if you live in California.)
Can I see a sample?
Sure. You can download a sample of the report to see what it looks like before buying it. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the sample. Most browsers come with the Reader, but if you don't have it you can download it here.
How do I order?
Easy. Add the report to your shopping cart. After you check out, you will automatically be taken to a page where you can download the report.
Visa, MasterCard, and Amex are accepted.
Questions? Email (editor@speakernetnews.com), or call us (408/998-7977).
What are my speaking colleagues saying about Speaking Successfully?
Jana Stanfield:
Speaking Successfully: 1001 Tips for Thriving in the Speaking Business is AMAAAAAAAAZING!!!!!!! What a helpful book!!! It's a brilliant idea. Of all the speaking books I have it is the easiest to use. The information is easy to find with no fluff to slow the reader down.
Mark LeBlanc:
I must admit when Speaking Successfully came out, I bought it out of loyalty and respect for all you have done via SpeakerNet News. After it sat on my shelf for six months, I picked it up and identified 26 tips that I can implement in my business right now. Forgive me for waiting so long and thank you for making this available. Each tip I use will more than pay for the book.
Larry James:
If you are serious about being a professional speaker, you cannot afford to be without Speaking Successfully! Excellent content and tons of workable ideas. The tips in this book have saved me hours of work and made me lots of money! Highly recommended.
Vicki Lenz:
Speaking Successfully is a great book. It's well organized and full of useful info and tips from those who have "been there, done that.
Susan Friedmann:
Congratulations on Speaking Successfully. It's become one of my most treasured sources of resource information. The wealth of ideas makes it invaluable for my articles and presentations. It should be a MUST for every speaker. Thank you for taking the initiative in putting this work together.
Burt Dubin:
Your Speaking Successfully is a true treasure! I'm recommending it to all my Inner Circle members. Not only are the ideas and insights precious to speakers, they are a timeless ongoing resource for experts who speak everywhere.
Richard Morrison:
Speaking Successfully is, by far, the best book on the speaking business that I have come across. It has more useful, practical, and valuable information for speakers packed into its pages than any other book I can think of. Because so many different experienced speakers are sharing their own solutions to their real-world problems, I had a hard time putting it down. Every page seemed to have something I could use, including many references and resources that I would never have known about otherwise. Speaking Successfully is a real contribution to the profession.
Shirley Peddy:
I've already put some of the ideas to use. What I love about the electronic version is the ability to search for what I want, copy pieces I plan to use immediately to my own notes, and the incredible ease of reading. Great work. I like what you did.
Nina Spencer:
I've been gushing over Speaking Successfully -- what a terrific investment this already is! On the cover you say the ideas will save, or help connect you with hundreds of dollars--I suspect it's more like thousands! I can't wait to implement even the most modest of these ideas, and create an strategy for the more complex ones!
Dick Campanaro:
Speaking Successfully: 1001 Tips for Thriving in the Speaking Business is well worth the cost compared to literally thousands of dollars that I've spent to produce the same result as your book.
Lenny Laskowski:
Speaking Successfully is a book which should be in every professional speakers' library!
Steve Waterhouse, CSP:
Speaking Successfully is a gold mine of valuable ideas. My staff and I read through it whenever we need a spark of creativity or a new approach to an old problem.
Jeff Davidson, MBA, CMC:
If you're looking for a rich compendium of key advice and recommendations for professional speakers, reasonably priced, Speaking Successfully: 1001 Tips Thriving in the Speaking Business is it.
Beverly Smallwood, Ph.D.:
Speaking Successfully is a must-have for speakers or for anyone who'd like to get into the business. It's practical, packed with tips that have saved me hours of searching for the right resources, prevented my making expensive trial-and-error mistakes, and given me numerous money-making ideas. It's a great resource!
Carole Copeland Thomas:
I have cut light years off my learning curve by reading the valuable information found in Speaking Successfully: 1001 Tips for Thriving in the Speaking Business. Loaded with tips, techniques, and hard-to-find resources, it's a must-have reference guide for any professional looking for ways to get to the next level of business success.
Bob Danzig:
Rare indeed is a living library for any profession -- you have managed to produce just that for the easy benefit of any/all professional speakers. And, you have done so with the added bonus of only needing an appetite to learn -- no library card needed.
Leslie Charles, CSP:
Because the speaking business is such an unusual and unique way to make a living, it's hard knowing where to go when you have questions, need resources, or want a nuts-and-bolts business strategy. From the early days of your career to the seasoned years -- no speaker should leave home without this book!
Larry Mersereau:
I wore out a brand new hi-liter in one sitting with Speaking Successfully! I'm a marketing specialist, and like to think I'm pretty knowledgeable and creative. But I got seven dynamite new ideas that I put to work within a week of opening the book for the first time. My first "foot in the door" approach has changed, the graphic design of my handouts has changed, how I use post card mailings has changed -- you get the picture. The great news is, every new idea WORKED! Take it from a marketing "expert" and 9-year professional speaker: no matter where you are in your career, you'll easily pick up 100 times the value of this book the first time you read it.
Linda Nash:
This book has saved me time, money and angst. It's full of ideas and resources that will help anyone work smarter and make more money.
Robert Skoglund (the humble farmer):
If you've given hundreds of presentations over the past decade, you need a copy of "Speaking Successfully: 1001 Tips for Thriving in the Speaking Business."
Michael Lee, CSP:
This book will take years off the learning curve to successful professional speaking. Any one of the ideas in this book could jump-start your career. It's a bargain at twice the price!