https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/7703/advice-for-authors-just-getting-started-with-public-speakingen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/7703/advice-for-authors-just-getting-started-with-public-speakingFri, 06 Mar 2020 19:58:39 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8069ea0b-236f-4dc5-ad20-ec20bcadc2eaSharon Norris Elliotthttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/7703/advice-for-authors-just-getting-started-with-public-speaking#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Speaking Engagements by Sharon Norris Elliott on 3/6/2020 7:58:39 PM<br /> <p>Before beginning a speaking career, author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott advises authors to first ask themselves, &ldquo;Do I really have anything to say that anyone wants to hear?&rdquo; Wanting to be in front of an audience and make financial gains is not enough. Author-speakers should want to share a message that will help their listeners and give them a new, fresh perspective. Once you decide to start hosting speaking engagements, you may have to speak for free at first, explains Norris Elliott. You&rsquo;re not well-known or established yet, so give people a chance to see what you can do. Build your platform by networking as much as possible, or by perhaps even writing a book that directly relates to your speaking topic. Norris Elliott also recommends running a blog and website where people can find out more about what you have to say and why they should want to hear it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/AdviceforAuthorsJustGettingStartedwithPublicSpeaking.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../AdviceforAuthorsJustGettingStartedwithPublicSpeaking.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, video</div>