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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:16:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Derek Taylor Kent</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Speaking Engagements by Derek Taylor Kent on 8/30/2023 7:16:12 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget While Generating Maximum Sales&lt;/h4&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation23.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation23.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date and has written 6 screenplays. Along with being an instructor for the ALC, he teaches at the Writing Pad in Los Angeles and is a freelance story editor. Derek received a 3-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade book series &amp;quot;Scary School&amp;quot;, and his Mystery/Thriller book &amp;quot;Kubrick&amp;rsquo;s Game&amp;quot; was #1 on Amazon three times and was optioned by Bobby Cohen Films. His middle-grade novel &amp;quot;My Homework Ate My Dog!&amp;quot; was awarded Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020 by Kops-Featherling Book Awards, and there was a bidding war for his picture book &amp;quot;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;quot;, which was published by Holt/Macmillan. In addition, Derek Founded Whimsical World children&amp;rsquo;s publishing brand with wife, children&amp;rsquo;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/9</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:15:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Author Learning Center</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 9 posted to Speaking Engagements by Author Learning Center on 8/30/2023 7:15:33 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget While Generating Maximum Sales&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation23.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation23.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date and has written 6 screenplays. Along with being an instructor for the ALC, he teaches at the Writing Pad in Los Angeles and is a freelance story editor. Derek received a 3-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade book series &amp;quot;Scary School&amp;quot;, and his Mystery/Thriller book &amp;quot;Kubrick&amp;rsquo;s Game&amp;quot; was #1 on Amazon three times and was optioned by Bobby Cohen Films. His middle-grade novel &amp;quot;My Homework Ate My Dog!&amp;quot; was awarded Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020 by Kops-Featherling Book Awards, and there was a bidding war for his picture book &amp;quot;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;quot;, which was published by Holt/Macmillan. In addition, Derek Founded Whimsical World children&amp;rsquo;s publishing brand with wife, children&amp;rsquo;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/8</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:15:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Author Learning Center</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 8 posted to Speaking Engagements by Author Learning Center on 8/30/2023 7:15:06 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget While Generating Maximum Sales&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation23.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation23.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date and has written 6 screenplays. Along with being an instructor for the ALC, he teaches at the Writing Pad in Los Angeles and is a freelance story editor. Derek received a 3-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade book series &amp;quot;Scary School&amp;quot;, and his Mystery/Thriller book &amp;quot;Kubrick&amp;rsquo;s Game&amp;quot; was #1 on Amazon three times and was optioned by Bobby Cohen Films. His middle-grade novel &amp;quot;My Homework Ate My Dog!&amp;quot; was awarded Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020 by Kops-Featherling Book Awards, and there was a bidding war for his picture book &amp;quot;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;quot;, which was published by Holt/Macmillan. In addition, Derek Founded Whimsical World children&amp;rsquo;s publishing brand with wife, children&amp;rsquo;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/7</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:12:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Author Learning Center</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 7 posted to Speaking Engagements by Author Learning Center on 8/30/2023 7:12:10 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget While Generating Maximum Sales&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout23.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/6</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:42:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Derek Taylor Kent</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 6 posted to Speaking Engagements by Derek Taylor Kent on 12/8/2021 1:42:05 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget While Generating Maximum Sales&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 17 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/5</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 13:44:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Derek Taylor Kent</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 5 posted to Speaking Engagements by Derek Taylor Kent on 5/27/2021 1:44:35 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget While Generating Maximum Sales&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/4</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 12:59:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Derek Taylor Kent</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 4 posted to Speaking Engagements by Derek Taylor Kent on 5/27/2021 12:59:33 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget...&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/3</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 12:58:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Author Learning Center</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to Speaking Engagements by Author Learning Center on 5/27/2021 12:58:44 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget...&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/2</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 12:51:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Author Learning Center</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to Speaking Engagements by Author Learning Center on 5/27/2021 12:51:48 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget...&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar lets participants in on all the secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>The Art of the Live Presentation</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation/revision/1</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 12:50:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:468cd26e-1aab-4044-aa4a-df985dc4cb12</guid><dc:creator>Author Learning Center</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/events/w/speaking-engagements/8026/the-art-of-the-live-presentation#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Speaking Engagements by Author Learning Center on 5/27/2021 12:50:31 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Secrets to Creating a Presentation that your Audience will Never Forget...&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presentations are the bread and butter of the author business. Whether a speaking engagement, a school visit, a library talk, or a corporate speech, there are countless opportunities for authors of all genres to create new fans and build a name for themselves on the speaking circuit. Derek has been doing live presentations for schools, festivals, libraries, and events since 2011 and has mastered the art of making presentations that are engaging, interactive, fun and inspiring. This webinar will let the participants in on all our secrets every author needs to know to create a craze of book purchasing after any presentation and how to get started in booking them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the handout referenced in the session:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Live-Presentations_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-27/TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4"&gt;www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheArtoftheLivePresentation.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Presenter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series &amp;#39;Scary School&amp;#39; and his picture book &amp;#39;El Perro con Sombrero&amp;#39; was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, &amp;#39;Kubrick&amp;#39;s Game&amp;#39;, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader&amp;#39;s Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children&amp;#39;s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at &lt;a href="http://www.derektaylorkent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.DerekTaylorKent.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://whimsicalworldbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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