The inspiration for this topic was taken from a great bit of writing and thinking by indie author Mathew Iden. Hope he doesn’t mind that we use it as a jumping off point with due credit given. The point is this. Thanks to the digital revolution, readers and writers are in the midst of an…
DetailsForget the institution’s name on your MBA. It doesn’t have nearly as much to do with your eventual success in business as whether people like you or not. Let’s call it the Likability Quotient, otherwise known as “no one prefers doing business with a jackass.” The difficulty in increasing a business’s bottom line through boosting…
DetailsIn case you haven’t noticed, Amazon sells a lot of books. Make that a LOT of books. Some estimates say we’re getting close to the day that more than 50% of all publishers sales will go through this channel. But isn’t this starting to resemble a monopoly? So much power concentrated in the hands of…
DetailsWe’re not really suggesting you need to cheat to be a great public speaker, but it doesn’t hurt to keep a few time-tested truisms in mind. The following critical tips were borrowed (with full credit given) from the Advanced Public Speaking Institute. Review the following ideas and compare them to your own experience. Do they…
DetailsAnything you read here in the next few minutes should be taken with a grain of salt, because the field of self-publishing is changing so fast that information presented today might be outdated tomorrow. For now, here”s the skinny. First, a little background. In case you weren”t aware, the traditional publishing industry is in the…
DetailsLinkedIn, a social network, has been flying under the radar for a while now. An easy way to describe it would be Facebook for professionals, though at 120 million members, the service doesn’t come anywhere near claiming the same scope of global footprint as Mark Zuckerberg’s baby. For many, this size discrepancy is a good…
DetailsAre you having trouble with the nuts and bolts of digital self publishing? For those of you waiting for the phenomenon to go away, better pull up a chair. It’s going to be a while. Remember when digital rights were a throwaway in the traditional publishing contract? Not any more. We’re well on our way…
DetailsThere’s a good chance your public speaking presentation is going to contain a punch line or two. If not, you might want to consider revamping, because the device is critical. A perfectly delivered punch line serves a variety of functions. It helps you connect with the audience, emphasizes a point, and maybe, just maybe, provides…
DetailsHopefully your plan is to make enough of a splash with your speaking career that someone will eventually want to interview you. Best case scenario – a lot of someones’ will want to talk to you and spread the word of your existence far and wide. But there’s an art and science to giving a…
DetailsYou might be freelance speaker and publisher but that doesn’t mean you never have to send out a professional email, right? In fact, most of us can’t get through a day without firing off a missive or two to at least a few clients, potential clients, or professional acquaintances. But have you seen some of…
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