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“Each of us believes himself to live directly within the world that surrounds him, to sense its objects and events precisely, and to live in real and current time. I assert these are perceptual illusions. Sensation is an abstraction, not a replication of the real world.” Vernon Mountcastle

Quote from YouTube Video: Kavli Prize Laureate Lecture – The Restless Brain

The Professional Speaking Guide

Table of Contents

GUIDE OBJECTIVES

WHAT’S THIS GUIDE IS ALL ABOUT:

GUIDE OBJECTIVES & GOALS:

WHO IS IT FOR:

 

MISSION & VISION

THE VISION:

CORE VALUES:

MISSION STATEMENT:

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE SPEAKING INDUSTRY

THE SPEAKING INDUSTRY:

COMMUNICATING IN THE 21ST CENTURY:

THE MYTHS OF BEING A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER:

 

BEING A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER

WHY BECOME A PROFESSIONAL OR PUBLIC SPEAKER:

THE SUPER STAR SPEAKERS:

INTERVIEWS & REAL LIFE STORIES:

Interview with Michelle Ray

Finding a Dream by Joan Posivy:

Interview with Don Campbell:

CAREER OPTIONS & OPPORTUNITIES:

Seminar Companies:

THE SKILLS OF A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER:

Voice Development By Diana King.

What Makes a Good Speaking Voice.

Breathing and Posture Exercises

Sound:

Turning sound into meaningful words and phrases:

Tips for Dictation and Accent Reduction

DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING SKILLS:

GETTING TRAINING:

CREATING A SUPPORT NETWORK:

BEING A LEADER BY DOROTHEA HENDRIKS:

Writing a Speech using the “Rule of Three”.

 

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF SPEAKING

THE BUSINESS PLAN:

PRODUCTS FOR YOUR BUSINESS:

 

DESIGNING YOUR SPEAKING MATERIALS

CHOOSING A TOPIC:

 

MARKETING

MARKETING YOURSELF AS A SPEAKER:

MYTHS & MISTAKES IN MARKETING BY DANIEL LOK:

 

WRITING YOUR BIOGRAPHY

WHAT A CLIENT MAY ASK OF YOU:

THE INTERVIEWER & INTERVIEWEE:

Preparation for a successful TV or Radio Interview by Elisabeth Baldazzi:

 

DEVELOPING THE AUTHOR WITHIN

THE BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY:

Book Publishing Statistics:

WRITING A NON-FICTION BOOK:

WHY WRITE YOUR OWN BOOK BY DAN LOK:

SUBMITTING YOUR BOOK:

New Alexandria Library.

SELF PUBLISHING:

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION:

Copyright Basics.

 

HITTING THE ROAD

LESSONS LEARNED BY DEBRA CALDERON:

FINDING VENUES:

 

DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC

WHAT MEETING PLANNERS LOOK FOR IN A SPEAKER:

Advice from the National Speakers Bureau

Speakers International

 

APPENDIX A: SPEAKERS RESOURCES

PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING ASSOCIATIONS:

International Federation for Professional Speakers

Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

National Speakers Association

Professional Speakers Association

The National Speakers Association of Australia

National Speakers Association of New Zealand

American Seminar Leaders Association

SPEAKING BUREAU’S:

Walters International Speaking Bureau

National Speakers Bureau

Speakers International

TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS & SPEAKER INFORMATION:

Toastmasters International

Walters Speaking Services.

American Seminar Leaders Association

The Christopher Leadership

Sandra Schrift

RECOMMENDED READING LIST:

 

APPENDIX B: AUTHOR RESOURCES

LISTING & REGISTERING YOUR BOOK IN CANADA:

Copyright Act: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/index.html

Guide to copyrights:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)

National Library of Canada

Canadian ISBN Agency

Cataloguing in Publication

Legal Deposit

The New Books Service

Canadian Books in Print.

The Canadian Telebook Agency

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Bowkers Global Books in Print

BOOK INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS:

R.R. Bowker

Canadian Libraries

The Quill & Quire

Publishers Weekly

GET YOUR BOOK REVIEWED:

BOOK PUBLISHERS:

BOOK SELLERS:

BOOK RETAILERS US:

BOOK WHOLESALERS/DISTRIBUTORS CDN & US:

CDN Wholesales:

US Wholesalers:

BOOK MANUFACTURERS:

ASSOCIATIONS CANADA:

The Canadian Authors Association

Canadian Booksellers Association

The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

The Canadian Publishers’ Council

The Association for the Export of Canadian Books

The Writers Union of Canada

The Federation of BC Writers

Independent Publishers Association of Canada

ASSOCIATIONS US:

The American Library Association

Publishers Marketing Association

American Booksellers Association

National Speakers Association

Science-fact-theory-hypothesis

Definitions key to discussions:

  • Fact: A fact is a statement that is true and can be proved with evidence.
  • Hypothesis: A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested by the scientific method. A hypothesis has not been tested.
  • Theory: Scientific theories are distinguished from hypotheses, which are empirically testable conjectures, and from scientific laws, which are descriptive accounts of how nature behaves under certain conditions. Theories have been rigorously tested and widely accepted by the scientific community who agree the theory best explains the observations or phenomenon we experience.
  • Scientific Method: The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.
  • Empirical Evidence: Empirical evidence is the knowledge received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and experimentation.
  • Reality: Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
  • Delusion: A delusion is a belief that is held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary.
  • Insanity: Insanity, craziness, or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.