To Submit or What Not to Submit: Publishing companies vary from synopsis, to pitch letter, to a chapter or two plus table of contents – so just ask. Do not send in a one-page paragraph saved on a Word document or ask the publisher to read the whole book. I can assure you they will…
Speaker Interruptus. Time and time again, I have witnessed someone at the end of a speaker’s speech promote themselves when the speaker asks the group for questions. Unfortunately, the violator is usually oblivious to his or her behavior and does not ask a question, but quotes something from his or her own book and cites…
Facebook Fanatics. Now, here is a group of people that should be a poster child of why you should avoid Facebook if you have done anything stupid in your life. And, I am not talking the not-so-smart CEO who posts her wild vacation photos on a Facebook photo album. The Facebook fanatics are a group…
I have to say the “good” luncheon speakers I have heard lately are few and far between. This week, I found myself at one where I was actually enthralled and taking notes. Let’s face it… if I am listening to someone chatting about marketing, I find myself nodding off most of the time. Here are…
Here are a couple of examples for your entertainment: Smoking during preso = bad. O.K. She wasn’t smoking or maybe she was smoking some crack prior to the presentation, because the big wad of pink Hubba Bubba bubble gum was a huge distraction. Did I mention she was blowing bubbles and smacking? Here is the…
Enjoy – we all roll our eyes over these. It’s all about ME. This one drives me up the wall. You have a string of people responding to an event you are promoting, and you have one person respond to the entire string saying, “Oh wow, I have a new book out too and I…
