www.nsaspeaker.org - National Speakers Association.

www.toastmasters.org - For both speaking tips and a chapter near you.

www.leader-success.com


Books

Books by Denis Orme

Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers .
- James C. Humes
James Humes has written a number of books worthy of consideration. He was a speech-writer to five U.S. Presidents.

You are the Message: Getting what you want being who you are.
- Roger Ailes.

Choosing Powerful Words: Eloquence That Works
- Ronald H. Carpenter

Writing Great Speeches: Professional Techniques You Can Use
- Alan. M. Perlman

Leading Out Loud: Inspiring Change Through Authentic Communications [new & revised]
- Terry Pearce.

Dynamic Presentation Skills for the Business Professional
- Leonard J. Laskowski

Maximize Your Presentation Skills: How to Speak, Look and Act on Your Way to the Top
- Ellen Kaye

Persuasive Speaking for Business and Community Leaders
- David Forman

Powerful Principles for Presenters: Tips for Public Speakers Using Proven Communication Techniques from Commercials, Television, and Film Professionals
- Batt Johnson 

Stand-up Comedy - The Book
- Judy Carter ISBN 0-440-50243-8

Powerful Public Speaking : How to Capitalize on your Personal Style
- Michael Scott Karpovich

10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking The Princeton Language Institute,
- Lenny Laskowski

Speak Out With Confidence: Powerful Tools to Take the Fear Out of Speaking in Public
- Jane Emery

In The SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing
- Janet E. Esposito

Simple Solutions to Shyness: How to Overcome Shyness, Social Anxiety & Fear of Public Speaking
- Martin M. Antony

Never Be Boring Again: Make Your Business Presentations Capture Attention, Inspire Action and Produce Results
- Doug Stevenson

Wake 'em Up! How to Use Humor & Other Professional Techniques to Create Alarmingly Good Business Presentations
- Thomas Antion

Successful Business Presentations (Croner Management Skill Guides)
- Howell Parry

Stand and Deliver: Giving Business Presentations (Longman American Business English Skills)
- Neil Heyden

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Additional resources for those pursuing a writing / speaking career

Joan Stewart
www.PublicityHound.com

Joan Stewart shows you how to use the media to establish your credibility, enhance your reputation, sell more products and services, promote a favorite cause or issue and position yourself as an employer of choice.

Publisher's Marketing Association
http://pma-online.org
"Helping each other to achieve and succeed!"

The largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers of books, audio, video and CDs.

Their mission: To advance independent publishing through professional development, cooperative marketing, and industry affiliations. To support free speech and the right to publish without restriction. To pledge fair and respectful treatment of those professionals with whom they collaborate.

Radio & TV Report
www.rtir.com

Radio-TV Interview Report: The Magazine Producers Read to Find Guests (RTIR) is a trade publication that goes to over 4,000 radio/TV producers across the United States and Canada . RTIR is published three times each month. Each issue lists 100-150 authors and other spokespeople available for live and in-studio interviews. Each guest's ad includes a contact person and phone number so interested radio/TV producers can get in touch to arrange interviews. Guests are willing to do interviews free-of-charge because they are typically promoting a book, product or cause.

Their web site allows you to search for guests who have appeared in recent issues of RTIR.

Small Publishers Association of North America SPAN
www.SPANnet.org

"Our vision is to be a beacon of light for small presses and self-publishers, to create entrepreneurial opportunities for new publishers to take their place in this rich tradition while providing existing independent press with powerful tools to foster faster growth. Together, we can form a strategic alliance to celebrate this exciting movement and forge a partnership of vitality and prosperity.

Those in independent publishing are possessed of a generosity of spirit. This same attitude of givingness is part of the SPAN tradition: we nurture you as a member, have faith in your vision, and offer you a sense of community. SPAN sets the standard for independent publishing."

Talk Radio / Talk TV
www.RadioPublicity.com

Writers Digest
www.writersdigest.com

Writer's Digest is the world's largest magazine for writers, founded in 1920. Writer's Market, the bible for writers seeking to publish their work, was first published in 1921. Together, they form the foundation of a wide range of informational, instructional and inspirational offerings for writers that today includes Writer's Digest Books, Writer's Digest Book Club, Writer's Digest School , Story Press, Writer's Yearbook, Fiction Writer magazine.

Writers Weekly
www.writersweekly.com

WritersWeekly.com is the highest-circulation freelance writing ezine in the world, reaching more than 56,000 writers each week. It has been published continuously since 1997.


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