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The 2025 Speakers Form

Every year I put together a questionnaire that we send out to organizations that inquire about having one of us come speak. (My wife gets the majority of those requests.)

I’m planning a future article for writers on this very topic, and realized that it would be hand to make the questionnaire available.

Here’s how to get it…

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Speak From the Heart

I have a couple of posts coming this year on the topic of speaking engagements. Every writer is asked to get in front of an audience from time to time.

The newbie author greets these opportunities with terror and consternation, while the experienced author greets them with terror and consternation. But neither should fret. It’s actually quite easy to stand in front of an audience and make a favorable impression. All you must do is this: Speak from the heart!

It sounds like a cliche, but it works. The more centered you are, the more you know your story cold, the better you will be able to deliver it…

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