Tips on Giving Talks
I love giving talks about writing and my books to anyone who asks me to speak.
Do I get nervous? A little, but not after I get started. As long as I know what I'm talking about, I don't have a problem.
Of course I prepare ahead of time. If I'm talking to a social or service group I will put a few notes on a 3 X 5 card so I cover everything I want to say--however, I often just talk.
If I'm giving a class about writing, I'll prepare handouts and speak from the handouts. No, I don't read from them, but I use them to keep on track.
For a social or service group I sometimes talk about the adventures I've had as a writer, maybe how long it took me to get published, how different the writing life is now than before, but I always talk about my two series and the latest books. After all, I'm hoping they'll be interested enough to buy one or two.
For a class, I use many examples from my favorite authors about the subject I'm teaching, but on...