Betsy Graziani Fasbinder will present “How to Be the Best Ambassador for Your Book: Pitfalls to Avoid, Practices that Pay Off” at the Tri-Valley Writers February 18, 2023 meeting. Before, during, and after publication writers are asked to talk about their projects: by potential agents and publishers, by booksellers, by potential readers, and…if they’re lucky…by the media. But while writers spend years, even decades honing their craft, they tend not to invest in preparing themselves to represent their books and projects.
Whether pitching an agent at a writers’ conference or telling Cousin Angie about your book at a backyard barbecue, the very best person to create passion for your project—from agents and editors, potential readers, fans, and even super-fans—is you. By learning a few simple (not easy) skills, you can be the best possible ambassador for your book, your ideas, and your causes. And, you can enjoy yourself doing it.
Join us on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Tri-Valley Writers’ new meeting location: Las Positas College, room 2470 at 3000 Campus Hill Dr. in Livermore. Check-in begins at 1:30 p.m. There is a two-step RSVP & Payment process:
- An Email RSVP is REQUIRED at treasurer@trivalleywriters.org by Thursday, February 16, 2023
- Payment is REQUIRED (details appear when you click the button, below)
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
CWC adult members, $10; nonmembers, $12. CWC student members (ages 14-22), $5; student nonmembers, $8.
Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is an award-winning, genre-jumping author, a licensed psychotherapist, and an in-demand communications trainer. She has coached public speaking for the reluctant and the downright phobic in fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, throughout the U.S. and abroad working with executives, as well as with authors, activists, entrepreneurs, politicians, and thought leaders.
Betsy overcame her terror of public speaking by learning a set of simple techniques. She now shares these skills in workshops and one-on-one coaching for speakers across disciplines, helping them to inform, entertain, influence, and inspire audiences of any size.
Her book, From Page to Stage: Inspiration, Tools, and Public Speaking Tips for Writers, is an invaluable resource for not only writers, but all wanting to increase their speaking effectiveness to audiences of any size. She is a podcast producer and host, with The Morning Glory Project: Stories of Determination now in its third year. She is also the author of Fire & Water and Filling Her Shoes.
For further information go to: BetsyGrazianiFasbinder.com or TheMorningGloryProject.com