1. Achieving Success as a professional speaker
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2009
   Attaining success as a professional speaker is no easy matter! Talent and hard work are absolute musts. And, another absolute is EXPOSURE # success as a professional speaker depends on promoting yourself and becoming known to the people who are the gatekeepers to your audience.
2. Blowing Your Own Horn!
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2000
   Launching your own public relations campaign.
3. The Confident Speaker
   Resource Type: Book
   
4. Melanie Novis -- Corporate Speech Consultants
   Media Profile in Sources
   Resource Type: Organization
   
5. Don't neglect your presentation skills
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 1999
   Do not wait until you are about to present. It's not worth the stress, or to risk looking like a fool. Take time to prepare.
6. Expand your knowledge by getting advice from the experts!
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2001
   Public opinion plays a key role in government spending decisions, and one of the most effective ways to influence public opinion is through the media. A single appearance on television, for example, gets your message across to tens of thousand of people.
7. Flying High: 5 Sure Ways to Get Your Business Soaring
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2001
   Know your audience, know your message, be clear and consistent in that message, then develop a strategy and execute it.
8. Frequently Asked Questions about Sources
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2009
   SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, authors and researchers with the sources they need for their work. SOURCES spotlights organizations, institutions, government agencies, companies, and individuals who want to share their expertise and points of view with the media. The SOURCES directory is used by thousands of reporters and researchers who need to find quotable sources and reliable information for their news stories or research.
9. From the pages of Sources meet...
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2004
   Meet some of the organizations, companies, and individuals listed in Sources.
10. Getting your story into the media
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Stories are the heart and soul of the media. Journalism is about telling stories, and good stories require sources # human contacts, the people who provide informed comment and expertise, the people who make stories interesting and informative.
    For more than 30 years, SOURCES has provided a vital networking service connecting journalists with the sources they need # the experts and spokespersons without whom the media would have no stories to tell.
11. Going to the Public -- Ten public speaking tips
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2000
    Advice on effective public speaking.
12. Helping you reach the media
    How Sources can help you get more and better media coverage
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Media coverage is the most valuable kind of publicity there is because it is based on the news value or information value of what you do or say, and is therefore far more credible than paid publicity like advertising. SOURCES makes it possible for organizations, institutions, companies, and individuals to reach the media effectively, consistently, and inexpensively. SOURCES has been helping organizations, companies, institutions, and individuals get media attention for over 30 years.
13. Hitler's Propaganda Machine
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1978
    
14. HotLink Resource Shelf #16
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2000
    Reviews of books on writing and presentations.
15. HotLink Resource Shelf: Going for Gold!
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2000
    Review of Going for Gold, a book on marketing strategies for speakers.
16. Mastering the Teleprompter
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2010
    Mastering the teleprompter can be learned by using ten easy steps.
17. Public Speaking: Overcoming The Fear
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2010
    Tips for overcoming anxiety.
18. Public Speaking Phrases
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    
19. Review: Your Guide to Public Speaking
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1997
    A no-nonsense guide to public speaking.
20. Secrets of a worthwhile presentation
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1998
    Preparation is the key to a successful presentation.
21. Secrets of Power Presentations
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
    
22. Seven golden rules for more effective speaking
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2001
    Tips to be a more powerful, memorable and successful speaker.
23. 7 Tips for Effective Speeches
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1996
    How to make your speeches more effective.
24. Smooth Talking! Explore the Paid Speaking Market
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2005
    Becoming a professional speaker.
25. Sources gives you powerful tools to help you stand out from the crowd
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    An overview of how you can use SOURCES to amplify your message.
    SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, writers, producers and researchers with the sources they need for their work. Being included in SOURCES positions you as a media source and puts you in line to receive more media calls and more media coverage.
26. The Sources HotLink
    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    Published: 2009
    A website and newsletter dealing with media relations strategies.
27. Sources media training
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Media training to ensure that you are ready to handle media interviews. Topics include Message making, Staying newsworthy, Safe spokesperson techniques, Preparation and relaxation techniques, Media ethics and expectations. Simulations of all media venues including talk shows, double enders, stand-up interviews and scrums, print columnists, videographers, and editorial boards.
28. Sources Select Speakers
    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    Published: 2009
    Speakers available to take media calls about their area of expertise, and available for speaking engagements.
29. Speaking to Millions
    How to Make Really Big Money as A professional Speaker
    Resource Type: Book
    
30. Speaking to the Media
    A special report from Sources with articles from The Sources HotLink
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2005
    Being seen, heard, and quoted in the media is perhaps the quickest, best, and most lasting way for a speaker to become better known and more sought after. This booklet offers advice on handling media calls and interviews well.
31. Top Ten Things to do Before a Presentation or Speech
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2006
    

Experts on Public Speaking in the Sources Directory

1. Allan Bonner Communications Management Inc.
2. Melanie Novis -- Corporate Speech Consultants
3. Ricketts, Harris LLP
4. The Sources HotLink