tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762352628626528941.post7456270786007589614..comments2023-04-15T00:58:32.796-07:00Comments on On Marketing: Setting up Civil War Round Table Speaking EngagementsSarah Keeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05995682308315891894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762352628626528941.post-47350082666405962482008-11-11T17:03:00.000-08:002008-11-11T17:03:00.000-08:00Hi Jim,Thanks, and good advice as well.Your websit...Hi Jim,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, and good advice as well.<BR/><BR/>Your website for your book looks nice with your book's cover.<BR/><BR/>SarahSarah Keeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995682308315891894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762352628626528941.post-39525935362334056032008-11-11T10:45:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:45:00.000-08:00Thanks for the great post about CWRT engagements. ...Thanks for the great post about CWRT engagements. I've actually been doing the same for my own recently publishe dbook, "Lincoln's Labels," (www.lincolnslabels.com), but the best tip I got from this post was to be better at tracking my correspondence, etc.<BR/><BR/>One piece of advice I would add is to PLAN AHEAD or be preapred to wait 12-18 months for a chance to speak. <BR/><BR/>Many of the CWRTs plan and book their speakers well in advance. Many are now already planning their 2009-2010 schedule.<BR/><BR/>Another piece of advice is not to be afraid to engage in "shameless elf-promotion" or "inviting yourself"...it definitely comes with the territory of being an author these days.<BR/><BR/>Even when I have ben turned down for a speaking engagement, all the correspondence has been very polite, and they have often offered to put a plug for my book in the CWRT newsletter.<BR/><BR/>A final thought - especially if you are within a short drive - is to offer yourself as a replacement speaker on short notice...planes get cancelled, weather gets bad, etc., and some CWRTs find themselves without a speaker and not much time to arrange for one.<BR/><BR/>Sarah - Keep up the GREAT WORK on the blog, and best wishes for success to you, Larry.<BR/><BR/>All My Best,<BR/><BR/>Jim SchmidtJim Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635615531025513644noreply@blogger.com