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- Melody Owen
Speaker’s Selected Topics:
- Plan to Finish Writing Your Book – Only 3% of all people who want to write a book finish writing their book. The obstacles authors face vary, but with a little planning, you can become part of the 3%. In this talk, Melody Ann will give you the basics of book planning so you start your book project well and don’t get stuck along the way.
- How to Get Unstuck and Finish Your Book – Too many manuscripts are shelved before they are finished. Authors start with good intentions but when they hit that wall, many don’t have access to the resources to move past the wall and finish that first draft. In this talk, Melody Ann will share how she helps authors continue writing even when it gets difficult. The rewards of being a published author are too great to give up.
- How a Book Can Boost Your Business – Rumors abound about whether it is worth writing a book to boost your business. In this talk Melody Ann tells the straight truth, busts the myths, and helps you decide if writing a book for your business is the right choice.
- Book Promotion Strategies – When authors fail in their book promotion strategies and tactics, it’s often because they are missing important elements or have gaps in the plan. Let Melody Ann give you an overview of how you can put strategies together to succeed in your book marketing.
Melody Ann is the founder of Author Nation, a publishing system and community to take professionals from idea to successfully published nonfiction author. She started Author Nation as a response to the confusing and constantly changing world of publishing to give professionals a place to work on their books without having to adhere to one path to publishing. She has worked with both traditionally published and self-published authors, and understands the pros and cons of each publishing path. Melody Ann has worked in almost every aspect of the publishing world from book coaching, structural editing, to sales and marketing with Oxford University Press. She has taught writing at the university and college level both in the Americas and Japan. She is also the producer and host of the weekly show, Author Nation Interviews, where she interviews people in the world of nonfiction.
Melody Ann is also a storyteller. She has studied storytelling from a number of angles including literature, marketing, and the narrative approach. In 2019, she wrote, produced, and performed her solo show, The Devil’s Daughter. She can also been seen on stage in her community telling stories for fun.
When she is not supporting her community of authors, she can often be found wandering in the mountains in the summer, or curled up with a cat and a good book in the winter.
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Cynthia Lay, owner of SpeakerWebsites.com, works closely with professional speakers who want to build credibility, establish a strong online presence, and get paid to speak. In addition to providing custom website design services for speakers, Cynthia consults in the areas of public relations, social media, and product creation. She has more than 25 years of experience in traditional & digital marketing, PR, and consumer behavior. If you’re looking for a pro who knows the speaking industry, you’ve found her!
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Author Nation takes professionals and entrepreneurs from idea to successfully published author. Years into a career or business, high achievers realize it is time to level up and share their experience with the world. Is that you? Deciding to write a book is an exciting and challenging journey. From trying to wade through all the information on publishing to wondering who will read your book to having your writing dry up, most would be authors meet many obstacles. Many people shelve their books before they get written. Only 3% of people who want to write a book actually finish writing their book. Author Nation offers a publishing system and community based on five pillars.Pillar #1. Author Pro Roadmap: This includes creating your plan. Meaning I’ll teach you how to create your outline, timeline, and budget. After you get this work completed, you and I will conduct a 1:1 call where I review your book outline and author plan and give you required feedback and direction.
Pillar #2. Author Pro On-going Training: This includes just-in-time training modules. Meaning you will receive on-going training to continue progressing into the completion of your plan. You will have access to writing sessions, paths to publishing resources, educational events, author success journals, networking events, ask us anything, and a replay library.
Pillar #3. Author Pro Group Coaching: This includes a monthly call to keep you accountable and obtain motivation to keep moving forward. Meaning every month, you’re able to get on a call with me and other entrepreneurs learning with you, learn from them and their questions, state your goals, and ask your specific questions so you never feel alone.
Pillar #4. Direct Access to Melody: This includes access to me between regular group calls via your Author Journal and our Ask Us Anything section of the community. Meaning you will have the founder and creator of this program in your back pocket, so you never have a chance to get stuck.
Pillar #5. Author Pro Community: This includes an invitation to our member-only private Circle community of other entrepreneurs. Meaning you can use this to meet, learn from and connect with other men and women just like you working to finish their books.
This is a unique publishing system that works with nonfiction authors whether they are self-published or traditionally published. You also get to work on your timelines and benefit from having the support of a community. This is not a cookie cutter approach. You and your book are unique and your life busy. You deserve the level of support you need while still maintaining control of your content and creativity.
Author Nation gives you a path to success that works for you.
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We specialize in creating videos, audio books, e-Books and e-Learning to package your message into the world wide web.
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If you give a man a fish you have fed him for the day.
If you teach a man how to fish, you will feed him for a life time.
But if you build him a fishing webpage, a FaceBook page and a VIDEO
you will feed several of his generations to come. - Epic Receptionists
We are a boutique call handling service that will make sure you never miss another business call again. We will answer every call so that you never miss oportunity and book appointments with your clients. Let us give you the time back to focus on growing your business.
Live call answering
Our friendly, professional, US-based receptionists will make sure all your incoming calls are answered promptly and handled according to your specific instructions.
We can book appointments, take messages, transfer calls, answer questions, or even hang up on telemarketers. Allow us to handle the phones while you handle your business.
Outbound calls
Our Epic Receptionists can do more than just answer calls; we can make calls for you as well.
Our outbound calls can perform many services: from appointment reminders to follow-up sales calls. We can even make a dinner reservation! – you name it. The ability to customize our outbound feature to fit your needs means less day to day stress for you. Just give us the details, and we can make the calls.
Dedicated receptionists team
No robots or impersonal call centers answer your phone at Epic Receptionists. Instead, we provide you with a small dedicated team to answer all your calls. You and your receptionist team will become familiar with each other and be able to communicate directly. This way, Epic Receptionists can operate as an extension of your business.
Call summary delivered via email
A member of your receptionist team will capture any and all information about the caller and send you a summary via email or text after each call. This way, you can always be in the loop with your phone calls and your business.
Have a specific piece of information you want from each caller? Maybe a particular question you want each caller to answer? No problem! We can customize what information we capture at no extra cost.
Call screening and forwardingDon’t get caught off guard with calls you don’t want.
Your team of receptionists will pass along only the calls you want or expect. We will screen and announce any phone calls before we transfer them to you. And if you are not available at that moment, we will take a message from the call and send it to you via email or text.
You can forward and not forward your calls according to your schedule, whether that’s all the time, a couple of hours a day, or a few days a week.
Call overflow
Missing customers because you are too busy with other customers is one of the worst feelings an entrepreneur can experience. We can make sure this never happens again! We can design a plan where your phone rings a certain amount of times before Epic Receptionists takes over. This feature gives you peace of mind and allows you to attend to the business at hand.
Appointment scheduling
Scheduling appointments is a vital task, but your expertise is best applied elsewhere in your business. Our receptionists can access your online calendar (Google Calendar, iCalendar, or Office365) and book an appointment based on your availability.
Custom call answering experience
We don’t expect every business to have the same cookie-cutter greeting with an identical way to collect information from their customers. Epic Receptionists will happily answer calls the exact way you want them to be answered. Just provide a customized script, and we will do the rest.
Have a specific piece of information you want from each caller? Maybe a particular question to ask? No problem! We can customize and capture any information you want.
Custom voicemail, delivered via emailContinue reading →Our Epic Receptionists are here to handle any incoming calls when you are not able to. But everyone needs some well-deserved rest once in a while. Any calls received outside of our hours of operation will be sent to your custom voicemail box. We will send any voicemails you receive as an audio attachment to your email.
Toll-free or local number included
Keep your existing phone number! We will provide you with a local or toll-free phone number that is unique to your business. You then would forward your current business calls to that number, or if you prefer, publish the number we provide you with on your website, online business listings, and marketing materials.
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Get Your Complete Directory of ALL US & Canadian TEDx Events! And Go Viral with Your Idea Worth Spreading! If you’re yearning to make your FIRST or NEXT TEDx, you’d better get going to find one and get yourself booked! How would you like to save a couple of steps? What if you could have a SpeakerTunity ® Directory that provides a complete list of TEDx events in the US and Canada — and breaks them down by date and by location?
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