How To Talk To About Your Book

 

 

Authors need to communicate well in their interactions. They market books via email, phone calls, public appearances, sending press releases, blogging, social media, and… Well, you get the idea- what can an author do to position themselves to succeed? Read this book by Leil Lowndes, How To Talk To Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships.  

Here are some of the dozens of suggestions shared in the book:

• Come across as a positive person.
• Always have something interesting to say.
• Make where you are from sound exciting.
• Talk to a stranger like you would an old friend.
• Appeal to their “inner infant.”
• Use voice inflection to show interest and make intense eye contact. 
• Win their affection by overlooking their bloopers. 
• Make others feel like a movie star and praise them often. 
• Sound knowledgeable about their passions. 
• Always come across as confident, credible, and charismatic. 
• Sound like an insider in any crowd, no matter how little you have in common. 

I realize a book like this may irk the author who already knows they are a bit shy or reluctant to engage others beyond their comfort zone. It may not be a skill deficiency that needs to be addressed; it’s really a psychological issue. Some people are simply not good or comfortable with others.  

Still, we can’t just throw up our hands and lean on the excuse: “That’s just who I am.” We don’t have to accept that any more than we accept an alcoholic has to remain boozed up. It’s hard to change. It’s frustrating. It’s painful.  

It’s necessary. 

We won’t all become smooth-talking party animals, but many authors can try to up their game. Honestly, reflect on where you fall short. Then, explore which changes you could make - and accept the fact that some things will never change. So, meet me halfway.  

Perhaps the key here is to realize that you can control a lot of factors. For instance, you decide where you will circulate. Which situations will you put yourself in -- and which will you avoid?  

Today, a lot of communication is not in person, not even always live. You can make a cool video for your website. You can design a cool flyer. You can come up with a catchy voice mail outgoing message. You can have a funky business card. You can fill out your social media profiles to sound amazing.  

Do what you can to improve any aspect pf your communication content and style. It will make a huge difference in your results.  

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Brian Feinblum, the founder of this award-winning blog, can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com He is available to help authors promote their story, sell their book, and grow their brand. He has over 30 years of experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all genres.

 

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About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on Twitter @theprexpert. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2022. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This blog, with over 4,000 posts over the past decade, was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and two jobs at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Susan RoAne, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He recently hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America, and has spoken at ASJA, IBPA, Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. He has been featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald. For more information, please consult: linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum.