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        <![CDATA[ I could very well be speaking to classes at Christian schools. Do I want to do this? Definitely not. No way...nuh uh... However, I know that it&#39;s important
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Speakin in Schools ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Well, there are always the public speaking classes you could take, but seriously, just do it and you&#39;ll find it both exhilerating and fun. Sure, you&#39;re
knees will knock together the first few times, but you&#39;ll get over that too in time. I would strongly suggest, until you are able to talk off the top your
head, that you have an outline or 3x5 cars with notes of things you want to cover. That will help with your confidence and help you keep from losing your
concentration. When I... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Speakin in Schools ]]></title>
			<link>http://razorsedgewriters.yuku.com/reply/11851/t/Speakin-in-Schools.html#reply-11851</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Well, if you ever run across any successful tidbits that are able to help you over that shyness, feel free to share. ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Speakin in Schools ]]></title>
			<link>http://razorsedgewriters.yuku.com/reply/11848/t/Speakin-in-Schools.html#reply-11848</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The more you do it, the easier it becomes. ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Speakin in Schools ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Thanks.. I just have to get used to it I guess. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Oh, I am so with you in the shy department. So, I can&#39;t really offer you advice but I do wish you the best of luck, may it all run smoothly. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ That&#39;s a great place to start, Rene. Once you&#39;re comfortable and your books are selling well, you can charge for school visits, you know. Once
you&#39;ve built a reputation, you SHOULD charge for them, too. And always make sure the kids are going to get copies of your book(s) for you to sign. They
love that. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:35:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ We&#39;re headed back to District Council today but just wanted to say that two schools approached me about speaking. One offered to pay all expenses. I will
definitely be speaking in front of my church congregation for practice! LOL ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ You might consider taking a public speaking course or two at the local community college to help you become acclimatized to the experience. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:05:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Also keep in mind that the kids will be a great audience, not a difficult one. They will be excited to have a &quot;real life author&quot; come into their
classroom. If you&#39;re nervous, joke about it and let them know. They&#39;ll want to know that even a &quot;famous author&quot; gets nervous, too.
<br> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Oh my gosh. I&#39;ve seriously thought about packing all my stuff and moving into a mountain cave. *sigh* I&#39;m taking a course now through the ACFW titled
Too Shy to Pitch/Promote. That&#39;s me! Yep! These will be elementary school aged kids I&#39;m guessing. It&#39;s a Christian school so I&#39;ll be going to a
lot of different classes. I&#39;ll have to think of some activities to take along with me. Thanks! I never thought of that! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ What you speak about depends on the age of your audience. If it&#39;s younger kids, try to find activities relating to your books (or create them). Maybe have
maps of where they take place to color or find something your characters do that the kids could do, too. If it&#39;s older kids, they will be interested in how
you started writing and why; how you came up with the idea for your books; what&#39;s hard about being a writer, etc. It DOES get easier every time, Rene. The
first time I spoke... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Thanks....lol..I wrote &quot;speakin.&quot; @@ at self. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ The only suggestions I have are to have a good outline of what you want to talk about, and the more you do it, the easier it becomes.
<br>
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Good luck. That&#39;s great that they want you to speak, Christian schools or secular schools. Congratulations. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I could very well be speaking to classes at Christian schools. Do I want to do this? Definitely not. No way...nuh uh... However, I know that it&#39;s important
for my book promotion. I&#39;m extremely shy...any suggestions? *sigh* ]]></description>

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