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Blowing Your Own Horn!
Fillmore, Cathleen
Article
2000
Launching your own public relations campaign.
Don't neglect your presentation skills
Bender, Peter Urs
Article
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.
Expand your knowledge by getting advice from the experts!
Article
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, g...
Flying High: 5 Sure Ways to Get Your Business Soaring
Fillmore, Cathleen
Article
2001
Know your audience, know your message, be clear and consistent in that message, then develop a strategy and execute it.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sources
Article
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, c...
Getting Publicity: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Small Business and Non-Profit Groups
Fletcher,Tana and Rockler, Julia
Book
1990
Step-by-step instructions illustrate what it takes to attract media attention to any enterprise.
Going to the Public -- Ten public speaking tips
Czarnecki, Al
Article
1998
Advice on effective public speaking.
Helping you reach the media: How Sources can help you get more and better media coverage
Article
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 ...
Hitler's Propaganda Machine
Rutherford, Ward
Book
1978
The Oratory of Malcolm X: Against The Current vol. 120
McTaggart, Ursula
Article
Spike Lee closes his 1989 film “Do the Right Thing” with two quotes: In one, Malcolm X proclaims the right to self defense and in the other, Martin Luther King, Jr. insists upon non-violent protest. E...
Organize! Organizing for Social Change
Bobo, Kim; Kendall, Jerry; Max, Steve
Book
1996
A guide to community organizing with attention to specific tasks such as hosting meetings, public speaking and making partnerships with other activist groups.
Secrets of a worthwhile presentation
Bender, Peter Urs
Article
1998
Preparation is the key to a successful presentation.
Seven golden rules for more effective speaking
Bender, Peter Urs
Article
1999
Tips to be a more powerful, memorable and successful speaker.
7 Tips for Effective Speeches
Bender, Peter Urs
Article
1996
How to make your speeches more effective.
Smooth Talking! Explore the Paid Speaking Market
Fillmore, Cathleen
Article
2005
Becoming a professional speaker.
Sources media training
Article
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 et...
Sources Select Speakers
Website
2009
Speakers available to take media calls about their area of expertise, and available for speaking engagements.

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The Sources HotLink is a newsletter, published by Sources, featuring articles, practical ideas and tips for getting positive media coverage. The Sources HotLink is sent free to companies...

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Achieving Success as a professional speaker
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 yours...
Canadian Public Speaking
Novis, Melanie
2003
Doing & Saying the Right thing
Bonner, Allan
2004
Professional risk and crisis management.
Getting your story into the media
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 w...
HotLink Resource Shelf #16
2000
Reviews of books on writing and presentations.
HotLink Resource Shelf: Going for Gold!
Cowan, Kirsten
2000
Review of Going for Gold, a book on marketing strategies for speakers.
How to Win Over and Wow a Crowd
Varga, Mari Pat
This instructional guide on public speaking. It gives tips how to captivate your audience and deliver and deliver an effective message.
Mastering the Teleprompter
Novis, Melanie
2010
Mastering the teleprompter can be learned by using ten easy steps.
Professionally Speaking
Getting Ahead in Business and Life Through Effective Communicating
Wilder, Lilyan
1986
Guidelines for effective communication, including media interviews and speeches.
Public Speaking: Overcoming The Fear
Brunger, Karen
2010
Tips for overcoming anxiety.
Review: Your Guide to Public Speaking
Coburn, Jean
1997
A no-nonsense guide to public speaking.
Secrets of Power Presentations
Bender, Peter Urs
1991
The Six Figure Speaker
Formula for a Six-Figure Income as a Professional Speaker
Fillmore, Cathleen
2008
A guide for professional speakers with strategies for success.
Sources gives you powerful tools to help you stand out from the crowd
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 ...
Speaking to the Media
A special report from Sources with articles from The Sources HotLink
Diemer, Ulli (ed.)
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 ...
The Woman's Page
Journalism and Rhetoric in Early Canada
Fiamengo, Janice
2008
A detailed study of these six women and their respective works: Agnes Maule Machar, Sara Jeanette Duncan, E. Pauline Johnson, Kathleen Blake Coleman, Flora MacDonald Denison and Nellie L. McClung. Dem...

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The Sources HotLink
Website
1996
A website and newsletter dealing with media relations strategies.