Resources for Speakers & Presenters

Here is a list of David Staughton’s recommended books for aspiring conference speakers and presenters:

The Business of Speaking and Thought Leadership Books – Free pdfs available at www.mattchurch.com

Successful motivational speakers — Thought Leaders – How to capture, package and deliver your ideas by Matt Church, Stein and Henderson

Successful motivational speakers — Sell your Thoughts – How to earn a Million Dollars a year as a thought leader by Matt Church, Cook and Stein

Successful motivational speakers — Amplifiers – The power of motivational leadership by Matt Church

Matt Church Book – NEXT

How to use Thought Leader Pink Sheets to capture your ideas

Matt Church Speakership

Successful motivational speakers — Million Dollar Speaking by Alan Weiss

Successful motivational speakers — Insider Secrets of Speaking Internationally by Thomas Murrell, Debbie Allen and John Stanley

Speaker Positioning and Personal Branding

Successful motivational speakers — Me 2.0 by Dan Schawbel

Successful motivational speakers — Making It Happen by Peter Sheahan

Successful motivational speakers — Pop by Sam Horn (Packaging your topics & ideas)

Building Your Speaking Business

Successful motivational speakers — The Six Figure Speaker by Cathleen Fillmore

Successful motivational speakers — Secrets of Superstar Speakers by Lilly Walters

Successful motivational speakers — World Class Speaking by Valentine and Meyerson

Successful motivational speakers — Speak & Grow Rich by Dottie & Lilly Walters

Successful motivational speakers — The Speakers Compass by Robyn Henderson

Successful motivational speakers — The Wealthy Speaker by Jane Atkinson

Better Powerpoint Presentations

Successful motivational speakers — Presentation Zen (2nd edition) by Garr Reynolds

Successful motivational speakers — Resonate – present visual stories that transform audiences by Nancy Duarte

Successful motivational speakers — How to be a Presentation God By Scott Schwertly

Pitching Your Ideas

Successful motivational speakers — How to persuade people who don’t want to be persuaded by Joel Bauer (Selling from Stage)

Successful motivational speakers — Life’s a Pitch – How to sell yourself and your brilliant ideas by Bayley and Mavity

Successful motivational speakers — The Art of the Pitch – persuasion and presentation skills that win biz by Peter Coughter

Presentation and Speaking Skills

Successful motivational speakers — Knockout Presentations – How to deliver your message with Power, Punch & Pizzazz – by Diane Di Resta

Successful motivational speakers — Dramatic Success! – Theatre techniques to transform & Inspire your working life by Leigh & Maynard

Successful motivational speakers — Speak with Confidence – powerful presentations that inform, inspire and persuade by Dianna Booher

Successful motivational speakers — How to present like a pro – getting people to see things your way – by Lani Arrendondo

Successful motivational speakers — Speak for Yourself by Richard Denny

Successful motivational speakers — Up Front & in Control – by Peter Miller & Ron Tacchi

Successful motivational speakers — How to Present by Michelle Bowden

From Fear to Fame in Public Speaking by Roger Bourne

Successful motivational speakers — Don’t freak out – speak out – by Ruth Bonetti

Using Humour when Presenting

Successful motivational speakers — Comedy Writing Secrets – 2nd ed by Mel Helitzer

Successful motivational speakers — Laugh & Learn – 95 Ways to Use Humour For More Effective Teaching & Training by Doni Tamblyn

The Book on Comedy

Telling Stories and Being Memorable

Successful motivational speakers — Story Theater – The Science of the Art of Storytelling & Humour in Business by Doug Stevenson

Successful motivational speakers — Story Theater – Audio 6 CD pack by Doug Stevenson

Successful motivational speakers — Story Theater – Make the Move from Training to Keynotes – Teleseminar recording by Doug Stevenson

Successful motivational speakers — Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath

Successful motivational speakers — Power Stories by Valerie Khoo

Speaker DVDs & Info from Darren Lecroix and Ed Primeau
Books by Denning

Facilitation Techniques

Successful motivational speakers — The Secrets of Facilitation by Michael Wilkinson

Successful motivational speakers — Mining for Gold – Facilitation Skills to Unearth a wealth of ideas from your team by Michael Podolinsky

Running Seminars

Successful motivational speakers — Successful Seminar Selling by Phillip Calvert

Successful motivational speakers — How to make it big in the seminar business by Paul Karasik

Successful motivational speakers — How to run Seminars & Workshops by Robert Jolles

How to run successful seminars – the magic of seminar selling by Winston Marsh

Training/Learning

Successful motivational speakers — The Trainers Toolkit by Cy Charney & Kath Conway

Successful motivational speakers — Artistry in Training – Thinking differently about the way you help people learn by Stephanie Burns

Successful motivational speakers — Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century by Colin Rose & Malcolm Nicholl

Successful motivational speakers — The Accelerated Learning Handbook by Dave Meier

Successful motivational speakers — How to teach adults in a fun & Exciting way by Doug Malouf – 2nd edition

Successful motivational speakers — How to be the Best Speaker in town by Doug Malouf

Successful motivational speakers — How to create and deliver a dynamic presentation by Doug Malouf

Training Games

Successful motivational speakers — The Big Book of Presentation Games by Scannell & Newstrom

Successful motivational speakers — The Big Book of Stress Relief Games by Robert Epstein PhD

Successful motivational speakers — Fun & Games for Workplace Learning by Elyssabeth Leigh & Jeff Kinder

Successful motivational speakers — 100 Training Games by Gary Kroenhart

Working With Speaking Bureaus

Successful motivational speakers — How to be booked by Speakers Bureaus – CD set by Dottie Walters

Writing Books/Publishing

Successful motivational speakers — Writing Non-Fiction – Turning Thoughts into Books by Dan Poynter

Successful motivational speakers — The Self-Publishing Manual – How to Write, Print & Sell Your own Book by Dan Poynter

Successful motivational speakers — Is There a Book Inside You? – Writing Alone or With a Collaborator by Dan Poynter & Mindy Bingham