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People Round Up, Early January, 2024

Publishing Trends

Jenny Davis has been named creative director, leading the newly created illustrated design team, at the Random House Publishing Group. She will report to SVP, creative director Paolo Pepe. Dorian Randall has been promoted to senior literary scout. Grace Layer has been promoted to associate editor at Dutton.

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People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022

Publishing Trends

Lisa Beech joins Nelson Books as Director of Publicity; previously, she was Associate Director of Publicity at WaterBrook & Multnomah. Erin Fitzsimmons joins Sourcebooks as Senior Art Director for Fiction. PROMOTIONS. Leslie Mechanic has been promoted to Art Director for Little Simon and Simon Spotlight.

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People Round-Up, Mid-December 2022

Publishing Trends

PROMOTIONS. Andrew Pantoja has been promoted to Senior Program Manager for Audiobooks at Amazon Publishing and Brilliance Publishing. Sarah Williams has been promoted to VP, Special Markets and Strategic Market Development. Morgan Green is now Associate Director of National Distributor Sales. DULY NOTED.

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How to Become a Professional Speaker when You Have No Leads or Experience

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Book a room 2-3 months out, and then get to work preparing your presentation and promoting the event. Step 2: Promote Your Event. I charged $10 for my first seminar and 30 people showed up. Since this will be a local event, promote it locally as well as online. Expand your promotional effort.

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How to Become a Professional Speaker when You Have No Leads or Experience

ProBlogger

Book a room 2-3 months out, and then get to work preparing your presentation and promoting the event. Step 2: Promote Your Event. I charged $10 for my first seminar and 30 people showed up. Since this will be a local event, promote it locally as well as online. Expand your promotional effort.