From Page to Stage

In this accessible, straightforward book, seasoned author Betsy Graziani Fasbinder offers readers the why, what, and how of public speaking, along with exercises and resources to support ongoing learning. She provides inspiration and encouragement to help writers to overcome their fears of public speaking, but she doesn’t stop there; she also lays out the practical, nuts-and-bolts tools they need to select, deselect, and arrange the content of what to say when they’re on a podium, in an interview, or in casual conversations about their writing, and includes a model for handling challenging questions from interviewers and audience members with confidence and grace.

Part practical how-to―full of usable tools and tips―and part author cheerleader and champion, From Page to Stage is the ultimate resource for writers who wish bring their storytelling skills to their speaking opportunities.

Author: Betsy Graziani Fasbinder

Publication Date: August 7, 2018

Description

2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards Bronze Medal in Non-Fiction – Writing/Publishing

“Betsy has a way of making public speaking less foreign and more fun. She gives you intuitive tools that are memorable and easy, and makes the process enjoyable as well. With what she teaches, I felt immediately improved and infinitely more poised.”
―Kate Perry, internationally best-selling author

“The tips and tools Betsy Graziani Fasbinder offers transformed me from being terrified and dependent on a PowerPoint that limited my presentation to being confident and carrying an engaging message. I enjoyed the book launch of my dreams and sold out of books.”
―Catherine Marshall-Smith, author of American Family

About the Author

Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is an award-winning author, a licensed psychotherapist, and an in-demand communications trainer. She has coached public speaking for the reluctant and the downright phobic in fortune 500 companies throughout the US and abroad. She coaches others to conquer their stage fears, connect to listeners, and never again allow a fear of public speaking to be an obstacle. She is the author of Fire & Water and Filling Her Shoes.