Links & Resouces for Authors & Speakers

We have a lot of contacts in the industries of both authors and for professional speakers and would like to make these resources available to you too. All of these companies and service providers are peopel we've personally had experiences with and have no he

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For Authors	For Speakers
NZ Society of Authors www.authors.org.nz NZSA is an associtation of more than 1300 writers working together to improve conditions everywhere for NZ writers.  NZSA also works on behalf of writers everywhere whose freedom of expression is endangered. For information about funding, grants, awards, industry news, and much more.  We highly recommend that all NZ authors of fiction and non-fiction regularly visit this site and join this organisation.	National Speakers Association  New Zealand or Australia www.nationalspeakers.org.nz The place where great and emerging professional speakers meet, network and learn more about the business of being in the speaking industry. Both NZ and AUS associations are operated independently but are both members of the IFFPS international body.
Mission Marketing Mentors www.missionmarketingmentors.com John Eggen is a master coach, mentor and veteran publisher of over 70 books in the USA. He's worked with greats such as Jay Abraham, Brian Tracy, Dr Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard and Mark Victor Hansen. His publishing coaching programme is exclusive, hi-geared towards international authors seeking success as expert authors.	Almost Famous www.almostfamous.com.au Where people seeking speakers for any size budget are looking for quality professional speakers and MCs, in New Zealand and Australia - get listed as a presenter if you are serious about getting more work in Australasia
ParaPublishing www.parapublishing.com Dan Poynter is author and publisher specialising in self publishing and has over 120 books to his credit.  He travels the world sharing his tips and tricks about publishing and writing and visits New Zealand at least once a year.  His website has tonnes of resources for writers too. For example: http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/newsletter.cfm	BioView www.bioviewusa.com Top professional speakers are listed here and marketed by speaker bureaus from Australia and NZ on blind sites promoting you the prospective clients.  This is an excellent service and highly recommended.
Zeald Ltd www.ZEALD.com is by far the easiest website I've ever had the pleasure of working on - and the help desk is pretty good too if you get stuck.  Zeald was created by one of our authors David Kelly, and is one of the fastest growing companies in NZ.  If you want my opinion about websites created for professionals, here it is - Zeald are easy to work with, great products, and a nice company full of pretty good/knowledgable people.	Align-Lead-Inspire Align-lead-inspire Shelley Holmes has created a great resource centre for leaders, managers and  professionals interested in personal development. To fast track your leadership career - try this!
The Corporate Tool Box www.corporatetoolbox.com Developed by Ann Andrews, this site is dedicated towards promoting and selling e-books and licensed training materials by top professional experts, including Robyn Henderson, Charles Kovess, Robyn Pearce and many others.