How to Write a Book as a Speaker Without Typing a Word

Writing a book can increase your credibility and your status as a professional speaker, I can understand how the thought of writing a whole book and then taking it through the whole publishing process might be a bit overwhelming right now. But, what if you could write a book without typing one word? Well, thanks to the wonders of technology you can. It’s called an eBook.

An ebook is your book in a digital form that can be purchased online and downloaded to a computer, a laptop, and a variety of other internet capable devices. There are a lot of advantages to ebooks. For one thing, ebooks don’t have to be as expansive as books in print. In fact, there are people who prefer getting their information in smaller quantities; it’s easier to absorb.  

Let me ask you again, would you consider writing a book if you didn’t have to type one word? Think about it, no typing at all and you can still have an ebook to sell. Let me tell you how it can be done.

Your Content

Let’s say you’re an expert with selling mattresses. You started your career working at one of the major mattress retailers; maybe you like it so much you still work there. Through the years, you’ve built up an impressive body of knowledge about healthy sleep habits and how much of an impact the type of mattress you sleep on can have on your ability to enjoy a good night’s sleep.

You’ve launched your new speaking business and have been giving lectures to the public on how to get a better night’s sleep. Customers tell the sales people in all those other mattress stores that they heard you speak and realized they needed a new mattress. The managers in those stores now want to hire you to come in and do some sales training with their staff because you clearly know how to sell a mattress.

Up until this point, every time someone says, “You should write a book!” you’ve dismissed the idea because you don’t think of yourself as a writer. But today someone explained how to write an ebook without typing one word. Your response now? “Let’s write an ebook!”

In chapter 8, we talked about all the ways a digital recorder can be used to help you create content. Now, we’re going to add writing an ebook to the list of ways you can use your digital recordings.

When it comes to the talks about mattresses, there are two potential audiences: an audience of mattress customers and an audience of mattress sales people. Both of these audiences would be interested in an ebook. Make a recording of each of one your talks. You can wait until you’re scheduled to speak again and tape your presentation while you’re giving it, or you can choose not to wait until your next scheduled presentation and instead, record the presentation while sitting comfortably at home. Once you have your recordings, you’ll want to download them to your computer using the cable that came with the digital recorder.

The next step is to have someone transcribe one of the recordings into text. There are a number of ways to get this done and by the time you’re reading this book, there may be several more! Here are two of the ways you can get a recording transcribed today:

1.    Do it Yourself:  There are programs you can download to your computer that will slow a recording down to a rate where you can easily type your lecture into a text document. One software package I have used personally is called TRANSCRIBE! and you can find it at SeventhString.com. It sells for about $40 and is very easy to use.

2.    Hire a Transcriber:  Once again, this is a great time to head over to Fiverr.com where you will find hundreds of people willing to transcribe up to 10 minutes of an audio file for just $5. If your lecture is 30 minutes long, it will cost you $15. If your lecture is an hour, you’ll pay just $30 for the whole recording to be transcribed. That’s one heck of deal; and, as promised, you didn’t need to type one word!

Once your lecture is in a text format, you’re going to need someone with editing skills to edit your text. Even if it looks good to you as it is right now, this is a step you don’t want to skip. A good editor will enhance your prose and improve your product; they will fix all those pesky punctuation problems and in the end, those edits can translate into dollars, referrals and more speaking opportunities. And, your ebook will look and read like the work of a professional writer.

If you don’t have anyone in your personal network with editing skills, once again you can turn to Fiverr.com where there are plenty of eager editors ready to edit your document of up to 500 words for just $5. 

Want to learn more about creating an eBook without typing a word?  Check out http://StartaSpeakingBusiness.com for the who plan!