Speaking

Public speaking is one my favorite parts of the job. Since 2002, I've been lecturing and leading workshops throughout North America.

If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please get in touch at smokler (at) sonic (dot) net. I negotiate fees on a case-by-case basis.

Topics

• Technology, the Arts and the Future
• Web 2.0 for Artists and Arts Organizations
• Talking Technology in Plain English
• The Future of Books, Reading and Publishing
• The Internet and Book Publicity
• Twenty First Century Marketing/Promotion for Authors and Artists

Sample Clips

• 2007 SF Writer's Conference Opening Keynote.

Featured Speaker

• Publishers Group of the West Annual Conference (2007)
• WebVisions (2007)
• Idea Festival (2006)
• Book Expo Canada (2006)
• Book Expo America (2004, 2006)
• Humber College (2005)
• Stanford University (2002)
• Alberta Publishers Association (2006)
• San Francisco Writers Conference (2005, 2006, 2007) (clip)
• Bay Area Travel Writers (2007)
• Litquake (2004, 2005)
• Wisconsin Book Festival (2005)
• Virginia Festival of the Book (2005)
• Midwest Literary Festival (2005)
• Ann Arbor Book Festival (2005, 2006)
• Jewish Funders Network National Conference (2006)
• Contra Costa County Jewish Book Festival (2005)
• Palm Springs Writers Conference (2005)
• Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (2006)
• Left Coast Writers (2005)
• Book Promotion 101 Workshop (2004-2005)
• Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association (2005-2007)
• California Writer's Club (2003)

Panelist

• UC Berkeley Department of Journalism (2006)
• WebVisions Conference (2004, 2005)
• Jack London Writers Conference (2003-2005)
• South by Southwest Interactive Conference (2002-2006)
• Mechanics Library (2003, 2005)
• Commonwealth Club of California (2003-2005)
• Texas Book Festival (2004, 2005)

Guest Faculty

• Simon Fraser University (2005)