How to Read for an Audience
And Touch People’s Hearts
Paperback | 100 pages
by James Navé and Allegra Huston
You’re sending your writing out into the world, and you want the world to take notice! A great public reading touches people’s hearts, and turns listeners into fans.
“But I’m an introvert!” you say. “I can’t do that!” And we say, yes you can. This book began when Navé coached Allegra—who was terrified of public speaking—before she went out on book tour for her memoir Love Child.
It’s not enough to just read the words aloud. Whether you’re reading in a live venue, or for a podcast or YouTube, you want to cast a spell, draw your listeners into your story, and create an intense emotional connection. We’ll show you how.
Plus, we’ll give you all kinds of tips and tools to calm your nerves and build your confidence. You can do this!
Click here for the PDF download
Ships to US only. Non-US customers order print-on-demand through your local bookstore or online retailer.
And Touch People’s Hearts
Paperback | 100 pages
by James Navé and Allegra Huston
You’re sending your writing out into the world, and you want the world to take notice! A great public reading touches people’s hearts, and turns listeners into fans.
“But I’m an introvert!” you say. “I can’t do that!” And we say, yes you can. This book began when Navé coached Allegra—who was terrified of public speaking—before she went out on book tour for her memoir Love Child.
It’s not enough to just read the words aloud. Whether you’re reading in a live venue, or for a podcast or YouTube, you want to cast a spell, draw your listeners into your story, and create an intense emotional connection. We’ll show you how.
Plus, we’ll give you all kinds of tips and tools to calm your nerves and build your confidence. You can do this!
Click here for the PDF download
Ships to US only. Non-US customers order print-on-demand through your local bookstore or online retailer.
And Touch People’s Hearts
Paperback | 100 pages
by James Navé and Allegra Huston
You’re sending your writing out into the world, and you want the world to take notice! A great public reading touches people’s hearts, and turns listeners into fans.
“But I’m an introvert!” you say. “I can’t do that!” And we say, yes you can. This book began when Navé coached Allegra—who was terrified of public speaking—before she went out on book tour for her memoir Love Child.
It’s not enough to just read the words aloud. Whether you’re reading in a live venue, or for a podcast or YouTube, you want to cast a spell, draw your listeners into your story, and create an intense emotional connection. We’ll show you how.
Plus, we’ll give you all kinds of tips and tools to calm your nerves and build your confidence. You can do this!
Click here for the PDF download
Ships to US only. Non-US customers order print-on-demand through your local bookstore or online retailer.
Praise for How to Read for an Audience
About the Authors
James Navé
For more than 30 years, James Navé has coached countless poets and writers to become public readers and speakers. He's written two books, The Road (1998) and Looking at Light (2012), and has taught creative writing at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Alabama, Duke University, and the National University of Ireland, Galway. James co-founded the poetry performance theater company, Poetry Alive!, and for eight years conducted creativity workshops and retreats with Julia Cameron, bestselling author of The Artist’s Way.
He is currently director of the Taos Storytelling Festival, and hosts a weekly radio show, Twice 5 Miles Radio - Fertile Ground for Conversations Worth Listening To, on WPVM-FM 103.7 in Asheville, North Carolina. James holds an MFA in Poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts. To learn more about James, please visit jamesnave.com. James is available for coaching and for author visits, both in person and remotely.
Allegra Huston
In 30 years as a book editor, Allegra has worked with two Nobel Prize winners, three Booker Prize winners, Sir James Goldsmith, and Jane Goodall. Allegra has conducted creative writing workshops for the National University of Ireland, Galway, the University of Oklahoma, the Taos Writers Conference and the UK’s prestigious Arvon Foundation. She is the author of a bestselling memoir, Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found (2009), and a highly-praised novel, Say My Name (UK 2017, US 2018). Allegra is also the author of numerous screenplays, including one for the award-winning short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski, which she also produced.
Allegra holds a First Class Honours degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford University. To learn more about Allegra, please visit allegrahuston.com. Allegra Huston is available for workshops, lectures, and author visits in person or remotely.