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The Bright Future of Audiobooks with Tina Dietz: Part Two [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Audiobook Marketing, Business Development, Leadership, Marketing, Podcast.

In Part Two of this episode of The Writer Files, audiobook publisher, award-winning podcast producer, and internationally acclaimed speaker, Tina Dietz, returned to wrap up our chat about her passion for helping authors grow their audiences, why you should produce an audiobook, and the bright future of audio content.(Podcast on The Writer Files, December 11, 2018)

Future of Audiobooks - Tina dietz

Tina is an entrepreneur and content marketing expert who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post, and Forbes (to name a few), and her company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, helps authors and entrepreneurs expand their audiences with audio content.

She is an award-winning podcaster and an expert in leveraging and repurposing content, and her company specializes deeply in audiobook production and publishing for one simple reason …

Tina and her cohorts love to help authors expand their audiences, income, influence, and opportunities.

If you missed the first half you can find it here.

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In Part One, Tina and I talk about:

  • The surprising truth about who should, and who should not, narrate their own audiobook
  • How to decide whether to invest the time and money in professional voice narration or go DIY
  • The art and science that goes into a bestselling audiobook
  • Why you can’t rush professionally produced audio
  • Where to send your audiobook once it is finished
  • The future of audio content and smart coffee makers
  • And why you need to fall in love with your own voice and message

The Show Notes:

Interested in learning more about audiobooks and howaudio content can help your business and career?

The Bright Future of Audiobooks with Tina Dietz: Part One [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Audiobook Marketing, Business Development, Leadership, Marketing, Podcast.

​This week audiobook publisher, award-winning podcast producer, and internationally acclaimed speaker, Tina Dietz, took a timeout to chat with me about her passion for helping authors grow their audiences, why you should produce an audiobook, and the bright future of audio content.(Podcast on The Writer Files, December 4, 2018)

Future of Audiobooks - Tina dietz

Tina is an entrepreneur and content marketing expert who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post, and Forbes (to name a few), and her company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, helps authors and entrepreneurs expand their audiences with audio content.She is an award-winning podcaster and an expert in leveraging and repurposing content, and her company specializes deeply in audiobook production and publishing for one simple reason …

Tina and her cohorts love to help authors expand their audiences, income, influence, and opportunities.

If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews.

Audible is offering our listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/writerfiles and browse the unmatched selection of audio programs – download a title free and start listening. It’s that easy. Go to audibletrial.com/writerfiles to get started today.

In Part One of this file Tina Dietz and I talk about:

  • The Renaissance of audiobooks, the fastest growing format in publishing
  • When authors should start thinking about audiobook production
  • The importance of reading your book out loud for editing
  • Tina’s twisty journey from voice acting to helping authors’ tell their own stories with audio
  • Why audiobooks are more popular than ever
  • And who can benefit the most from publishing an audiobook today

The Show Notes:

Interested in learning more about audiobooks and howaudio content can help your business and career?

73 Understanding How Your Voice Affects & Influences Men – Dating Help With Single Smart Female [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Leadership, Networking, Podcast.

Your voice plays a bigger role in affecting/influencing men than you believe. It’s time you understand exactly how.(Podcast on Single Smart Female, October 18, 2018)

Find out how on this episode of Single Smart Female with special guest co-host Tina Dietz

How Your Voice Affects - Tina Dietz

Does He Hate My Voice Show Notes

Essential Learning Points from this Episode:

  • 00:52 – Today’s guest and today’s topic
  • 01:50 – This is our role in a man’s life, which is what makes us women even more special
  • 02:26 – There are some phrases that men have some conditioned response to. These are what we call “triggers”
  • 05:09 – This is what happens with men biochemically and otherwise when we say “We need to talk”
  • 05:35 – Women use similar vocal patterns in our conversations, which conditions our partner’s reaction
  • 12:43 – One of the phrases women use that can sometimes trigger men to react negatively
  • 14:50 – What do women mean with “I’m fine” exactly? How it affects men.
  • 16:14 – This is a good communication trick, so men don’t always misunderstand us ?
  • 19:12 – When you stop stuffing your feelings dow, this is what happens
  • 20:59 – This is how we can fight against being misinterpreted because of the tone of our voice
  • 22:04 – This is how you can communicate effectively and leave no room for misinterpretation
  • 23:12 – This is how you can clarify if you understood a message correctly
  • 27:22 – This is a psychological premise behind being true to your own communication tempo
  • 31:09 – This is what will happen if you try to deflect from what you really feel
  • 37:04 – This is something we can do to practice our vocal flow and improve our communication skills
  • 37:50 – Sonority is one of the things that affect our communication with men

Important Links and Mentions in this Episode:

Tired of meeting craptastic men?

Connect with Tina Dietz HERE

Want to surprise Jenn and show Single Smart Female your love? XO!!!

Episode 42 – Tina Dietz on Writing, Entrepreneurship and Audio [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Audiobook Marketing, Business Development, Leadership, Marketing, Podcast.

​In this week’s episode, Mark speaks with Tina Dietz who is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and content marketing expert.(Podcast on Stark Reflections, October 12, 2018)

Entrepreneurship and Audio - Tina Dietz

Prior to the interview, Mark shares a few personal updates that include the launch of his new traditionally published book Macabre Montreal, and how that book launch interfered with attending the NIGHT OF THE WRITING DEAD event in Pittsburgh that same weekend.

This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices . . .

. . . and also by the Patrons of the show at www.patreon.com/starkreflections.

All patrons will find, this week, the full audio of the first chapter about PRACTICE from Mark’s forthcoming audiobook of The 7 P’s of Publishing Success.

In their conversion, Mark and Tina talk about

  • The link between writing/expression and entrepreneurship
  • How writing (particularly in print) can be an enduring format as a tangible legacy
  • Tina’s introduction into podcasting and audiobook production
  • Tina’s Forbes article “Do You Sound Like a Leader?” that focuses on the relationship between vocal qualities and how a person is viewed as a leader
  • Getting used to and comfortable with the sound of one’s own voice
  • Breathing techniques and facial exercises used for voice or singing voice
  • Food and drink to avoid when doing voice work (dairy and citrus, for example)
  • The coaching Tina does helping authors getting ready to do interviews for radio or podcasting
  • The difference between forms of media like television, radio and podcasting
  • Trends in the audiobook industry that authors might not be familiar with
  • The concept that anything you create needs to be an asset and not a burdenThe free download that Tina has on her website that helps demystifies the audiobook process – www.launchyouraudiobook.com
  • Things to consider when deciding between narrating and producting an audiobook yourself or outsourcing that
  • How Tina’s clients often “come for the audiobooks and then stay for everything else”
  • The pre-interview Tina sent to Mark ahead of the podcast which made things so much easier for Mark

In the post-interview reflections, Mark talks about how Tina’s info PDF made his job as an interviewer so much easier and he also shares a link to a WORD document template that authors can download and modify so they have something similar to use for their own podcast or radio interviews.

Links of Interest:

Tina Dietz Twin Flames Studios Audiobook Publisher leadership podcasting

Tina Dietz is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and content marketing expert who has been featured on media outlets including ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post, and Forbes. Tina’s podcast, The StartSomething Show, was named by INC magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs. Tina’s company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, connects leaders, entrepreneurs and experts with larger audiences, resulting in expanded influence and income. Tina divides her time between the US and Costa Rica, where she’s part of a leadership team building a conscious community called Vista Mundo.

The music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Interested in learning more about audiobooks and howyou can be using audio in your writing career ?

Why You Need to be Publishing Audiobooks – with Tina Dietz [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Audiobook Marketing, Business Development, Marketing, Podcast.

​The popularity of devices like Alexa have created a rise in the demand for audio to educate and entertain commuters and laundry-folders alike. James talks to Tina Dietz about creating audiobooks from both our fiction and non-fiction work.(Podcast on Self Publishing Formula, September 14, 2018)

Publishing Audiobooks - Tina Dietz & Mark Dawson Self Publishing Formula

This week’s highlights include:

  • The importance of creativity in every type of business
  • How creativity makes us more productive
  • The different approaches to audiobooks by fiction and non-fiction authors
  • Thoughts on narrating your book yourself
  • The range of costs for producing an audiobook, including what you can expect to pay a narrator
  • Auditioning narrators to find the right voice for your book
  • Providing character information to narrators to find a good fit
  • Reading your book out loud yourself to get a sense of your characters’ voices
  • The three reasons for starting a podcast

Resources mentioned in this episode:

PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Podcast’s Patreon page

TINA’S WEBSITE: Twin Flames Studios 

Wondering how you can leverage your books and work?

SPA Girls Podcast – EP152 – Interview with Tina Dietz About Audiobooks [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Audiobook Marketing, Business Development, Marketing, Podcast.

​This week we have the fabulous Tina Dietz, an expert in the area of audio, podcasting and audiobooks, who talks to us about the ways we can be using audio in our writing careers.(Podcast on Self Publishing Authors Podcast, September 12, 2018)

About Audiobooks - Tina Dietz & SPA Girls Podcast

She gives us the low down on audiobooks, how to get them recorded, how they fit into the marketing of your other book formats, and how to promote/market them to your audience.

She also talks about the expanding audiobook industry and why we should all be considering adding audiobooks to our inventory of books.

Tina gave us some amazing ideas for how to promote audiobooks, or even just using audio to promote your print or ebook versions of your book. She’s a very smart marketer, with a strong grasp of the audio market, and this is a must-listen episode for anyone who’s thinking of getting into audiobooks, or who already has audiobooks on sale. (Or in fact anyone who thinks they could use audio in any way to help with the marketing of their books. ???? )

About Tina

Tina Dietz MS, NCC is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and content marketing expert who has been featured on media outlets including ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post and Forbes. Tina’s podcast, The StartSomething Show, was named by INC magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs.

Tina has been building businesses for over 20 years and is the owner of StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, a company committed to connecting experts, authors, and entrepreneurs with their ideal audiences through audio branding and marketing with a deep specialty in audiobook publishing, podcasting, and thought leadership.

Website

Interested in learning more about audiobooks and howyou can be using audio inyour writing career ?

Become a Great Podcast Guest with Tina Dietz [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Leadership, Marketing, Podcast, Podcasting, Sales.

​When Tina Dietz was handed a tape recorded at 2 years old, that was that, she developed a life long love affair with speaking.(Podcast on Inner Dominatrix, August 15, 2018)

Great Podcast Guest - Tina Dietz

When Tina Dietz was handed a tape recorded at 2 years old, that was that, she developed a life long love affair with speaking. Today she is a speaker, audio-book publisher, podcast producer, and an internationally acclaimed business coach who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Forbes and Huffington Post. Her company, Start Something Creative Business Solutions works with authors, experts and entrepreneurs who want more than just a business and more than a routine life. They want a business oasis.

Summary

Tina discusses being a podcast guest, and the difference between being an average guest, and a good guest. She also talks about showing up to have a real conversation, instead of just to promote something.

She shares the single easiest way to get onto a podcast, and how simple it really is. She also stresses the importance of making sure the shows you appear on are the right fit for you.

Dana and Tina talk about evergreen content, and how it’s very beneficial when it comes to sharing and promoting podcast episodes. They also discuss strategic hiring and how it can help immensely, even early on.

Tina gets into the key pieces and takeaways for someone who is looking into being a podcast guest. She gives practical tips, as well as insights to keep in mind as you move into being a guest.

Quotes

  • “There’s being a guest, and then there’s being a good guest.”
  • “People come for the topic, but they stay for the host.”
  • “It’s not all about you, it’s about you getting involved with that hosts’ community.”
  • “Every interview you do is a marketing asset.”
  • “Show up prepared.”
  • “Having a podcast means that you have a platform to share influence with other people.”

Links

https://twinflamesstudios.com/

Want to learn more aboutpodcasting for your business?

How to Speak Up Powerfully When You Want Things to Change GUEST: Tina Dietz [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Leadership, Personal Development, Podcast, Podcasting.

​What stops you from speaking up? Strategies to help you be confident, assertive, and clear. It is time to speak up powerfully(Podcast on Emotional Savvy: The Relationship Help Show, Jun 19, 2018)

Speak Up Powerfully - Tina Dietz & Dr. Rhoberta Shaler

EMOTIONAL SAVVY: The Relationship Help Showwith Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, The Relationship Help DoctorHow to Speak Up Powerfully When You Want Things to Change – Episode 44GUEST: Tina Dietz, Speaker, Audiobook Publisher, Podcast Producer, Content Marketing ExpertDR. RHOBERTA SHALER:In today’s episode, Dr. Shaler shares compelling ideas about how you can be keeping yourself from having the life and relationships you most want.What’s getting in your way? What’s stopping you? Do you know? Stop and think about it…seriously.How are you with reasons, rationalizations, justifications, and plain ol’ excuses? Maybe, it’s time to think them through and see how they are serving you. Listen in for insights and inspiration for moving forward more powerfully.You deserve to take up space and draw breath, so, why not take stock and see if you’re making the most of it? There is norightway to be, and you are at your best when you are examining, and re-examining your focus, your goals, and your desired results. Rhoberta will help you think that through today. Listen in and be inspired to move in the direction of the life and love you want.GUEST: Tina Dietz, Speaker, Audiobook Publisher, Podcast Producer, Content Marketing ExpertTina Dietz is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and content marketing expert who has been featured on media outlets including ABC. Inc.com, Huffington Post, and Forbes. Tina’s podcast, The Start Something Show, was named by INC magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs. Tina’s company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, connects leaders, entrepreneurs and experts with larger audiences, resulting in expanded influence and income. Tina divides her time between the US and Cost Rica, where she is part of a leadership team building a conscious community called Vista Mundo.Tina knows some big things about speaking up! In fact, you could say she’s outspoken…lol! With her support, so many people have found their voice and created their businesses, including podcasts. She helps them to become outspoken, too, to give the world the power of their insights, learning, and strategies for growth.How does someone’s voice affect you? Are you aware of its effect on you? You actually are calibrating another person’s voice without even realizing…and so is everyone else!How does your voice affect others? Your voice speaks volume–even before the impact of your words!

Your early life set you up for how you listen, what you pick up, and what you ignore or deny. What did you take on, and how is it serving me now?Tina Dietz help people express themselves in the world through audio publishing. In Part Two of today’s episode, Tina shared her entrepreneurial journey, and how she came to her current work. She is an international expert at helping her clients turn their books and ideas, into audio books and products.How to ask good questions is imperative to interviewing others. Big talking points about this today!

So many turns and twists in this episode through life stories, Hijackals, and creating a wonderful business. You’ll enjoy this, I think!

Here’s some interview highlights:

  • Do you realize how you use your listening to navigate your life and relationships?
  • Are you in tune with it?
  • Why is it that you can hear your name spoken, even in a crowded room?
  • What did you learn early in life about who you are, and how intuitive you are?

Tina gives you insights into why this is and what the impact of it is on how you create your life, relationships, and business.

In this week’s powerful podcast episode “How to Create a Great Audiobook” you will discover …

  • How necessary it is for you to have an audiobook
  • What are some audiobook basics you need to understand
  • What audiobook trends you need to know about
  • Who is the best person to read your book
  • The importance of using an oral edit
  • Top mistakes to avoid when creating a great audiobook
  • And much, much more…

This episode features practical tools and techniques to help listeners who want to market a book. It provides invaluable and powerful information listeners will want to know to supercharge a book marketing strategy.

HER FREE GIFT: Tina’s ebook, Launch Your Audio Book. Get it HERE.

Wondering how you can easily speak up powerfully?

How to Expand Your Audience, Influence and Income with Tina Dietz [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Business Development, Leadership, Marketing, Podcast, Podcasting.

​Podcast interview from The Entrepreneur Way where we talked about how you can expand your audience, influence and increase your income(​Podcast on The Entrepreneur Way, Mar 28, 2018)

Expand Your Audience - Tina Dietz & The Entrepreneur Way

Tina Dietz is an internationally acclaimed speaker, podcast producer, audiobook publisher, and creative business expert who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post and Forbes. Her podcast, The StartSomething Show, was named by Inc magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs, and her company, StartSomething Creative Business Solutions, connects experts, authors, and entrepreneurs all around the world with their ideal audiences through podcasting, audiobooks, and thought leadership marketing. Tina splits her time between the US and Costa Rica where she’s part of a team building a community of entrepreneurs and conscious leaders.

Entrepreneurial Role Models: 

Pitchmen

When business started difficulties overcame: 

“Surrendering to the fact that I was an entrepreneur. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the godfather movies but it was in the godfather 3, the least interesting of all the movies, Al Pacino has this moment where he goes they keep bringing me back, and that is what it felt like to me becoming an entrepreneur, I really resisted it for a long time” …[Listen for More] 

Favourite Books: 

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Book by Elizabeth Gilbert

Favourite Quote: 

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul” 

Recommended Online Resources:

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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs: 

“Engage your curiosity. Curiosity will get you through a lot. We get so fixed sometimes on how something looks or how something should be or we worry about if something is going to turn out a certain way, what other people are going to think about us it goes on and on and on. Whatever circumstance that you’re in if you can shift from whatever state of being you’re in that has you feeling diminished or concerned or angry or upset or any of those states of being, if you can shift yourself into curiosity then that is a bridge to be much more positive and making decisions from a place that’s not based in fear or anger”…[Listen for More] 

More About Tina Dietz: 

StartSomething Creative Business Solutions

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning: 

“Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don’t have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don’t deny anything, I don’t advocate anything, I just live with it.” Bruce Springsteen 

Other Quotes From the Chat with Tina Dietz: 

  • “I don’t know if there are secrets, there’s just stuff you haven’t learned yet”
  • “Setting ideas aside, I don’t have to act on all the ideas”
  • “It’s a little bit like the matrix, are you going to take the blue pill or the red pill because if you take that blue pill you’re going to go down a road that you’re going to follow for some time”

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How to Create a Great Audiobook [Podcast]

Written by mike@brandrevive.com on . Posted in Audiobook Marketing, Marketing, Podcast.

Do you want to know how to create a great audiobook? Listen as audiobook publishing expert, Tina Dietz as she shares her treasure trove of tips and techniques to get your message heard.(Podcast on Book Marketing Mentors, December, 2017)

Create a Great Audiobook - Tina Dietz & Susan Friedmann

Do you want to know how to create a great audiobook? Listen as audiobook publishing expert, Tina Dietz as she shares her treasure trove of tips and techniques to get your message heard.

When she was two years old, someone handed Tina a tape recorder and that was that a lifelong love affair was born. Today, Tina is a speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and internationally acclaimed business coach who’s been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Forbes and Huffington Post. Her company, Start Something Creative Business Solutions, works with authors, experts, and entrepreneurs who want more than just a business and want more than a routine life. They want a business oasis. Tina splits her time between the US and Costa Rica.

In this week’s powerful podcast episode “How to Create a Great Audiobook” you will discover …

  • How necessary it is for you to have an audiobook
  • What are some audiobook basics you need to understand
  • What audiobook trends you need to know about
  • Who is the best person to read your book
  • The importance of using an oral edit
  • Top mistakes to avoid when creating a great audiobook
  • And much, much more…

This episode features practical tools and techniques to help listeners who want to market a book. It provides invaluable and powerful information listeners will want to know to supercharge a book marketing strategy.

Listen to this week’s interview and discover how to get you and your book noticed and your voice heard in a crowded marketplace.

To Download the transcript from this podcast interview “How to Create a Great Audiobook,” visit Book Marketing Mentors’ page.

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