Periscope is the latest, greatest tool for live video streaming! As an author, why not use this platform to “write your next bestseller?” What things might you have done if you knew that Facebook would be as big as it is? What kind of following could you have gathered and grown? With Periscope, you have that opportunity. It’s new, and you will get an opportunity to be on the ground floor of an exciting video revolution. Most writers are an expert at something. Periscope is being branded as a great place to get tips and advice. Show up and strut your stuff. Make it professional and you will stand out from the rest. That’s where we come in with the lessons we’ve learned while scoping out Periscope … Join Sharon C. Jenkins and Rochelle Carter for an exciting new webinar on how to “Write Your Next Best Seller with Periscope.”

1. SCOPE YOUR BOOK
5 EFFECTIVE WAYS FOR AUTHORS TO USE
PERISCOPE
SHARON C. JENKINS, CO-AUTHOR
OF PERISCOPE YOUR BOOK SERIES

2. WHAT IS PERISCOPE?
 Just over a year ago, we became fascinated by the idea of discovering
the world through someone else’s eyes. What if you could see through
the eyes of a protester in Ukraine? Or watch the sunrise from a hot air
balloon in Cappadocia? It may sound crazy, but we wanted to build the
closest thing to teleportation. While there are many ways to discover
events and places, we realized there is no better way to experience a
place right now than through live video. A picture may be worth a
thousand words, but live video can take you someplace and show you
around. Periscope.tv

3. SIMPLY SPEAKING PERISCOPE IS …
 Periscope is a new social media platform available since
March 2015.
 It is an app for smartphones that works alongside Twitter,
allowing users to live stream videos, interact with your
network and other users from around the world.
 Periscope uses a different approach than Instagram or Vine;
it allows you to create your video in real time.

4. PRE-BROADCAST
Here’s where you put an attention getting title to get the
attention of potential viewers.
Don’t forget the emoji’s!!!

5. BROADCAST
When you are doing a broadcast or viewing a broadcast
this is what you actually see on your phone.
HEARTS are Periscope’s currency!
If you like a broadcast, you show it by tapping the screen
and sharing the love.

6. WATCH MODE
When you click on the little television, you are able to see
who’s broadcasting.

7. REPLAY
If you miss a broadcast, you have 24 hours to view a
replay.

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5 EFFECTIVE WAYS FOR
AUTHORS TO USE PERISCOPE
PER THE MASTER COMMUNICATOR, SHARON C. JENKINS, @SHARON_JENKINS
• TIMING
• VIDEOS
• RECOGNITION
• LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
• TWEETS ARE SWEET

9. TIMING
Timing is everything! Study your Twitter audience to
see when you have a lot of activity, and schedule
your Periscopes about your book or book events
during those Twitter rush hours to get the most
exposure.
Why? Because your Periscope is connected to
Twitter, and that’s where you will be promoting your
videos.

10. VIDEOS
You can save the promotional videos for your book
launch or signing to the app (for 24 hours) or on
your phone’s camera roll. (You’ve got to have a lot of
memory to do this.) Or save them on katch.com for
ever and ever!

11. RECOGNITION
Make your Periscope easy to find! Remember even though
Periscope is one of the new kids on the block, it is growing
like wildfire. If you want to get noticed, be conspicuous.
On Periscope, you have the option to do a public or private
broadcast. You may want to do a public broadcast if you are
doing a book launch. You may want to do an exclusive private
Periscope if you are sharing tips with your favorite fans or a
book club.

12. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Don’t forget to share your location on Periscope by
turning on the “location tagging” to announce when
you are broadcasting on Twitter.
Also turn on Twitter sharing and your broadcast will
be shared with your Twitter followers in a tweet that
looks like this: LIVE on #Periscope: [Video Title] [Link
to Video].

13. TWEETS ARE SWEET
When introducing a new book project or announcing
the birth of your book baby, do a Periscope
broadcast.
Remember, your broadcast will be available for 24
hours. Schedule tweets to your followers that allow
those followers in multiple time zones to take
advantage of viewing your latest video about your
book.

14. FOR MORE TIPS ON HOW AUTHORS CAN USE
PERISCOPE TO SELL MORE BOOKS …
 Go to scopeyourbook.info and listen to our podcasts from
Periscope experts such as Alex Khan, Ryan Steinolfson,
Shawn Matthews and Dr. Bee Smith of Perigirls.
 Purchase a copy of “Using Periscope to Write Your Next
Best Seller” at http://www.tinyurl.com/periscopeyourbook.
 Get on the waiting list for Periscope Your Book Webinar
Intensive at www.periscopeyourbook.com!

15. DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW ME ON
TWITTER/PERISCOPE
Sharon_Jenkins
Scopeyourbook
HAPPY SCOPING!