Liesl Seborg and Ezequiel Luna presented at the SWILA conference on April 8, 2009 on the topic of "Extreme Booktalking". Their presentation provided tips on how to effectively booktalk to audiences in an enthusiastic manner. They emphasized knowing your style and audience, using enthusiasm to discuss key passages from books, and trusting yourself and your ability to motivate readers. They also discussed the benefits of both individual and team booktalking performances.

1. Liesl Seborg, MLIS, MA, Hidden Springs Branch Library
Ezequiel Luna, BA, Nampa Public Library
SWILA Conference
April 8, 2009

2. Sales?
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 Motivation?
 Entertaining?
 Capturing the reader?
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3. Fiction
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 Collections
 Nonfiction
 Fast & Furious
 In the Stacks (aka Shelftalking)
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4. Know your style
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 Enthusiasm for the material
 Flexibility
 Balance
 Know your audience
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5. E - enthusiastic
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 X – excels @ finding key passages
 T – trusts audience & self
 R – rides the wave
 E – expects the best of self
 M – motivates audience to read
 E – enjoys self!
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6. Team vs. Individual Performance
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 Team benefits:
mutual endorsement
assists during momentary blanks
handling troublesome issues
Individual benefits:
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more informal
stronger connection in small groups
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8. Be prepared
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 Befriend the audience
 Believe in yourself and your message
 Be breathing
 Be comfortable
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9. Think about:
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› Favorite way receive info?
› Most comfortable way to talk to others?
› Your favorite book?
› What part of your favorite book motivated
you to select it?
Choose your hook, tease and wrap-up
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11. What did you enjoy about doing your
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book-talk?
 What did you not like about it?
 What did you learn about your own
style?
 What did you learn from your
teammate’s performance that you’d like
to use?
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12. JUNIOR Peak- by Roland Smith
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The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull Plain Janes by Cecil Castelucci
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Schooled by Gordon Korman
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Journal by Jeff Kinney The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam
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Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Rex
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Igraine the Brave – Cornelia Funke Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landry
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Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian
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Selznick SENIOR
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Marley: a Dog Like No Other by John Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time
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Grogan Indian by Sherman Alexie
Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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Lee Stewart Deadline by Chris Crutcher
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No Talking – Andrew Clements
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Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa
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Abdel-Fattah
INTERMEDIATE Enter Three Witches by Caroline Cooney
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Alchemyst: Secrets of the Immortal Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks
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Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon
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Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
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Hale
http://pnla.org/
Zen And The Art Of Faking It by Jordan
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Sonnenblick
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13. Please feel free to email us if you have
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any questions or suggestions.
 Ezequiel: eluna@nampalibrary.org
 Liesl: lseborg@adalib.org
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14. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booktalking/
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 http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/
 http://www.thebooktalker.com/
 http://www.oism.cps.k12.il.us/pdf/inservice/The%20ABCs%20of%20Bo
oktalking.pdf
 http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/profdev/booktalking.cfm
 NoveList (database) has some excellent resources
 http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/Faculty/geaton/MSLMAtalk/
 http://www.teenspoint.org/reading_matters/booktalks.asp
 http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/webwatch/book_talks/
 http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/librarians/booktalks.html
 http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/tradebooks/booktalks.htm
 http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/booktalking-tips-
2008/
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