Presentations

•    Panel discussion member, “The Marathon of Chapter Presidency,” 42^nd Annual Society for Technical Communication International Conference; Washington, DC; May 1995.

•    Presenter, “Publishing on the Internet,” A presentation to the medical staff of Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation; New Orleans, LA; April 1996.

•    Presenter, “Processes and Procedures,” Short Course for Managing Editors; 41^st Annual Council of Science Editors International Conference; Salt Lake City, UT; May 1998.

•    Presenter, “What Works with Instructions, Forms, and Checklists?” 41^st Annual Council of Science Editors International Conference; Salt Lake City, UT; May 1998.

•    Presenter/Book Signing, “Driving Safety,” Monthly meeting of the Horseless Carriage Club automotive group; New Orleans, LA; September 1999.

•    Presenter/Book Signing, “Using Digital Technology to Publish Books,” Octavia Books; New Orleans, LA; June 9, 2001. 

•    Presenter, “Self-Publishing Quickly and Affordably,” Society for Technical Communication Region 5 Conference; Houston, TX; October 2001. For this particular session, see page 4 of the program (2.14MB). You can also view the abstract (97KB) for this conference presentation.

•    Presenter, “Print on Demand—Strategies for Short Press Runs of Seminar Materials to Full-Length Books,” Society for Technical Communication Region 5 Conference; Oklahoma City, OK; October 2002. For this particular session, see the conference program. You can also view the abstract (12KB) and the schedule of sessions (66KB) for this conference presentation.

•    Presenter, “Cookbook Publishing,” Whole Foods Market (339KB); 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., June 14, 2003. New Orleans newest Whole Foods Market on Magazine Street hosted a lecture (330KB) by Mr. Smith on the topic of publishing your cookbook. Printing and binding issues and rights and permissions for previously published recipes also were addressed, and the independently published cookbook, Angelina’s Favorite Recipes, was displayed with the speaker’s own Publishing for Small Press Runs. See photographs (1, 2) of the display, compliments of Whole Foods Market Marketing Director Kristina Bradford.

•    Presenter, “Contractor Employment—A Comparison of Government vs. Private Sector Cost Plus vs. Fixed Price Contract Environments and What It Means to the Employee,” Society for Technical Communication Region 5 Conference; Austin, TX; October 2003. You can also view the abstract (69KB) for this conference presentation.

•    Panel discussion member, “Self Publishing: Victory or Vanity?” Jubilee Jambalaya Writers’ Conference, part of the Festival of the Arts and Humanities; Houma, LA; April 3, 2004.

•    1-Hour Lecture Series: “Gainful Employment—A Primer for Resume Writing, Job Hunting, and Effective Interviewing.” Louisiana Department of Labor Employment Office; New Orleans, LA; July 30, 2004.

•    1-Hour Lecture Series: Presenter of “Book Publishing Quickly and Affordably,” Indonique; 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., July 31, 2004.

•    Reading and Signing, Margarita Bergen’s Literary Salon; 3 p.m., October 31, 2004.

•    Keynote speaker in celebration of the proclamation for the first annual Film and Video Industry Awareness Month for the State of Louisiana; March 26, 2005.

•    Panel discussion member, “Digging for the Facts: Writing Nonfiction?” Jubilee Jambalaya Writers’ Conference, part of the Festival of the Arts and Humanities; Houma, LA; April 9, 2005. See pictures from this event: 1, 2.

•    Presenter, “From Magazine Article to Full-Length Book,” Associated Collegiate Press, National College Media Convention; New Orleans, LA; October 29, 2005. (Canceled by ACP due to Hurricane Katrina.)

•    Presenter, "Publishing for Short Print Runs," Roosevelt's; Memphis, TN; November 2005.