Please Remember, Raven Radio is now on it’s evening schedule

11PM – 12AM EST

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Paranormal authors Mandy M Roth and Michelle M Pillow talk books, industry, paranormal, and take reader calls.

Wed June 4, 2008
11pm –12am EST

11:00-11:30 – Michelle M Pillow and Mandy M Roth talk with Author Lauren Dane about books and the paranormal.

11:30- 12:00 – Stacey Allen McGee, Tour Director Appalachian GhostWalks and Ghost Tours – www.AppalachianGhostWalks.com

Listener dial-in number during LIVE shows
(646) 595-3998 (New York number, long distance charges apply)

There is also a LIVE chat during the shows. Follow the link below and look for CHAT LIVE buttons! You can type your questions or comments in there during the chat and we’ll ask/answer them on air!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio

To hear the interview and learn how you can enter the contest for a chance to win go to:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio and click May 14, 2008′s show. Or, go to the direct link here!

Shows will also be archived later this week and sent to our subscribers at: http://ravenpodcasts.podomatic.com/

ONE WINNER WILL BE DRAWN AT RANDOM AND ANNOUNCED ON NEXT WEEK’S RADIO SHOW. TO ENTER, EMAIL YOU ANSWER TO OUR ON AIR QUESTION TO: ravenradio@ravenhappyhour.com

And, afterwards, check out Author Talk, a hilarious interview series by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe. I highly recommend the Kresley Cole Interview. To give you a hint, Gena does interpretive dance.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio

Or later this week, you can find the archive of the show on Pod-o-Matic: http://ravenpodcasts.podomatic.com/

To enter:
1. Listen to the show and get the “catch phrase” we announce
2. Email that catch phrase to: ravenradio@ravenhappyhour.com

Winners will be announced on next week’s show and on the Raven Blog www.ravenhappyhour.com/ravenblog

GOOD LUCK! And thanks for listening!
Michelle & Mandy

Raven Radio by Michelle Pillow and Mandy Roth

Mentioned in RT May 2008!

Check us out on page 13 of the magazine!!

To enter, listen to our archived show entitled, “Will you still listen to us tomorrow — Romantic Times Convo… and how we suck and are missing it.” , find one of the catch phrases we say during the show and email it to ravenradio@ravenhappyhour.com.

Just a quick note. If you listen to us from the blogtalk site, there will be a little bit of dead air at the beginning and in the middle because of the tech issues. So, just fast forward on the show until you hear talking.

RECOMMENDED LISTENING:
Listen to the archived shows on pod-o-matic. We’ve edited out the dead air time for your convenience.

Click here to get your own player.

Wed March 12, 2008
11am –12pm EST

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio

Listener dial-in number during LIVE shows
(646) 595-3998 (New York number, long distance charges apply)

There is also a LIVE chat during the shows. Follow the link below and look for CHAT LIVE buttons! You can type your questions or comments in there during the chat and we’ll ask/answer them on air!

Hosts:
Michelle M Pillow
www.michellepillow.com

Mandy M Roth
www.mandyroth.com

 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio

 Guest authors Mary Wine and JC Wilder join us to talk books, talk romance and talk ghosts. Our idea of the perfect night! They’ll take LIVE reader calls and questions from raven radio chat room!

  Listener dial-in number during LIVE shows
(646) 595-3998 (New York number, long distance charges apply)

There is also a LIVE chat during the shows. Follow the link below and look for CHAT LIVE  buttons! You can type your questions or comments in there during the chat and we’ll ask/answer them on air!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio

Since I host an internet radio show with Michelle Pillow, I’ll use Raven Radio as an example. When you’re a guest, you call in from a phone to do the LIVE interview with us. Make sure you’re not calling in from a cell phone. It’s easy for calls to be dropped and for the reception to be low. If you sound crackly on the phone to me, you will sound exactly like that on air as well. Avoid using a speakerphone or Bluetooth like options—while those headsets work great while driving, they don’t exactly shine through on air. If you have call waiting, shut it off prior to calling in. There is nothing worse than the pauses in conversation because someone is trying to beep through. The same goes for disruptions in the background. Be sure you’re calling from a quiet spot.

While its important to be prepared, having notes in front of you, or your blurb handy, anything that may help you on the fly, its also important to not sound like you’re reading from a script. The opposite end of the spectrum is rambling. It happens to the best of us. (I know what you’re thinking—hey, lady, what the hell can I do then?)It’s simple. Strike a fine balance.

If you’re prone to rambling when nervous (Trust me, when it hits you that not only is the interview live but that it will be available as an mp3 in podcast form for thousands of listeners—forever immortalized in cyber land—the urge to ramble will be there.)

Tips to avoid rambling:

• Be prepared: note cards, your website(s) pulled up in front of you for quick reference, blurb handy, book handy (I send a show outline to guests prior to the show so they can glance at it and get a feel of what is happening when).

• Avoid using filler words such as and, umm, but, well…. No. I don’t mean you can’t ever say them just don’t use them as a bridge to nowhere. You know what I mean, when you’re stumped or when your mind is refusing to cooperate and agree with your tongue (happens to me all the time). By using filler words you’re tying the interviewer’s hands, leaving them the choice of letting you continue to ramble or cutting you off when it sounds as if you might say more. That makes them look rude and they’ll often avoid doing it. That means you’re left rambling. LOL.

• If you’re asked a question either by the interviewer or a listener who calls, don’t hedge your way through it or go all “clinical”. I have images of “Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Anyone?” in my head. Monotone and/or way too clinical doesn’t win you points for being smart. It makes the audience sound you out.

Also, yes, you’re on the show to pump your book but it’s not a commercial. Find a happy medium with talking about your book, yourself and going with the flow of the topic. For Raven, we’ll often prompt authors, encouraging them to talk about their book, themselves, interests and so on depending upon time. We’re also fairly good at steering the conversation to help blend into whatever the topic of the day of the show is. I’m sure this is the case with most hosts.

Know how long your slotted time is. When that time limit nears, be prepared to wrap up your portion. Normally, we’ll guide you. When your time is ended and all the thanks yous have been said, go ahead and hang up.

Radio is just one more marketing tool to spread the word about yourself and your book. Taking the time to prepare and simply exhaling deeply before starting will lead to a happy and hopefully fun experience.

Hope this Marketing with Mandy was helpful!

Until next time…..

Author Desiree Holt joins us! She’s managed rock and roll bands and organized concerts. Been the only female on the sports staff of a university newspaper. Immersed herself in Nashville peddling a country singer. And she’s penned some smokin’ hot books! She joins Mandy and Michelle today 11am- 12 pm on raven radio!

Listener dial-in number during LIVE shows
(646) 595-3998 (New York number, long distance charges apply)

There is also a LIVE chat during the shows. Follow the link below and look for CHAT LIVE buttons! You can type your questions or comments in there during the chat and we’ll ask/answer them on air!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio