Burr's Blog

Time Management 4 :  How to time balance one's writing life with one's speaking life? Within one month, I received two requests to speak at a 7:00 a.m. Friday breakfast with two-days' notice. The requester seemed surprised when I declined. After the second no, I encouraged the requester to book me through the New Mexico Humanities Council Speakers Bureau  Public Programs - Speakers Bureau - Speakers Catalog - New Mexico Humanities Council (nmhumanities.org) . The Bureau permits New Mexico non-profit organizations to engage its speakers at no cost to them. They simply have to contact the speaker, secure a gate, an approximation of costs, and then fill out the form. I like the Speakers Bureau because it requires 45-days lead time. This enables me to balance the New Mexico engagements with in-person and zoom speaking engagements around the country. I have Zoomed in to Yale, University of Michigan, Iowa, and Houston, to name a few. When asked to appear in person, I balance the