Has anyone tried this? Is this effective?

Havent tried it yet so I have no idea. Its not like I fear speaking in public. I'm just not sure if it is worth the return rate. Also... I'm not sure if the overly paranoid nanny state public schools are gonna even allow me to speak about a comic that has a school shooting scene in it. lol! But who knows?



But I remember one time when I was in high school there was some guy speaking in art class about his self-published comic... name I forgot but it was pretty well drawn in the style of Neon Genesis evangelion...

Everyone was like "You must be rich!!! You must make alot of money!!!"

He just smiled and was like "Haha. I wish."

Trying to remember that guy. His name escapes me. If any of you know of him here's a brief description of the dude:
- Black guy... about 5'10
- Comic has a well-drawn cover of a woman with short black hair and she's naked with her private parts wrapped in something that resembles toilet paper. And behind her is this giant robot that reeks of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Yes, it can be effective. But it is much more of a soft sell.

Usually when you are speaking you are presenting yourself as a sort of expert. Maybe on webcomics, but maybe on Photoshop, or MangaStudio, or maybe design or merchandising. You aren't building value so much in your property as you are in yourself as an authority on some subject. You can use your own comic as an example, and its okay to do that, but you want to make sure that you don't just come off as a narcissist. If you come off as a pretty cool, knowledgeable person, people will more than likely check out your work.

I did this for a number of years giving Photoshop and webcomic making panels at conventions, and I usually got a little spike of readers in the week after doing panels, as I gave out business cards with my webcomic address on them after each panel. I think the people checked out the site after the convention.

I don't know if highschools are your best audience. If you happen to have a connection, that's fine to do a talk maybe once a year. But conventions are usually a better audience, more likely to find readers there. You can also give webinars, livestreams or do a podcast or blog dedicated to the aspect you want to build yourself up as an expert in. Then you are tapping a new audience of people looking for help and tutorials, and exposing them to your comic in a very subliminal way.

advice appreciated. thanks.