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More Suggestions for Compelling Presentations

by Rick Baker
On Oct 14, 2010
From ‘How To Talk So People Listen’, by Sonya Hamlin
 
The number-one guidelines for planning and presenting Business Communications:
  • Audiences need to visualize your ideas to bring clarity, interest, and credibility to them.
  • You must be challenging, interesting, surprising, alive, energized, and original to get and hold the audience’s attention today.
  • You need to involve your audience and interact with them to keep them with you.
Sonya Hamlin’s advice meshes well with that of Philip Theibert and the advice of the Heath brothers, Chip & Dan.
 
So, from now on, every time I create a new presentation I will refer to the following 3 Thought Posts:
And, at least once a quarter, I will revisit the compilation of advice from Dale Carnegie, Peter Urs Bender, and Stephanie Palmer contained in Compelling Presentations.
 
Footnote:
 
Why improve your public speaking skills?
 
Brian Tracy provides lots of good reasons…
  • You will attract the attention of people who can help you
  • New doors will open for you
  • You will feel more confident
  • You will increase your self-esteem
  • You will be given opportunities to use your developing skills at higher and higher levels

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Communication: Improving Communication | Influencing

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Sales Tweet #64

by Rick Baker
On Oct 14, 2010
Sales Tweet #64 How many referrals did you get so far this month? Does your referral program need a tweak?
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
There are 2 major categories of Referrals: Type (1) the referrals you solicit and Type (2) the referrals that happen naturally…i.e., Type (2) happen when you are pleasantly surprised as your happy Clients bring you new Probable Clients. Type (2) referrals are the supreme compliment. They signal you are providing most-excellent service and Value.

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Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions | Sales | Thought Tweets

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