Presentations: 2 Minute Training #8: Don’t Use Powerpoint

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #8: Don’t Use Powerpoint

To many business people, and many presenters, Powerpoint is the end-all, be-all of the presentation world. So why does Tyler Dockery advise most business people not to use Powerpoint, and in fact, never to use Powerpoint for professional presentations?

Networking: 2 Minute Training #18: Offer To Give A Joint Presentation

Networking: 2 Minute Training #18: Offer To Give A Joint Presentation

In a networking meeting, you learn about individuals, you learn about their professions, and when they present to your group, you learn why its worth your while to talk with them or suggests the presenter’s skills to your contacts.

Most groups have a sign-up sheet where

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Networking: 2 Minute Training #17: Look The Part

Networking: 2 Minute Training #17: Look The Part

Last week’s networking blog entry came with a flood of email messages (not too many comments though… I’ll have to look into that) letting me know that the story aspect really caught their hearts and minds. So today, we’re going to talk about looking the part by opening

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Networking: 2 Minute Training #16: Seeing Is Believing

Networking: 2 Minute Training #15: Send A Personal Thank You

Networking: 2 Minute Training #15: Send A Personal Thank You

You just got off the phone with a referral you received this week. They love your work, and they’re willing to put $1200 down for a brand new widget. How can you thank the person who passed you their information? You’d love to do it in

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Networking: 2 Minute Training #14: Prime the Pump For Your Next One to One Meeting

Networking: 2 Minute Training #14: Prime the Pump For Your Next One to One Meeting

You’ve met another networking individual, and set up a one to one meeting. This could become the foundation for a pivotal relationship, and you would really like this meeting to connect the hearts and minds of your organization with theirs.

You want

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #7: Write Cues On Your Presentation Pieces

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #7: Write Cues On Your Presentation Pieces

You practiced your presentation, and you helped to design every single piece of it. You worked for days and nights to make sure that you have a well-oiled machine of a presentation team. So, when you pull out the 3rd presentation piece, and you pull

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #6: Learn From Mutt & Jeff

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #5: Buy Your Own Podium

Networking: 2 Minute Training #13: Don’t Sell to a Networker… Really

Networking: 2 Minute Training #13: Don’t Sell to a Networker… Really.

The point of networking is this: You know about 50 businesses and business owners. Those businesses or business owners each know 50 businesses or business owners. So by introducing your product or service to one individual, you have the potential to contact 2,500 businesses.

So why

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