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STORYTELLING- EVERY GREAT SPEAKER IS A GREAT STORYTELLER Jack Barnard, Team member of Speaker Services jackp.barnard@earthlink.net Susan note: Storytelling is essential to your presentations. Stories paint a visual picture and if told properly you will attract business your way. It is called seeding. One of the ways to support your points in a presentation is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )September 21, 2011 Update Marketing & Training Services since 1992 Speaker Services http://www.speakerservices.com In this issue – Note from Susan Levin – Tweets & Blog Posts of interest Greetings, I want to personally invite all of our Los Angeles business folks, speakers, authors, coaches and entrepreneurs to join us on Monday October 17 for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The following post is from Speaker Services team member Jack Barnard. jackp.barnard@verizon.net Jack says “it’s important to get your information and structure together but you can have perfect form and still not hook the audience. What makes your information come alive is what will be covered in Mesmerize Your Audience the workshop. Openings, closings, storytelling, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Speakers, Authors, Consultants, Coaches, Experts, Entrepreneurs, CEO’s Gain Credibility, Boost Your Visibility And Get More Clients By Talking Up Your Business These days, if you’re a would-be speaker, a business hotshot, an entrepreneur or a network marketer; if you have a product, service or about-to-be-realized dream; you absolutely need to be speaking about it, do [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Speaker Services offering for workshops in Los Angeles Click on the links to read more and to register. Saturday, October 16, 1-5pm Should You Self-Publish or Go Mainstream in a Changing Publishing World? Jean-Noel Bassior, $125 Explore the pros and cons of the many ways to get published. Publishing is changing as we speak… You [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )HOW TO USE STORYTELLING FOR BUSINESS AND WHY IT MATTERS The post today comes from my colleague Wendy Scharfman Coaching For Effective Communication www.wendyscharfman.com Today’s issue is about the use of storytelling in business. It’s one of the oldest and most magical forms of communication. Primitive peoples chronicled their lives on the walls of caves [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )In this day and age, to truly make a lasting impact, you need to be a media conglomerate: a compelling speaker…a credible author…a believable video performer…a master marketer.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Move around, don’t hide behind the podium: It’s easy to seek shelter behind a speaker podium, especially when you’re nervous, but the podium is a subconscious “block” between you and your audience. Try to move as far away from it as you can.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Post by Lisa Sassevich Lisa at the Speakers Summit When you’re trying to get booked to speak on stages or teleseminars, it’s crucial to give your talk a hooky title. By that I mean, an instantly appealing and easy to remember name. A hooky talk title can mean the difference between getting booked or not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Post by Suzanne Bates, The Power Speaker Blog Suzanne Bates is a former television anchor, a writer, speaker, and author of Speak Like a CEO (McGraw Hill 2005). I’ve been scanning the internet for 2010 workplace predictions and it’s got me thinking about how all these trends are going to change the way we communicate. It’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Position, Prospect, Prosper – The Road Ahead The public speaking industry has changed, including the professional speaker marketing and training that is so important to your success. One of the most important changes that affects speakers involve the meetings marketplace. Yes it is no secret that there are less speaking engagements then in the past [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE In the speaking world, the media stars are the keynote speakers. A lot of seminar leaders and trainers ask me how they can adapt their material to this intense, high-profile, and often lucrative specialty. “The keynote speech comes from the discipline of show business. The seminar comes from the discipline [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Here’s an interesting post by David McDermott which I found on Bytestart out of the UK. It all comes down to being prepared so that you have a fighting chance to have a winning pitch. Speaker Services Team is available to support you in creating a winning pitch whether it be for speaking, media or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )By Sharon Housley Presentations can be a great way to attract new business, simply by making yourself more well-known. However, nerves can often get in the way of entrepreneurs who want to use speaking opportunities to develop their business. Follow these steps to overcome nerves and make a powerful presentation during your public speaking engagement… [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Post by Lisa Sasevich T he Queen of Sales Conversion When you’re on stage, it’s absolutely critical to keep a level of control in the room. You want to graciously command your audience so that you can get through everything, give what you came to give, serve people at the highest level and get great [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How quickly do you think your audience evaluates you when you begin your speech or presentation? Do you think it takes 5 minutes? Perhaps 10? Do you believe that your audience has the patience to wait until you finish to decide if they like you as a speaker? The truth is that your audience will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today’s post comes from Donna Gunter, The Online Biz Resource Queen™ I love being a guest on other people’s teleseminars. What I love best is the fact that all I have to do is show up and talk when someone else is sponsoring them. I’m responsible for none of the marketing and promotion and registration [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The following post is from Graham Moore Presenting to an audience no matter how small or how large is an important part of the way we do business today. It may be to motivate and influence our team to perform at their best, it may be to pitch for new business, it may be to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mark Hayward http://northxeast.com/blogging/like-it-or-not-blogging-is-public-speaking/ Do you get sweaty palms, an increased heart rate, or feel like you are going to faint when you have to make a presentation in front of an audience? Would you like to improve your public speaking skills and enhance your blogging at the same time? Public speaking and blogging are similar [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The following post is from my colleague Burt Dubin. We’re talkin’ about the game of being an expert at what you do. These rules are unforgiving. Break them and a remorseless force simply sweeps you off the board, clicks you off the screen—and you’re not even history. You’re nuthin’, baby. Abide by these rules and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Imagine that you have spent the better part of two weeks working on an important speech you plan to give to your firm. You think you have done everything right. Read on as Laurie Brown offers simple tips to keep the audience from falling asleep (post from Rain Today ) You have created a PowerPoint [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This Essay was in the LA Times on June 15, 2008 written by Seth Greenland. Today’s authors must sell their work — and themselves. The publisher’s promotional budget wouldn’t cover bus fare to the book party for “Shining City.” What to do? Try a hot tub, high-priced escorts and a pimp. Not long ago, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Last night I was on a panel about Being Heard – Being Seen. The other panelists were Linda MacKenzie of http://www.healthylife.net radio and Marc Ryan of Green Health Life, The All Natural Interactive Internet TV Show. The following is a very short video shot by my friend Jeannie Cottingham with my ultra flip camera as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today’s post is from RainToday by Pamela J. Gordon When it comes to selling your services, getting your foot in the door is only half the battle. Presenting your message so that it “lands” and “sticks” is the other half. After all, your goal as a professional service provider is to move your prospect or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Scott Ginsberg offers valuable tips on nonverbal communication. Try a few of his tips the next time you are networking and see if it makes a difference! Your nonverbal communication talks before you do. According to most interpersonal communication textbooks, only seven percent of interpersonal communication is transmitted verbally—the remaining ninety-three percent speaks for itself. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )TALK UP YOUR BUSINESS Wednesday, June 25, 9:30-2:30pm, Marina del Rey Hotel, MDR, CA (includes lunch, free parking -$39 or $49 at the door with Susan Levin & Jack Barnard Are you a professional, an author, coach, consultant, trainer or an expert who has dreamed of fine tuning your speaking skills to enhance your effectiveness [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The following post is from Six Minutes- A Public Speaking and Presentations Skills Blog- Andrew Dlugan – Research a topic – Good speakers stick to what they know. Great speakers research what they need to convey their message. – Focus – Help your audience grasp your message by focusing on your message. Stories, humour, or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )By Vickie K. Sullivan, Contributing Editor for Rain Today You’ve hit a homerun with a recent speech. The audience was perfect, filled with high-level prospects who have the authority (and the budget) to hire you. Your talk was met with rave reviews and you got an outstanding recommendation letter from the host organization. But now, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )We just finished the 5 day Bootcamp and I am always blown away by the comments of the attendees. Eileen Joyce wrote a poem about her experience. See a very short one camera video that was created at the Bootcamp. Doug McKee click here. See more comments and next Bootcamp Dates. I will be adding [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )by Burt Dubin http://www.speakingbizsuccess.com Here’s how to make every presentation lead to requests for you to speak again at other events. Make building your reputation and enhancing your perceived value the primary function of every presentation. Here are seven tested, proven methods I’ve discovered from my study of the skills of the masters of the [...]
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