Three Excellent Ways To Turbo Charge Your Sales Presentations
Do you find yourself dreading the prospect of presenting? Do you get nervous and fidgety during your presentations? A little anxiety before speaking is normal, but it can be a problem if it becomes overwhelming. Luckily for you, there are three excellent ways to turbo charge your sales presentations to help calm your nerves and make sure every presentation is as effective as possible. read all about them here!
1) Practice giving the presentation aloud in front of a mirror or video camera
2) Wear comfortable clothes and avoid too much coffee or other beverages with caffeine
3) Actively work on overcoming any negative thoughts by telling yourself "This will go well!" when anticipating standing in front of a group of people.
These tips seem like no-brainers, but they will definitely help you feel more confident and prepared when it comes time to actually deliver your sales pitch in front of a group.
Good luck! -Lance Winslow is a former sales rep and small business owner who founded the popular free weekly newsletter Lance Winslow's Small Business Tips – which was read by more than 100,000 entrepreneurs last year. He also founded Internet Marketing for Smart People , a free weekly newsletter for online marketers. Lance runs NetworkingWiz .com and Control Your Cash .com – two of the most influential productivity websites online today. If you found value from this article, please SHARE it via social media.
12 Things I Learned Before 30 That Helped Me Get On The Path To Entrepreneurial Success –
1) Know you're not where you want to be by 30, but also know you're better off than most. 2) Build a foundation in both work and relationships before you head out on your own. 3) Save 20% of every paycheck, even in the beginning. 4) Don't get married until after 30, it's the #1 thing you can do to avoid divorce. 5) Invest in You. Your education is your most important investment, so focus on that first. 6) Take an interest in a skill that has transferable skills. 7) Start a side business. 8) Learn how to sell, networking is critical. 9) Spend 5 years working your way up and out at one company if you can afford it. 10) Don't try to bring your side business with you when you quit your corporate job to work for yourself fulltime. 11) Master the 3 P's: Prioritization, Planning, and Preparation (then Productivity). 12) Don't take on more than you can handle. Too many tasks can overwhelm you, and you'll become stressed out trying to figure out where to start.
-Dan Miller is a well-known entrepreneur, author, coach and speaker who wrote the #1 Amazon bestselling book 'No Excuses'. Dan has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world achieve entrepreneurial success. He has been featured on CBS News, The TODAY Show , and a host of other top media news sites. Online Dan is known for his 'No Excuses' podcast, blog and email newsletter. If you found value from this article, please SHARE it via social media.
5 Ways To *Become* An Influencer, Not Just *Seem* Like One - Article by Liz Loveland, Founder of BusinessBitch.com , a website that teaches women the skills and mindset to become empowered entrepreneurs and "Business Badass B*tches" who create freedom and fulfillment in their lives. When you're at a networking event or just starting your career and you want to seem like an influencer, there's one thing you need to keep in mind: It's not about what you're saying or doing...it's about how it's perceived. That's right, even if you're saying or doing "the right thing", if you appear to be a needy, desperate human being, you will never project the image of an influencer. Becoming an influencer is something that takes time and energy. It's not something that happens overnight. If you want to get there sooner rather than later then make sure a higher percentage of what you do and say at networking events or in the work force is about service...not about YOU. Here are five ways to do it, according to Hal Elrod , author of " The Miracle Morning For Entrepreneurs " and " The Miracle Morning ." 1. Give away more than you receive in every relationship: In any relationship or friendship in life, if someone is giving more than they're receiving, the person receiving will eventually always feel like he or she has to pay that person or do something significant for them. This is a foundation principle of influence, relationships and getting people to want to help you. 2. Create an air of mystery: All of the most high-profile people in business have mastered this art. By creating an air of mystery that surrounds them, it causes others to want to know about them even more. 3. Irresistible, enticing and irresistible: If you're not irresistible, people will quickly lose interest in you. 4. Know how to ask for what you want: This helps you create the first impression of influence. 5. Be in control of every situation that you are involved in: Be self-secure and strong enough to know when it's time to back off when someone is pushing for something that you don't feel comfortable with.
-This post contains my observations of the Power Networking Event being hosted on July 29th at The Factory ClubhouseRestaurant & Lounge located at 7020 Hollywood Blvd.. I went to this event assuming that it would be filled with only entrepreneurs and business owners...not long-term unemployed people. The group was mostly made up of recently laid off business/finance professionals, many who were struggling to find work and were doing everything they could to network and make themselves visible in this bustling job market. I reached out to the event organizer to ask her why she felt it would be relevant to have a networking event that appealed to laid off workers when so many businesses are opening up shop without them (as she had stated in her promotion)...but she declined to comment which left me with a feeling that this was just another desperate move by people who saw an opportunity to "make a quick buck" off the back of others by making them believe that they needed their service. -I have no problem with people who are helping others network and make connections. The problem lies with the way that these events are being promoted, their target audience, and their overall integrity. If you're going to make an event about career networking, why put an event on during the summer where most people are away from their desk? If you want to help people find jobs, why not partner up with a relevant business or entity (like CareerBuilder) so that they can do some of the legwork for you? Why not reach out to local colleges (e.g. Full Sail University) and bring students into your network? -Most of us have heard the saying "If it sounds too good to be true it probably is".
Conclusion
The Internet is full of guides and books on how to get business cards, build a name, and network with others. We're bombarded by these tips day in and day out. How many times have you heard the advice that "you need to have three things" to really get ahead in your career? We're always told that we have to have a website with our information on it...a LinkedIn profile...and an email address that's active with the person at the other end of the line responding back to us. Or we're told to put ourselves out there in some way on social media sites like Twitter or Facebook.