Three Ways To Bring The Spice Of Opinion Into Your Next Presentation

 

By Peter Watts, Writer, Coach & Trainer, The Presenters' Blog 

Every time you make a presentation, you commit a blatant act of opinion, and that's good. That's exactly as it should be. Opinion makes challenging. Opinion makes distinctive. Opinion makes memorable.
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Three Ways To Bring The Spice Of Opinion Into Your Next Presentation

Dianne Bevelander: Mentoring takes time but it is rewarding! Find mentors who believe in you, and believe in the people you are mentoring!

Posted by Admissions Team in Faculty Corner, Staff Interviews
Dear WE readers,
Whenever I discuss the topic of gender in my classes I am confronted by a number of people who believe that issues of gender-based access and opportunity are subjects of the past. While the assumption may seem a reasonable one at first glance, the sad reality is that gender discrimination in the workplace remains a relevant and pressing issue.  This becomes apparent to executives and students as soon as I start probing with questions like: How many women managers or executives have you reported to? How often have you had classes or attended workshops where the keynote speakers were women? How many women faculty have taught you?  How many business cases have you analysed that had women as principle protagonists? Questions such as these invariably change the dialogue from a discussion of the validity of the debate to a discussion around the challenges and the need to redress the inequality as a matter of some urgency.
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http://blog.rsm.nl/mba/2013/04/22/dianne-bevelander-mentoring-takes-time-but-it-is-rewarding-find-mentors-who-believe-in-you-and-believe-in-the-people-you-are-mentoring/

How To Be A Networking Jedi At Events

In todays job market it is a must for you to stamp your uniqueness on your skill set, especially at events. Over the course of the next few minutes we are going to explore deeper as to the how and why behind strategic networking at events.
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http://www.careerattraction.com/how-to-be-a-networking-jedi-at-events/?utm_content=buffer67371&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Letter Count / Character Count

This is a great tool. How many times did you rewrite a profile because the site didn't accept your text saying it has too many characters? And - they won't tell you how many characters you are over ....

Letter Count / Character Count

All You Can Eat Leads: 10 Ways to Generate More Leads for Less

by Jason Leister
Wanna have a successful and profitable business? Then you need leads… and lots of them.
Nothing happens without a lead. No sales, no revenue, no profit, no nothin’.
Below are 10 ways to generate MORE leads without spending a bundle.
But before we get to the list, there are a couple of lead generation ground rules you should be clear about. Without understanding these, you can end up wasting a lot of time and money.
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http://diythemes.com/thesis/10-ways-generate-more-leads/

Act Like a Leader Before You Are One - Harvard Business Review

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If you want to become a leader, don't wait for the fancy title or the corner office. You can begin to act, think, and communicate like a leader long before that promotion. Even if you're still several levels down and someone...
http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2013/05/act-like-a-leader-before-you-a.html?goback=.gde_2710104_member_239110687 

Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success

Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success Pearl Arredondo worked her way up from humble East L.A. beginnings, and as a high school teacher she now inspires other kids to do the same. Here are the talks that she thinks capture that spirit of drive and determination.

The 10 Commandments of Twitter

Written by Jeff Bullas - 33 Comments

When I stumbled upon Twitter 54 months ago I was bemused, flummoxed and even curious. What is this social network that keeps me to 140 characters, sounds like a bird and seemed…well…. pointless?
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http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/05/08/the-10-commandments-of-twitter/

How to Write a Simple Business Plan

• By The MOO Crew
• May 09 2013

Simple is always best. So with this in mind, here’s our guide to writing a business plan that won’t make potential investors want to tear their hair out in confusion.
Even if you don’t need investment, it’s often a good idea to write a business plan to ensure you stay on the right track. When you’re faced with a hundred (or more!) decisions to make and paths to choose, and you find that you can’t actually remember what your aims actually are, a business plan should help to reel you back in.
If you need funding, potential investors will want to know what they’re giving their money to, and if it’s likely to be a lost cause. A business plan is your chance to prove that your idea is worthy of their time… and of their money.
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http://us.moo.com/ideas/how-to-write-a-business-plan.html?utm_source=MOOsLETTER&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=09052013522449732&EDID=EDJKMIM-ZUDS-0GECDZ-QF2NH-TP09Y-v1

Four Core Marketing Strategies

Marketing for Hippies - Tad Hargrave

Four Core Marketing Strategies: 1) Be first 2) Be better 3) Be different 4) Be resonant. Most people never really work on number 3 and never even consider number 4. Being resonant means that your vibe, aesthetic, style and way of carrying yourself instantly appeals to your people. They instantly 'get it' and recognize you as one of them. They resonate with your point of view, your larger purpose and your message.

How design thinking transformed Airbnb from a failing startup to a billion dollar business

In 2009, Airbnb was close to going bust. Like so many startups, they had launched but barely anyone noticed. The company’s revenue was flatlined at $200 per week. Split between three young founders living in San Francisco, this meant near indefinite losses on zero growth. As everyone knows, venture investors look for companies that show hockey stick graphs, and according to co-founder Joe Gebbia, his company had a horizontal drumstick graph. The team was forced to max out their credit cards.

Read more: http://firstround.com/article/How-design-thinking-transformed-Airbnb-from-failing-startup-to-billion-dollar-business#.UYfuxtxOXv0.twitter#ixzz2SurhXSb6

Donations needed to help fire victims

I am asking for your help in a special time of need. InnVision Shelter Network recently experienced a devastating fire at one of our family shelters, displacing 50 homeless women and children. Thankfully none of the residents or staff were hurt, but over 50% of the facility suffered significant damage. We are asking for your financial support to help the fire victims and aid in our recovery.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Donations-Needed-to-Help-Fire-Victims-at-InnVision-Shelter-Network.html?soid=1102093008221&aid=FTkcLwnCXRM

Hi, If you continue what you do, you usually get more of what you have. If you do it faster and harder, you get more of the same, maybe sooner and more stressfully. When you want different results, you need to change what you do. When you want similar results in a changed situation, you need to change what you do. I know you know this. Where would it be useful to remind yourself? What are you working towards that is more likely to happen if you change what you do?
Pam Fox Rollin
http://www.ideashape.com/

Why You Need A Niche

A short video from marketingforhippies.com where we look at why trying to reach 'everyone' is fruitless and why it's important to have specific niches you can work on.

NICHE (playlist)

It's one thing to know the qualities of a good niche in abstract terms. It's a whole other thing to identify what it is for 'you'. Here's some questions you can ask yourself to support your process around choosing one or more target markets.

Daniel Goleman: The Leader's Brain with Dr. Daniel Siegel

A short video where he explains how using different aspects of the brain correlates to successful leader skills.

This is a helpful article when you are using QuickBooks:

5 Apps That Make QuickBooks Better

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/5-apps-that-make-quickbooks-better.html?nav=featured

http://germanyonyourmind.com/

My native country, a beautiful place to visit - and this site has a lot of information about almost every aspect of it - Germany.

http://germanyonyourmind.com/