1: engage the audience - it’s often not what you do, it’s how you do it. Use a range of engagement devises: visuals, props, questions, demonstrations, storytelling…
2: avoid death by powerpoint - by all means use powerpoint, but use it imaginatively! Use visuals, colour, movement…, and when/if using text, remember…
3: less is more - fewer [...]
We thought we’d share with you our top 10 favourite and/or unusual venues….these are all venues where we have provided a training programme
1: Smithills Hall, Bolton
2: Pendennis Castle, Falmouth
3: Emergency Planning Bunker, Cheshire
4: Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
5: Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port
6: Princess Diana Pleasure Steamer, River Dee, Chester
7: Landale Hotel & Country Club, Lake [...]
There’s a book ‘How I Made It’ by Rachel Bridge, which is an easy and entertaining read about how 40 entrepreneurs made it big. Having read the book, and from working with others who have become successful in their own field, here are my top ten characteristics for being a successful entrepreneur:
1: A positive, can [...]
1: Ask: don’t assume or guess what people want - ask them. Find out what they want, and what works for them (or doesn’t)
2: Process or outcome?: some people are motivated more by results - the destination: others, by how they feel, and how engaged they are - the journey. Find out which, if either, [...]
1: Choose: this is number 1 piece of advice. Choose what you want; don’t let others choose for you
2: Take responsibility for your happiness: happiness isn’t an accident - it’s a choice, and a choice that then requires effort. If you wait for happiness to come to you, you might have a long wait…
3: Let [...]
1: Spotting: have systems developed to spot and capture talent. Internal spotting includes formal and informal feedback, nominations, recommendations and applications, development centres, and of course, achievements. External systems might include a network of ’scouts’ who would be your eyes and ears, media scanning, and partnership working - any place you might spot talent. And [...]
1: reversal: a common technique, and a way many have found their fortune - by simply reversing a conventional idea or way of thinking - eg: take the pizza to the customer, rather than have the customer come for the pizza (domino pizza); sell the basic doll then add the clothes, rather than sell [...]
1: Manage your breathing: consciously breathe more deeply and slowly. It is your rate and depth of breathing that physiologically affects your heart rate, and thus your sense of anxiety and panic
2: Lower your shoulders: this will help you relax, take the tension out of your neck, and you will also look less tense to [...]
It’s that time of year when we review what’s happened, reflect, and take stock. So we thought this might be a good time to capture a top 10 of those who have inspired us over our lives. We think the following are inspirational, in different ways. If you’ve heard of them, then [...]
1: Be mentally where you want to be: it’s all in the mind. If you are doing a boring job, then fill your mind with something that interests or challenges you. That way, you cannot be bored. Boredom is mental, not physical. (But be careful - it can lead to carelessness….!)
2: Distract and absorb yourself: [...]
Monday, October 25, 2010
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