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Can I learn to speak to increase my business? |
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Giving a workshop or a keynote about what you do - or around a topic about your business, can build your credibility. It will position you as an expert in your field.
Speaking is not a difficult thing to do if you have a format to follow. In fact it can be quite easy - if you already have a good knowledge about what you are speaking about.
I never suggest 'writing' your entire keynote or address out long hand. Instead, talk about what you know and just have a logical order to it - making points you can refer to.
Please take a look under articles for the article entitiled "Creating a keynote to position yourself as an expert" |
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Get Organized! |
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Many businesses end up closing their doors becasue things that fall through the cracks - or a business owner just gets bogged down with disorganized paper work that causes confusion and wastes time.
Getting and staying organized can be easy if you just take the time ONCE to set things up right. Make sure your desk feels good and that yu like to work at it. Have lots of filing space and keep your desk clear. That way you will be happy to sit down and do paperwork when it needs to be done.
A cluttered space leads to a cluttered mind. Not to mention all the things you forget because they are under a pile somewhere! SO invest in your office - it is an important part of your business. |
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How do I build a team?
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All businesses as they grow require that you build a team of dedicated and talented people around you. The best way to do that is to first work on your own personal development.
Learning about what makes you tick and what makes others tick can help you to become a very good manager. I highly recommend that you become trained in personality styles and learn to identiify what drives people and what interests them.
In addition becoming the best you can be and working on your own self development makes you a better person - and people will want to work with you. "How to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie is still a great book and I try to read it once a year.
Good leaders attract good team mates and so that should be your goal!
Finally - write down just what you want from a team - what kind of people you want to work with and what their jobs will be. This will help you to visualize and to see who they will be - and this will assist you in atrtacting them. This also will help you to identify the right people when they present themselves to you.
SPECIAL NOTE for direct sales and MLM industries.
When you are building a tema - be sure to have an application process for your team members. Do not just take anyone. They may very well become clients or distributors in your business - but be selective about your team.
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