Why are people like Martin Luther King, Alex Ferguson and Oprah Winfrey all considered sales people? In this lesson, author and sales expert, Phil Jones, explains why.
Presentations – The Audience is most important
If you are making a presentation to a group of accountants does it have to be exclusively factual or is there another way to gain their trust? In this lesson Grant Leboff discusses how you put the audience first with Simon Morton, the internationally recognised expert on presentation development.§
Working in the V zone
What’s the most important issue for you as a marketer? You’ve got your customer’s needs on one hand, the company’s needs on the other, and the ‘V’ zone is the bit in the middle – that’s were you are. Thomas Barta, explains how a marketer can identify where that ‘V’ zone is.
What’s interesting for your audience?
We answer questions every day, from one on one up to presentations in front of an audience. In this lesson, Speaker, Media and Presentation coach Michael Dodds, explains that in order in to respond ‘off the cuff’ you have to prepare first!
The Buying Journey
In order to get your marketing right, you’ve got to understand the buying journey of the customer. In this lesson, Bryony Thomas, a consultant and trainer in marketing transformation programmes, sets out how, from a standing start, someone starts to do that.
How do you avoid including too much data in a presentation?
Data is great and often very important but, if presented badly, can be incredibly dull. In this lesson, presentation expert Simon Morton, explains how to select the data you need.
Being Eros in a Logos world
C-Suite are mainly motivated from a Logos point of view. In this lesson, Thomas Barta, a C-suite marketing consultant to many Fortune 500 CEOs, sets out the challenges for marketing leaders who are more naturally Eros, in a Logos world
Relationship building
You work in a position where your boss can say no, your colleagues can say no, those who don’t work in marketing can say no, and even your own teams can say no. In this lesson, Thomas Barta, explains why you, as a marketing leader, need to build relationships by being an inspiration to the people around around you.
Making things easy to buy
How many times have you lost a sale even when customers have indicated their intention to buy? In this lesson, Phil M Jones sets out how important it is to make it easy to buy – with examples of where we all go wrong.
Creating compelling content
You can’t gauge the content of a presentation by how many slides it has. In this lesson, Simon Morton discusses the drummer’s mantra; ‘simplicity is not stupidity’ and why it works so well when related to presentations.