The best influencers are people who have taken time to invest in their communication techniques. In this, the last lesson of the series – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – elaborates on the key characteristics of a great influencer with examples from public life.
How do you demonstrate your expertise?
There has been more original content uploaded to YouTube in the last 48 hours than the top four American TV channels have aired since the 1930s – but are you using it to its fullest potential? Warren Cass discusses the many rich tools at the marketer’s disposal to demonstrate expertise.
How do you network successfully?
People’s worst fear said to public speaking followed up by ‘walking into a room full of strangers’. So how does one make a success of networking? Warren Cass explains that the answer lies in the questions you ask…
What’s your story?
When you see most people’s marketing message – it’s very functional. These are our features and our benefits, and this is what we do. In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – explains there are very few people who take storytelling and apply it correctly, to business.
What’s your communication style?
When it comes to influence, it’s about affecting an outcome, about moving an issue forwards without having to force it.
In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – explains that how we deliver a message is vitally important. Of course, it’s important what we say too, but how we deliver it is massively important.
How do you manage your reputation online?
Are you in control of the things that are being said about you – online? In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – explains that we now live in an age where you can spend 20 years working really hard, with all the integrity in the world, and then you can blow it in an instant – online – and suddenly that’s a career or business potentially ruined.
What is credibility by association?
In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – explains that ‘credibility by association’ is the simple concept, whereby we’re known by the company we keep, and illustrates it with a stunning example.
Who knows you?
Influence in business is not about who you know, but who knows you. In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – argues the case for both sides of the old adage; quantity versus quality.
What is influence?
In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author Warren Cass – explains that influence is about affecting change without having to necessarily force the issue.
