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One Minute Presentations

This morning, I attended a BNI (Business Network International) breakfast meeting, standing in for a good friend who was unable to make it.  It involves a pretty early start - 6.45am!!  Which, for me, requires a 5.30am rise (the time taken to get ready increases with age, I find).

The aim of the meeting is that each of the members gets to give a 1 minute presentation stating:

• what their business does
• why people should do business with them
• what sort of business referral they're looking for this week

The idea behind BNI is a sound one - that everyone has a chance to get to know, like and trust each other and find out how they can refer clients to each other's business.

It's also a perfect example of how learning to give an impactful presentation - even for just 1 minute - can make a HUGE difference to the amount of business you can get.

I have no doubt at all that none of the attendees this morning think of themselves as presenters, but the fact is that everyone in business is both a presenter and a salesperson.

So if you're resisting learning how to market yourself by learning to give EFFECTIVE sales presentations because you like to think you don't need to present, get over it and learn. It's a skill that will not only remain with you forever but the training will pay for itself many times over in increased business.

Look out for an announcement of my next Powerful Persuasive Presentations Seminar COMING SOON!

Here's what some of my previous delegates said:

"I had high expectations. This weekend really did deliver more than I expected in every way"

"Valuable secrets into the tricks and techniques great presenters use to deliver inspiring presentations.  Maria shared these freely and honestly"

"The feedback session on each presentation was particularly valuable in understanding ways to improve"

Re-branding Expansion

If you've arrived here because you usually visit my blog and read about presenting (and nothing else) you're in for a real treat from now on because I've expanded my offerings to include many more methods of marketing and promotion, other than just promoting your business from the platform (although I still think everyone should be doing that too, especially if it's also a way of expanding your comfort zone).

So, I'm going through something of a rebrand and Phew! there's so much to do, isn't there?  It's exciting, though, not least because I know that the expanded marketing brand will have a wider appeal and that means I get to network, affiliate and make friends with a wider group of people with many varied interests.

So as a welcome to the Natural Marketing System - let me extend to you an invitation to join the email discussion group which exists to discuss and share experiences of the different methods of marketing that work best for each individual. 

I anticipate this will include discussions on promoting through all of the following methods:

• your ultimate goals
• presenting
• writing
• brand creation
• USP & expert status creation
• website creation & promotion
• product creation
• your marketing materials

I've invited some experts in the various areas to contribute, so feel free to ask for help and support, as well as providing your own opinions and advice on any issues that arise.

To subscribe, just send a blank email to: 
naturalmarketingsystem-subscribe@googlegroups.com

You can also post comments on any of the topics in this blog, so go on, add it to your regular feeds and let me know what you think on what you're seeing and hearing.

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