You have to have it. What is ‘it’? ‘It’ is the ability to present your idea, your vision, your goals.
Presentation skills are a requirement of the modern entrepreneur. While many of us are happy to hide behind a keyboard for most of the day – eventually if you want to build a successful business that engages people you need to be able to articulate your message widely and with confidence.
Business gurus wax lyrical about the need for you and your brand to connect with people. #Anita Roddick defined it as storytelling. #Daniel Priestly calls it part of becoming a #key person of influence. #Simon Hammond makes it a requirement of a #Be Brand. #Simon Sinek insists you need to generate the power of ‘why’ to engage with your customers and #Anthony Robbins believes in ‘unleashing the power within’.
I don’t believe you can do any of these things unless you have a basic understanding of presentation skills. The tips, tricks and tools you can use to capture an audience. As a small business operator, whether you are presenting to one person at the bank, a few people during group training or an auditorium full of potential customers, there are things you need to know.
Join Purple Pyjamas Chief Changemaker Vickie Burkinshaw on a 2 & 1/2 hour Introduction to Presentation Skills. Docklands, Monday 24 August 2015, 10.30am, $40. Book here.