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Public Event – Fire Up Your Presentations Workshop – September 14, National University – Costa Mesa, California

Public Event – Fire Up Your Presentations Workshop – September 14, National University – Costa Mesa, California

TIME: 14 September · 8:30am to 4:00pm LOCATION: National University – Costa Mesa, California ORGANIZED BY: Entrepreneurs’ Organization – Orange County (EO OC) EVENT’S DETAILS: Special 1 day workshop with expert David Hutchison. Overcome your fears of public speaking and gain valuable and practical tips to enhance your presentations and powerfully command the audience with this special format workshop....
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What is a Powerful and Persuasive Presentation?

What is a Powerful and Persuasive Presentation?

Think about the great presenters you have seen, or you’ve heard about from history. What do they have in common? What was it about them or their presentations that caused you to go, “Wow, that was great”? I’ve made a study of great speakers and presentations, and I believe that a powerful, persuasive presentation can be defined very simply. A powerful and persuasive presentation moves the audience to take action...
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LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: MENTAL TOUGHNESS

LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: MENTAL TOUGHNESS

You can have a great vision and a ton of talent, but if you are not mentally and emotionally ready, your results as a leader will suffer. You will face difficult times as a leader. It’s part of the job of being a leader and one of the primary reasons that leadership is necessary. Lou Holtz, a successful football coach, say that you will have at least 3 major challenges each year on average. But the challenges you face...
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Implementing Your “Best in the World” Values

Implementing Your “Best in the World” Values

You may remember from the last newsletter that your organization’s values comprise the outer rails of the ladder. They define what I call the “zone of integrity”. Your clearly defined values provide a powerful reminder to each person on your team of what is expected of them each day. Below are some keys to making sure that the values you have created continue to drive the thoughts and behavior of your team members. Key...
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Create your “Best in the World” Values

Create your “Best in the World” Values

To be a “best in the world” organization, you must define the values necessary for you to be a “best in the world” organization. Your values let every team member know what is most important in terms of their focus, thoughts and behavior. The values also define what behaviors will not be tolerated. Ideally your “best in the world” values are known by and used by each team member throughout...
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Take Your Team to a “Best in the World” Vision

Take Your Team to a “Best in the World” Vision

The metaphor that I use for TRUE Leadership is a ladder. The ladder represents TRUE Leadership in action in an organization, but the ladder (TRUE Leadership) is not the destination in itself. Ultimately, TRUE Leadership is a means to accomplish goals that lead an organization to its vision. We begin our discussion of TRUE Leadership by emphasizing the importance of determining the vision for your organization. Not just any...
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No One’s a Born Speaker — But Speaking is Natural

No One’s a Born Speaker — But Speaking is Natural

Back in 1989, I was in Los Angeles, California, getting ready to speak in front of a thousand people at a sales training seminar. My job was to do a three-minute introduction for the main speaker of the day. I’d been the National Sales Manager for the seminar sales training company for a couple of years, and I was pretty comfortable doing presentations before groups of five to fifty people. But a thousand? That was...
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