Jan 20 2012

5 Goals of an Energetic Business Presentation

Randy Joy @ 10:30 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you ever been to a business presentation that put you to sleep?  Where the presenter read from the slides?  Here are the 5 steps to give an energetic presentation that keeps your audience’s attention and interest and leads to a next step:

1. A story to engage your audience

2. An overview of what you intend to share with them with 3 key points

3.  Visual slides to support and dramatize your speech

4.  Gifts you are giving the audience for listening to you

5. A call to action – the next step you want your audience to take

 

 

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Jan 19 2012

8 Impactful Speech Rules

Randy Joy @ 2:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our company helps clients create impactful speeches for investors, prospect clients, and their own employees.  Here is the quick list of how to do it yourself:

1. Be very clear what is it you intend to communicate.  First be very clear on your thoughts, then your writing and finally your speech.

2. Determine 3 take aways you want to give your audience

3. Think of a story to engage your audience right away

4. Decide what you want your audience to feel during the presentation.

5. Change the mood, pitch and tone of the speech often to keep your audience engaged.  Think of a movie with moments of laughter, tears or awe.

6. Create a visual speech  – showing your audience your message is better than telling them.

7. Share with your audience that the nuggests you are giving them are gifts.  It is important to tell someone that you give them gifts when you do.

8.  Offer a next step to your speech such as how they can incorporate the knowledge into their lives or implement it in their company.

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Dec 27 2011

Don’t Uncover Your Team’s Needs Yourself

Randy Joy @ 10:00 am

 

"The Business Think"

While you might know your business inside and out and know where you want to take it (if you have done business planning),  there are areas that will remain hidden to you.

One of the keys to energizing your team is to listen to them.  This way they feel a sense of ownership and feel valued.  However, the mistake some CEOs make is to do it themselves.

A big issue most CEOs have is that not many employees feel secure enough to be honest with them.  In fact, many members of an organization’s team will tell the boss what they think the CEO wants to hear.  How likely will they be to tell him what they think is being done the wrong way or uncover real issues in the company?  How encouraged will the employees be when you don’t take action on their ideas?

We uncover the true issues for our clients as outside business consultants with the sole objective of revealing ways to help your company grow.  A benefit to both the employee who wants more opportunities to grow and be part of the process and to the owners who want an energized team and growth.  There are times, you ought to call in an outside party…just so you can have a clearer inside look.

 

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Dec 26 2011

The Resilient Business Consultant

Randy Joy @ 2:00 pm

 

This morning I fell down right there on the New York street, scratching my knee and elbow.  I fell with a smile and picked myself up with a smile.  As a New York Business Consultant I have seen many businesses fall and pick themselves right up with a new plan, direction or resiliency.  It is these strong entrepreneurs who courageously decide to succeed no matter what.

Think of the business growth greats like Ray Croc of McDonalds who did not find his business stride and the right idea until he was in his 50s.

As a Business Consultant I have seen that it does not matter where you start your business journey - only how resilient you are to succeed.  If this week you fall, try to do it smiling and courageously.  Pick yourself up for just around the corner might be your million dollar opportunity.

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Dec 21 2011

5 Reasons Why You Must Set Business Goals for the New Year

Randy Joy @ 2:00 pm

 

If you take time to sit down and set your goals, you will:

1 . See your Business Vision Crystal Clear

2. Be 100% Commited to your Vision

3. Build a Strategy to Persistently Achieve your Goal

4.  Know The Resources You Need to Assemble (cash infusion, staffing)

5.  Be able to lead your troops to their goal

 

There you have it, five reasons to set business goals for the upcoming year.  Don’t dally, forward march toward your goals.

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Dec 12 2011

3 Ways to Energize Your Company This Year

Randy Joy @ 10:00 am

 

Revitalization:  that’s the word used by my real estate clients regarding their work in various cities.  That’s also the word used by my medical practitioner clients when speaking of bringing vitality and energy back to life.  In your company, how do you revitalize yourself, your team and your vision?

Commit to bringing verve and energy to your company.  Here is the recipe for revitalizing business:

1. Revisit your mission and vision.  Take out your old business plan, dust it off, and edit it to bring it more up-to-date with new goals and growth plans.

2. Attract new clients.  Think of a new client base, as well as new marketing slants.

3. Think up a bonus system to get employees enthusiastic about growing the company.

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Dec 08 2011

5 Business Leadership Traits

Randy Joy @ 11:00 am

Ever stand at the front of the train?  You have a clear direction of where you are going, what’s ahead of you and what’s behind you.  Pity the other passengers who are there in the back of the train just sitting and being led.  The conducter, he is in the future, arriving at every destination first.  All others must merely be second-comers at all times, because they don’t stand at the front.

In your business, are you a passive follower going places others have steered towards way before you?  Or are you in the front car leading the entire market?

Here is how to lead:

1. Be aware of when you are leading or following
2. Always try to see when opportunities present themselves
3. If a door of opportunity presents itself, take it if it is consistent with your company’s values and vision
4. Differentiate, differentiate, differentiate
5. Become the artist of your industry

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Dec 07 2011

Leadership Responsibility – Ways to Reduce Crashes

Randy Joy @ 10:00 am

 

This week, in a massive pileup on a Japanese highway, eight Ferraris, three Mercedes, a Lamborghini, along with some other cars ended up totaled.  At fault, the lead car, a high-speed Ferrari whose driver made a mistake when changing lanes on a wet road.

As the CEO or leader of your organization, are you careful how you change directions?  Do you think of what pileup might happen behind you, if you don’t lead your team responsibly?

Any time you need to “change lanes” in your business, plot it out carefully.  Make a plan which shows what changes are to be made, the length of time to execute the changes without any mishaps, and the parties responsible for helping make the change.  This way, changes won’t make your business spin out of control.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16027006

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Category: Leadership

Dec 06 2011

Gain Business Clarity

Randy Joy @ 3:00 pm

I woke up this morning, and it was am extremely foggy day in New York.  So fogged up, in fact that I could hardly see the street down below.  I wonder how often my clients feel in a fog leading their companies, unable to see the road ahead.  I know when I led my companies, those murky days were not a pleasant feeling.

This is why I took time each week to remove myself from the day-to-day activities of my company to realign myself with the true purpose of the company; long term vision; and the strategic goals ahead of me to perform even during a foggy day.

Do you take time each week to realign yourself and bring clarity to your company?

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Dec 01 2011

Your Business Future

Randy Joy @ 10:00 am

 

It took Ray Croc, founder of McDonalds, many years and many businesses to find a way to make his billions of dollars eventually, at age 52, through selling hamburgers.  He failed numerous times before.  However, his secret to success was that he kept picking himself up and trying again.  Don’t let the past determine your future.

I have made many mistakes too.  Yet, with persistence and determination I pick myself up. This New Year commit to a one hundred percent commitment to reach your vision and persist no matter what.

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Category: Leadership

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