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Top 7 Tricks to a Great Presentation:
1) Have an Outline of what you want to talk about
- List the top 3-5 topics you want to address
- Have 3 bullet points on each topic
- Make sure if you are giving stats you mention where they came from.
2) Know how much time you have and rehearse your talk
- Being respectful of your time shows the group you respect them
- Leave about 5 minutes at the end for Q&A
3) Know your audience
- Age, Gender, Types of people (Businesses, moms, singles, etc.)
- Be able to address ideas to them according to their industry
4) Have good material
- Create a Power Point if needed
- Always have handouts
- Bring a sign-up sheet to collect emails with permission
- Make sure you spell check everything
- Have someone else look over your materials to make sure everything flows and sounds right
5) Be CONFIDENT
- When you are speaking about yourself or a topic you want to show that you have confidence in yourself and your topic.
- People will judge you and can hinder business opportunities if there is no confidence there
6) HAVE FUN!
- A presentation needs to be fun and exciting
- Engage the audience, even if it is 2 people, ask questions, give prizes, be creative
- Be positive and energetic when speaking, have good posture and MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH EVERYONE
7) Call to Action
- Have some type of call to action such as visiting your blog or website and enter for a FREE prize
- Have them sign-up for your mailing list
- Give a special that ONLY lasts a week
- Ask if they want to meet with you and do a 1-on-1
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Using video blogs can really increase your business and build relationships. It sounds a little overwhelming creating a video, but it is very simple and easy.
This is a fun and fast way to create really fun videos. Here is one I did today just to see how it works, I will have more to come! To take a look at the system Animoto you can click on the Image 
Social Media Video Blog
Small Business Internet Express
Wouldn’t it be nice to…
- get a complete web marketing plan set up with just ONE phone call
- enjoy increased revenue from customers who can now find your products or services on the internet
- deal with just ONE friendly team instead of half a dozen “experts” who promise bits and pieces of web development, SEO, writing, social media set-up and…you name it
- enjoy an Internet presence that communicates who you are (not a cookie-cutter image)
- save thousands of dollars in web design fees
- take complete charge of your own Internet empire so you are not dependent on developers and helpers who disappear for weeks at a time, usually before your work is done
Do It Yourself Small Business Marketing
Wouldn’t it be nice to…
- learn to grow your business using the internet tools your competion is using
- enjoy increased revenue from customers who can now find your products or services on the internet
- pay one low price for lifetime access to small business marketing ideas and help
- take complete charge of your own Internet empire so you are not dependent on developers and helpers who disappear for weeks at a time, usually before your work is done
Social Media Marketing for Small Business
Small Business Social Media Marketing Like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter Are Not Just A Fad!
Discover the easy and fast way to…
- get your Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts set up the right way
- learn the free tools that you can use so that your social media marketing takes minutes instead of hours a week
- deal with just ONE friendly teacher instead of half a dozen “experts” who focus on just one of the networks
- take advantage of the FREE marketing opportunities social media offers
- enjoy increased revenue from customers who can now find your products or services on the internet
- get lifetime access to the newest information about social media marketing so that you can stay ahead of your competition
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Google Analytics can really help you track your results. It is a tool you use and plugin to the backside of your website and it generates a report for you showing where people came from to find your site. For example from Twitter, Facebook, Google, other sites also what country or state they live in. It is an awesome tool and very simple to use.
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Learn about Constant Contact and how it can be used to help your business grow.
Details of Internet Marketing
Something I have learned over the years are there are different types of people; there are analytical people who pay attention to every detail. They would NEVER send out a newsletter, event posting, email, etc without proofing it and spell checking it; you very rarely find a mistake in their marketing. There are people who want their marketing materials, emails, newsletters, etc to look good and at the same time details do not mean as much to them or they can overlook them, these people may have YOU instead of YOUR, or missing a comma. I am one of the people, so in my field of marketing I have to make sure I double and triple check everything. I have learned that the slightest error or grammar mistake can cost you a client or a great power partner. One of my clients told me last week when you are doing work for other people or writing a quick email to make sure to proof it and ask yourself “Would you put your name on it?” This made me think even thought I am not huge on details the majority of people are. We all have so much on our plates every day, especially if you are an entrepreneur. We are CEO, admin, tele-marketer, bookkeeper, networker, and more, this make me think how much more careful we have to be on details. We ARE OUR Company! When we work for someone or corporate office, we have something to blame it on. We need to be very careful when we are doing internet marketing because so many more people are viewing our videos, blogs, and social media. A couple tips I have for when you are writing for your company or posting anything for your internet marketing:
Tips
1) Find a power partner where you can exchange your editing expertise, take turns on proofing each other’s emails, newsletters, blogs, etc.
2) Take time to write an outline, remember when you were in middle school and before any essay or paper you wrote you had to have an outline. This will help you stay on track with your writing and make sure you have covered the points you wanted to.
3) Remember basic Grammar; two spaces after each sentence when writing, using a comma when needed, watching run-on sentences, and ALWAYS spell check.
These seem like such basic tips; I know that’s what I said. When I sit down to write a blog I am mind dumping on paper and sometimes you can get so involved in what you are writing you forget the basics of grammar.
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