| Looking for a simple and easy way to motivate | | | | amazed. It's not so hard to learn. If you have the |
| employees and drive more business? Offer fun | | | | right instruction and support. |
| and entertaining presentation skills training. | | | | And often my clients tell me; "I wished I'd learned |
| Whether you are a small business owner or a | | | | this in high school!" |
| manager in a global organization, it's important to | | | | If you want your employees to get motivated |
| help your employees think and act like business | | | | and drive more business, give them the training |
| owners. | | | | and skill development to do the job. People are |
| But how? | | | | willing to break through the 'it's just a job' attitude |
| Some consultants advise creating complex | | | | - if you help them with specialized training. |
| compensation plans and sales incentive packages. | | | | The good news is, now presentation skills training |
| This may help some employees. But in my | | | | are not such a costly item in your budget. With |
| experience, there is something more basic - and | | | | online video tutorials and e-learning courses, your |
| less expensive that you can and should do first. | | | | staff can get the training they need at a fraction |
| Provide fun and useful specialized training. | | | | of the cost of on-site seminars. Live training costs |
| I've worked with Fortune 500 training | | | | in the ballpark of $12,000 per day per class - with |
| departments for the last 14 years. Time and | | | | additional costs of travel, meeting facilities, hotel |
| again I see the same pattern: employees feel | | | | costs and time out of the office. |
| valued, motivated and prepared when they get | | | | However, online training courses are attractive for |
| the proper training. | | | | the fixed low monthly cost as well as instant |
| I'm not talking about business training with | | | | access from anywhere. This makes it a viable |
| spreadsheets and business acumen terminology. | | | | alternative, and an effective strategy for |
| I'm talking about the foundational skills to be able | | | | providing professional development. |
| to present with confidence and authority. | | | | Keep in mind the real reasons why this works so |
| Your employees are already skilled in their critical | | | | well. Employees feel valued as key members for |
| business functions. That's why you hired them in | | | | a successful business. You are building good will |
| the first place. But what they don't have are the | | | | and good skills. And you're creating a consistent |
| interactive communication skills to engage clients | | | | standard of excellence in client and prospect |
| and prospects. They don't know the precise steps | | | | presentations. |
| to take the reins and present your brand offer | | | | As if that wasn't enough, you are also pleasing |
| with impact. | | | | your CFO -- who will no doubt be delighted at a |
| I've often wondered why communication literacy, | | | | radically low cost, and fixed ticket item for |
| presentation literacy and rules of visual storytelling | | | | professional development. |
| are not taught earlier. In grammar school. In high | | | | Now is the time. Pick the easy and simple way to |
| school. Or at least in college or business school. | | | | motivate employees and drive more business. |
| But, except for rare cases, these skills are not | | | | Get exceptional results by investing in your |
| taught. | | | | employees and providing online training. With the |
| When I teach the basic visual mapping skills such | | | | right skills, employees can think like entrepreneurs |
| as mind mapping, selling at a whiteboard, and | | | | and drive more business. |
| drawing process sketches - most people are | | | | |