Careers -> 12 Ways to be a Confident Public Speaker

by Sandra Schrift

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Speak from your heart. If you believe in what you say, than others need to hear it. All confident speakers fall in the P2 (passion plus persistence). Be sure your speech contains your most fundamental beliefs and comes from authenticity.

1. Prepare, prepare, prepare!

2. Practice in front of a full-length mirror, for small groups. Join Toastmasters. www.toastmasters.org

3. Be positive. “I am a good speaker/trainer.”

4. Expect to be nervous. [deep breathe, exercise by walking, stretch, visualize your success, meditate] Make anxiety your ally. Increase your energy; heighten your awareness.

5. Focus on your audience. [It is NOT about you. You are there to help your audience]

6. Simplify. Use your time wisely and keep your presentation clear and simple so that your audience can understand what you are saying.

7. Connect with your audience. Look people in the eye, one at a time, as you speak to them. The audience wants you to succeed.

8. Act confident. Smile. Hold your chin up. Stick your chest out. When you do this, you will feel confident. Remember, YOU are the authority on the subject and they want to hear what you have to say.

9. Use humor wherever possible.

10. Offer the right message mix (inform, persuade, entertain, interact)

11. Establish credibility by the use of facts, statistics, and stories.

12. Learn from your mistakes. Making mistakes is part of your learning process. Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, said, “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

Make Better Business Decisions

by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler

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According to leadership experts Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, "Crucial Conversations" are those tough, day-to-day interactions in which the stakes are high, people have conflicting views, and emotions run strong. The surprising thing about these conversations is that they often occur when least expected whether in the boardroom or by the water cooler. Mastering them can transform businesses and careers, strengthen teams, increase productivity, and boost the bottom line.

The two riskiest times in crucial conversations tend to be at the beginning and at the end. The beginning is risky because you have to find a way to create safety or else things go awry. The end is dicey because if you aren’t careful about how you clarify the conclusion and decisions, you can run into violated expectations later on.

When you're considering how to make better business decisions, it helps to have a way of talking about the available options. There are four common ways of making decisions: command, consult, vote, and consensus. These four options represent increasing degrees of involvement. Increased involvement, of course, brings the benefit of increased commitment along with the curse of decreased decision-making efficiency.

Command

Let's start with decisions that are made with no involvement whatsoever. This happens in one of two ways. Either outside forces place demands on us (demands that leave us no wiggle room), or we turn decisions over to others and then follow their lead. We don't care enough to be involved -- let someone else do the work.

In strong teams and great relationships, many decisions are made by turning the final choice over to someone we trust to make a good decision.

Consult

Consulting is a process whereby decision makers invite others to influence them before they make their choice. You can consult with experts, a representative population, or even everyone who wants to offer an opinion.

Vote

Voting is best suited to situations where efficiency is the highest value -- and you're selecting from a number of good options. Voting is a great time saver but should never be used when team members don't agree to support whatever decision is made. In these cases, consensus is required.

Consensus

This method can be both a great blessing and a frustrating curse. Consensus means you talk until everyone honestly agrees to one decision. This method can produce tremendous unity and high-quality decisions. It should only be used with (1) high-stakes and complex issues or (2) issues where everyone absolutely must support the final choice.

When choosing among the four methods of decision making consider the following questions.

1. Who cares? Determine who genuinely wants to be involved in the decision along with those who will be affected. These are your candidates for involvement. Don't involve people who don't care.

2. Who knows? Identify who has the expertise you need to make the best decision. Encourage these people to take part. Try not to involve people who contribute no new information.

3. Who must agree? Think of those whose cooperation you might need in the form of authority or influence in any decisions you might make. It's better to involve these people than to surprise them and then suffer their open resistance.

4. How many people is it worth involving? Your goal should be to involve the fewest number of people while still considering the quality of the decision along with the support that people will give it. Ask: "Do we have enough people to make a good choice? Will others have to be involved to gain their commitment?"

A crucial conversation about your decision-making practices can resolve many frustrating issues.

2 Keys That Are A Must For Starting An Online Business

By Steven Downward

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Starting an online business is something that millions of people around the world would love to do. Having the ability to make their money off of the internet is really powerful. Now many of these people do try to start an online business but they fail. They fail because they don't have these 2 keys that are needed to create success online.

The first key is DETERMINATION. TheFreeDictionary.com defines determination as "A fixed intention or resolution", basically saying that we need to be hard set on whatever goal that we have set out.

See there are a lot of different challenges that come up when building an online business. Things will happen that you never planned on happening and they will end up setting you back. Without having the determination, you will end up quitting or giving up. If you give up, you will never have a successful online business.

The second key is PATIENCE. Patience is a big one and it's really important for creating success online. Many people feel that there is some magic button that they can just push and they will be making money online. This is not the case. It's going to take some skill and you will need to spend the time to master these skills.

There are a lot of things that one needs to learn when building a business online. Things like marketing, outsourcing, website development, collecting money, creating or getting a product to sell, are just a few examples of the different skills that one needs to learn. Without having the patience you will get discouraged and frustrated and want to quit.

So decide right away that you will have the determination and the patience that is needed to create a successful online business. Because if you don't, you will have a really hard time filled with a lot of frustration. So don't do that. It's not good for you and it's not good for your business.

5 Tips to Succeed and Create Wealth Online

By Michael T. Anderson

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There is no one way to succeed and create wealth online. There are a number of divergent paths one can take to secure financial independence via the Internet. Here are 5 tips to help you on your way to success online no matter what path you choose:

1. There are no markets that are too saturated to make money from - You will often see people advising beginners to steer clear of saturated markets like "lost weight" or "make money" when, in fact, these are some of the most profitable markets there are. Instead of attacking the big market, look for sub-niches that can be exploited to create wealth online.

2. Promote something worthwhile - Pick a good product to promote and you'll find that you can not only sell that product but you can go on to sell more items to the same customer. Pick a poorly put together product and you'll never be able to make another sale to that person. You can't shine up a turd and sell it more than once.

3. Get help if you need it - If you are floundering and can't figure it out, don't hesitate to ask for help on one of the many forums. If you don't get the help you need, it may be beneficial to hire a mentor that will walk you through the process. Once you've been through it once, it's a matter of rinse and repeat.

4. Don't jump from method to method - In order to create wealth online, you need to learn one method inside and out. Choose a method and stick with it until you figure out how to make that method work for you. Once you've figured it out and are making money at it, scale it up and then look at other methods of making money. Trying to do too much all at once has killed off more than a few Internet marketers.

5. Don't quit your regular job until you're making enough money - Quitting your job to focus on working online will put you under the gun. Now, instead of simply making a little extra cash, you HAVE to make money to put food on the table. Most people do not work well under this kind of stress and it can lead to you making unwise decisions. A desperate person is more likely to make a mistake that can cost a lot of money.

5 Crucial Steps To a Solid Internet Income

By Tasso Pepi

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Do you still remember the time before the Internet actually existed? When we had to go to the local public library to borrow books for research, or send our overseas friends snail mail that they will receive in two weeks? It seemed so long ago, right? Before the 90s, one would have never imagined that we can connect with people virtually around the world. The Internet has evolved tremendously over the past couple of years, and what's even greater is that we can make fast money online!

If you think internet income is easy, think again. It may seem simple at first, but it actually takes a considerable amount of time, planning and effort to be successful in this field. You need to be able to learn some basic concepts around internet income and marketing before you begin. It is definitely not a simple task, but it's not rocket science either; if you are successful, you can start to reap the rewards sooner than you expect.
Still thinking about the kind of business that you want to get yourself into?

Here are a couple of samples that have thrived online. You may want to try one or more of the following:

1. Writing for the Web.
This is probably one of the simplest and easiest ways to generate income without even leaving your house. Online content writing is quite popular and gives you the opportunity to earn extra even if you have a fulltime job. Sites like oDesk.com and Elance.com provide a lot of virtual jobs that cater to blog and article writing, translation and transcription.

2. Trying On Traffic.
You may invest on the latest technology for your website, but without a steady flow of traffic, all your efforts will be futile. Whether you have decided to make money as a direct internet marketer or an affiliate, you need to make sure that web traffic is one of your biggest priorities.

3. Naming Your Niche.
Niche marketing is also gaining increasing popularity these days due to the success of programs that used this concept. There is nothing wrong in selling broad and wide-ranged products, but due to the number of options an Internet user has, it gets more difficult to increase web traffic. Finding a niche market can also be a little tricky. Fortunately, there are several keyword niche tools available online that you can use.

4. Salary From SEO.
Search engine optimization or SEO is targeted towards improving a web site's visibility in major search engines. Feel free to read up on on-page and off-page optimization, since both these methods will help you expand your customer base exponentially and provide you a steady flow of web traffic.

5. Marketing Methods.
Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular methods of generating internet income, especially for entry-level or beginner marketers. This method takes away the pressure of manufacturing a product but instead focuses on promoting the product and making money in the process. Aside from being an affiliate, there are varieties of marketing methods to select from.