Niche sandwich delivery

Ah the joys of statcounter, google and the net.

Among those who have logged on to skillpresentations.blogspot in the recent past was a user looking for ‘niche sandwich delivery statement’. Clearly this chap or chappette was looking for skillpresentations and wasn’t sure how to get there, or perhaps he or she was hungry, or was concerned that he or she had been overcharged in a bread delivery scenario. Either way amongst the more obvious options this searcher was offered skillpresentations on page 2.

If I am honest this was not the route up the rankings I was looking for but as W.C. Fields reminded us ‘there is no such thing as bad publicity’.

There is of course a serious point in here somewhere, the blog in question ( http://skillpresentations.blogspot.com/2008/02/marketing-dilemmas-revisited.html ) was looking briefly at the joys of re-branding and searching for the niche that turns into the chasm everyone wants to pour their cash into: as funds tighten and fuel soars in price resourceful Internet entrepreneurs will be pressing forward with the simple message, develop here, save resources, enhance green credentials and utilise your time to best advantage.

At skillpresentations we think we are on the right track with training you need, whenever and wherever you need it.

Best wishes to niche sandwich marketers everywhere.
MG

Bikes and apprentices

Viewers of ‘the Apprentice’ might have enjoyed the fnal programme or perhaps not depending on their enthusiasm for the contestants and ‘Surallan’ as he is known in my preferred paper (the Scotsman). I was heartened to note that the end result was affected largely by presentation skills.

So where does public speaking fit into the business skill set, ‘essential’ I cry, but then I would, wouldn’t I? Of course without a good product, an understanding of business, an ability to organise and sell presentation skills won’t get you very far. On the other hand there is a definite limit to the heights achievable by those unable to get their message across.

On another note I have been commuting by bike for the last two weeks and can only recommend the experience to adrenaline junkies everywhere I have tasted fear and survived… so far.
MG

Confidence

Surely only a confident person could make an effective presentation in front of an audience?

This may seem a fairly obvious comment; however consider the possibility that the fact of making the presentation can be the source of confidence. Feeling in control of a presentation, seeing the impact you are making on a large group of people is a sure way of developing confidence but how can you find the confidence to stand up there and make the presentation in the first place?

From my point of view I know how I feel if I’m asked to cut a straight line in a piece of wood with a handsaw. With all due respect to my woodworking teacher at Libby High, I’ve never been taught how to do it therefore I have no confidence and for that matter I have never really tried to find out by myself.

Obviously this analogy is chosen to suggest seeking training in presentation skills, which by a remarkable coincidence is the business I am in.

Having learned the basics you can be in a better position than most to use the professional abilities you already have to best effect. I like to think of this as a complimentary skill, a life skill adding value to everything that you do.

We offer online video tutorials in presentation skills available when you need them, where you need them.

http://skillpresentations.com

MG