If you are in the Seattle-area, please come join me on Wednesday, February 11th from noon to 1:30 at Rainier Square Plaza. I’m the featured speaker for the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s Focus On series. This one is titled Focus On: Presentation Skills.
Here is the promotional piece from the Chamber office:
In business, speaking isn’t optional: Transform your presentation skills to be a powerful tool in your business arsenal. Every sales presentation or networking function is a missed or captured opportunity. Those that have exemplary skills in communicating and presenting themselves and their company generally win.
Are your presentation skills keeping you from closing more sales and making more money? Does speaking in front of a large group make you anxious or even scared?
Whether you’re giving a formal presentation, networking at a business function, or having a one-on-one conversation, what you say and how you say it directly impacts your bottom line. Is yours increasing or decreasing every time you speak?
Learn to:
– Connect with any audience, e.g. a sales presentation to a large group
– Improve your PowerPoint presentations so your audience will be on the edge of their seats, not sleeping in them
– Effectively speak extemporaneously, so you can respond to any business question
Focus On: Presentation Skills
Presented by Dan Weedin
Date: Wednesday, February 11
Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Place: Rainier Square Conference Center (1333 5th Ave. (inside Rainier Square next to Rock Bottom Brewery), Seattle 98101)
Cost: $20 ($25 after 2/9; lunch provided) Chamber members only
Register: online, or contact Nikki Ross at [email protected] or 206.389.7338.
I hope you will plan on attending. Give your business presentation skills a boost and enjoy a great lunch. Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Hey Dan, unfortunately I am not able to attend this interesting sounding event. I’ve got one question though about presentations: I recently read that it is helpful if you “own the room”. Can you shed any light on this? How do you do it?
Owning the room means you have captured the attention and engaged your audience so they are on the edge of their seats listening to you. When you have confidence in your abilities, a value to impart, and a delivery style that is engaging, you can own the room you speak in. When you do that, you will have improved the condition of your audience and also of yourself through increased business opportunities.
Thanks, Dan, for your explanation. I look forward to reading your post about your Seattle Chamber of Commerce appearance. Best regards, Evelyne