Superior Presentations Public Seminar in Toronto Mar 28

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10 Ways to Engage Your Audience in Your Presentation

Engaging your Audience

Listeners who are actively engaged in your presentation will remember more and are more likely to act on what you say. You might engage them intellectually, emotionally, visually, and/or physically. You must decide what techniques will work with each audience. Be careful not to overdo any technique and not to embarrass your audience. There are many subtle and overt ways that you can engage your audience. Here are 10 ideas for you.

1. Ask a question that prompts them to raise their hand or nod their head. Tell them and/or show them how you want them to respond.
2. Select volunteers from the audience to help you with an exercise or role play.
3. Mention names of audience members – but always in a positive way.
4. Talk about people in the audience, their products, their challenges and their organization. (Do your research.)
5. Relate to them on the most common denominator – tell a story about your family.
6. Ask a question that you want them to answer.
7. Pose a rhetorical question.
8. Make them laugh.
9. Assign an activity to do in small groups, e.g. shake hands, discuss an issue, or practise their 30 second message.
10. Tell them to take notes or to write a point down.

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How to deliver superior presentations - public seminar notice

Discover how you can deliver a superior presentation – every time



Next Public Seminar in Toronto - March 28, 2012. More Details here.


When you speak:


You are competing with all the other thoughts, questions, and concerns in the minds of your audience.

Your message is competing with all the other presenters that have spoken before you and those who will speak after you.


Your intended message is competing with all the unintended messages that you might be sending.


In this intensive one-day seminar you will learn how to:


• Project more confidence
• Open with more pizzazz
• Close with finality
• Establish lightning fast rapport with your audience
• Prepare more effectively in less time
• Master the question and answer session
• Handle interruptions and failures with ease



Book now to claim the early bird discount.

The bottom line is that you will be a more effective presenter starting with your next presentation. That means that you will win more deals, lead more effectively and enjoy more success.

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Attend this presentation skills public seminar to work with "The Speech Coach for Executives" - George Torok - directly.


Questions? Call George Torok directly at 905-335-1997



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eSpeech Coaching is Here

eSpeech Coaching - expert presentation coaching when you need it


Good news for you if standing and speaking before a group is critical to your career or business success.

Contrary to some opinions, the best public speakers are not naturals. The best speakers learned how to develop their presentation skills.

The first step to becoming a better public speaker is to recognize that speaking is a skill not a talent.

The three steps to developing any set of skills are:

1. Learn the principles and techniques of the masters.
2. Practice those techniques extensively.
3. Get guidance from an expert teacher or coach.

The first step is relatively easy. There are lots of resources available to learn the principles and techniques of effective public speaking. This blog is one of those.

The second step requires for you to invest your time and effort. That holds some people back.

The third step requires you to invest time, effort and money. That combination can hold some people back.

Here’s the good news. The investment of money for speech coaching has suddenly shrunk to affordable size.

Now you can receive executive level speech coaching at an incredibly affordable rate while you remain in the comfort of your office or home.

If you are serious about transforming your presentation skills this year, this is your opportunity to get the success that you want from your presentations.

eSpeech Coaching is here and if you move quickly you can take advantage of the introductory special rate.

Here’s how it works.

Record your presentation on video.
Upload it to the secure website.
Review your video.
Clarify your goals and expectations.
Receive expert coaching on your presentation both in writing and by video.
Review your presentation and the feedback as often as you like.
Pose your questions and receive direct and specific answers promptly.


The regular fee for this virtual speech coaching is $500.00

If you hurry you can get in for only $300.00

Register here to reserve your spot.

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1 30 minute presentation 3x 10 minute presentations

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If you have more questions or prefer to register directly contact your eSpeech Coach, George Torok at 905-335-1997 or coach@Torok.com
PS: If you want to be a more successful public speaker you need to work with a reliable speech coach.
PPS: When was the last time that you saw a job ad that stated, “Poor communication skills needed.”


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Presentation Tip #52 - Open with a Success Story

Open Your Presentation With a Success StoryWhen you deliver a sales presentation, leadership speech or motivational talk - open with a success story.

Why?
It grabs attention.
It offers hope.It enhances your credibility.It's more memorable.

Success Grabs Attention
To capture attention at the beginning of your presentation deliver a success story. More people will listen because people prefer to hear from winners - not losers. Success creates positive attraction. If you start negative you will repel them.

Success Offers Hope
Start with success and you offer hope to your listeners. Hope is the universal drug. We all want it and can't get enough of it. Hope is a powerful emotion and motivator. If you are speaking to persuade then triggering hope will help move them.

Success Enhances Your Credibility
When you demonstrate success you will have more credibility. Give an example of your success - especially how you helped a client achieve success - and you appear as the expert. Success will increase your value. When you appear as an expert offering high value you will be perceived more as a helpful resource instead of an annoying sales person.

Success is More Memorable
Plant a success story in the minds of your listeners and they will tend to associate you with that story whenever they think about you. They might even repeat that story when they talk to others about you. Use that story early in your presentation and you can refer back to it when clarifying a point later in your presentation. The success story becomes a point of reference for shaping their opinions.
In my presentation skills seminars or sales presentations to prospects I have used the example of how I helped one client close a $10 million deal. Depending on the situation I might convey some of the detail and drama to effectively plant the success story in the listeners' minds.

Prepare Your Success Stories
List your success stories. Search your memory, colleagues' experiences and client testimonials for evidence of dramatic results. Then go back to those clients for more detail if necessary. Write out the best stories. Edit the story so is it easy to tell without detracting from the main message. Rehearse them so you can deliver them comfortably and convincingly.

Warning
Avoid opening with the company story about the founder's biography, corporate history and mission statements. That's usually boring. No one cares about your company until they know if you can help them.

Success Breeds Success
Lead with success stories because success is attractive and convincing.

George Torok
PS: Tell me how this tip helps you.
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For Serious Speakers Who Want to Get Much Better

Coaching program for serious speakers only


When you are really serious about improving any skill – you will work directly with a coach.

As the Speech Coach for Executives I coach business leaders to deliver million dollar presentations.

I also needed to learn from others. (Ask your teachers who they learned from.)

I attended the weekend Speaker Boot Camp with Warren Evans and Kit Grant. Both are former Chairs of the Global Speakers Federation. Both have more than 20 years of professional speaking experience including extensive international exposure.

I invested at least three thousand dollars for an intensive weekend of small group presentation coaching. I am happy with the return on my investment. I’m a much better speaker. When you get to a certain level of speaking the only improvements you can make is in the details. Warren Evans and Kit Grant pointed out those details and I’m a much better and more profitable speaker because of their help.

Here is an opportunity for you to take part in the scaled down version of that boot camp.

It’s a one day “Sneaker Camp” with Warren Evans in Toronto on Monday August 22 in Toronto.

Only 8 people can attend. It’s still intense. You get a full day with Warren Evans. You’ll benefit from the best insights that his experience and perspective can offer. He never holds back.

And the fee is only $1,265

That’s a good deal.

Here’s the bonus for you. Tell him that George Torok sent you and you will save $100 off that price.

BTW I receive no compensation for this recommendation – other than a kind thought. Perhaps Warren will buy me a beer – remind him to do that.

If you are really serious about kicking your presentations up for a relatively small investment – attend this “Sneaker Camp”.

Toronto Sneaker Camp for Speakers


PS: Maybe you're wondering why Warren offers this coaching program so inexpensively. It's to raise money for the Laura's Hope Charity.


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8 Presentation Flaws that Steal Your Money

8 Presentation Flaws that Steal Your Money

Why should you care about your presentation skills? Because poor presentations cost you money. Want to close more deals? Improve your presentation skills.

There are no perfect presentations and no perfect presenters. That means that every presenter could be better – if they want to be. There are three types of presenters:

1. Bad and don’t know it
2. Bad and don’t care
3. Concerned and taking steps to improve

Effective presentations are the result of good presentation skills in action. Skills are improved by understanding the principles, practicing the techniques and getting constructive feedback from a skilled coach. Tiger Woods follows this formula to stay hot.

Have you ever wondered why some presentations are so painful to sit through and others can be delightful? Here are some of the presentation flaws that I’ve witnessed at recent industry conferences.

Read the rest of "8 Presentation Flaws that Steal Your Money"

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Patrica Fripp is up to something good

Patricia Fripp is the most helpful speech coach that I ever worked with.
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This free teleseminar looks incredible.
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Patricia Fripp wants to help you!
No charge TeleSeminar Thursday, February 26, 10am PST

My colleagues at SpeakersMatch are allowing me to invite my friends andcontacts to their SpeakerMatch TeleSeminar Series...and there is NO CHARGE. "Taking Your Presentation to the Next Level: How to UP Your Value in a DOWN Economy," with Patricia Fripp

It is no secret...corporate travel budgets are down, associations are predicting less attendees, and convention committees are asking speakers to cut their fees. What can ambitious speakers do? They can UP their value in a DOWN economy!

Patricia Fripp (that's me) says, "We need to increase the effectiveness of our marketing and revisit the quality of our presentations." Being perceived as a dynamic, inspiring, and persuasive presenter is no longer a nice skill to have; it is a matter of business life and death!

This starts with your marketing and is magnified in your presentation. If you are a novice, intermediate, or even advanced business or professional presenter, you will benefit from this TeleSeminar. Patricia has a unique ability to demystify the process of what it takes to transform a good presentation into a GREAT one! With Patricia, you will learn some often over-looked marketing philosophies and hear Fripp's Good to Great: 10 Little-Known Techniques to Transform Your Speech...and a bonus!

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During this call, you'll discover how to:
- Revisit your marketing with fresh eyes
- Identify do's and don'ts that ensure a successful presentation
- Adapt two comedy techniques that add retention
- Open and close with more impact
- Avoid the unconscious goof that will hurt your credibility
- Improve listener buy-in for your point of view
- Be remembered and repeated
- Be persuasive, clear, and concise
- Make your stories memorable

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Effective Executive Speaking

Effective Executive Speaking

Effective Executive Speaking is the flagship program for the Canadian Management Centre (CMC) based in Toronto, Canada. CMC is an a affliate of the American Management Association, (AMA).

The two primary instructors for this program in Toronto for the past decade have been John Robert Colombo and George Torok. Both were mentored by Canada's presentation guru - Peter Urs Bender.

At one time Peter Urs Bender was the lead instructor in this program. He would start the day off by whipping the particpants into a frency. He would point out his personal challenges of being foreign born, from a family of accountants and blessed with dyslexia.

Despite these challenges, Peter became known as Canada's presentation guru and and a best selling author.

Effective Executive Speaking is a three day intensive program for senior executives who want to transform their presentation skills.

In the past this program has run as often as six times a year. In 2009 this program will only run two times. Register now.


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Effective Executive Speaking

Effective Executive Speaking


I completed the delivery of another three-day training program at the Canadian Management Centre in Toronto. The program is called, "Effective Executive Speaking". As you might guess this program is for executives, senior management or executives-in-training. The caliber of students is high. Their expectations are high.

I have been delivering this program for the Canadian Management Centre for close to 12 years. My colleague in the delivery of this program is the Canadian literary icon, John Robert Colombo. Among many other honours he is a recipient of the Order of Canada.

John Robert Colombo and I work well together in spite of our incredibly different backgrounds and perspective. Our presentation styles are vastly different, yet we follow the same principles. We are both students of Peter Urs Bender, the author of "Secrets of Power Presentations." We respect each other's strengths and contributions to this executive speaking program. We also have become friends.

As you can imagine this collaboration provides a powerful learning environment for the executive students of this program. We witness gratifying results.


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Toronto Presentation Coach

Toronto Presentation Coach


"You demonstrated to us how to cut a 60-minute rambling presentation, into a 12-minute clear, concise and focused presentation that helped us secure a $10 million project."
Sam Kohn, President, Kubik


Presentation Coach with real Business Experience
Executive speech coach and presentation skills training. Learn how to deliver million-dollar presentations from a business presenter. George Torok has two decades of corporate management experience. He has delivered hundreds of board room presentations. He has suffered through more. He is a business person who learned to communicate well. He is not an actor or professor telling business how it should be. Instead he has taken the best lessons from other fields and applied them to business first hand.

Effective Executive Presentations Instructor
George Torok has instructed the Effective Executive Presentations program at the Toronto facility of the Canadian Management Centre for more than the past decade.

Arrange for one-on-one speech coaching or group presentation training for your managers, professional experts and sales team.


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George Torok is The Speech Coach for Executives. He works in Toronto. He is based in the Toronto area. He works with corporations in and around Toronto. He worked in downtown Toronto on Bay Street (the financial centre of Toronto) for over a decade.

George Torok has worked with many Toronto based business. He has presented for many Toronto based associations. He has trained and coached hundreds of Toronto executives and managers on presentation skills.

George Torok often appears in the Toronto media as a guest expert on presentation and communication skills.

George Torok is the Toronto Speech Coach.


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