Royston posted this in
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February 3rd, 2011
By Royston, on February 3rd, 2011
I have sat through and given a few presentations in my time so based on my experience of sitting through a conference or two I have put together a few tips:
Preparing For The Event
Read the proposed conference flyer and match your points to the theme.
The flyers can help on the direction of the content – it is always a good idea to discuss the content further with the Conference Producer before you prepare ‘it’.
Cicero over two thousand years ago said a good speaker learns fast and is knowledgeable and expert about the subject – know your subject in depth and provide evidence during your speech that you know what you are talking about.
Content
If you are speaking at a conference attracting senior-level decision-makers from across your sector ask yourself:
What do they want to hear?
What do you want to say?
Where does the crossover lie?
Watch out! – Presentations from speakers
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Royston posted this in
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February 17th, 2010
By Royston, on February 17th, 2010
A core competency can take various forms, including technical/subject matter know-how or a particular business process. It can also be the possession of a key resource such as close relationships with customers and other suppliers in the value chain. An important aspect of a core competence is its embedded nature in the organisation’s activities – true core competences are difficult to extract from an organisation in a simplistic
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Stephanie posted this in
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August 19th, 2009
By Stephanie, on August 19th, 2009
Remote/virtual staff must clearly understand why they exist and be able to translate their purpose into actions. Research suggests greatest problem for staff and managers is still communication. Managers must become results oriented, shift from being a controller to a leader or coach. Need to develop specialised communication and planning skills, including the ability to communicate well
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Stephanie posted this in
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August 18th, 2009
By Stephanie, on August 18th, 2009
This article discusses what is meant by diversity, outlines the business case for taking a positive approach to diversity at work, and discusses the psychological underpinnings of related concepts such as stereotyping, prejudice and group membership. Most importantly it will highlight best practice for training and diversity awareness sessions, as recent research highlights that if not done correctly diversity training can actually make things
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admin posted this in
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June 23rd, 2009
By admin, on June 23rd, 2009
Planning to achieve the benefits is an essential task if we want to gain the advantages from
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admin posted this in
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June 14th, 2009
By admin, on June 14th, 2009
Sometimes we have to act and let go an underperforming employee here is a simple process to manage this task
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Royston posted this in
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June 3rd, 2009
By Royston, on June 3rd, 2009
Objective setting is a vital part of appraising and managing employees. Both managers and subordinates should be aware of what the objectives are for the current period as well as be working on new draft objectives for the next period prior to discussing them during a future appraisal meeting – where objectives for the forthcoming period can be documented and
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