You should treat a teleseminar as you would a seminar that you had to attend in-person.  If you come into that seminar late, you don’t announce yourself, especially when someone is speaking.  You quietly try to take a seat, to as not to disturb the person hosting the event.  The same should be true in a teleseminar.  If one comes onto the call late, you do not have to announce yourself.  Odds are, the host has started on-time and is probably well into his/her speech.

Also, in a regular seminar, an attendee pays attention to the speaker, takes notes, or something else relative to the event.  They aren’t on the phone, or playing a game or something else that would allow them to not take in all the information they are receiving.  This is the same way one should be when attending a teleseminar.  One should not be washing dishes, watching TV, or having all the other distractions that could be going on.  The host has provided this content for you.  And if you just can’t avoid a disturbance (children, animals, etc.), then by all means, please use the mute button.

This helps to keep the flow of the seminar going.  In addition, it makes it easier to edit the audio if necessary.  If you are hosting a teleseminar, hopefully your attendees already realize this information, but some still do not.  Some just don’t realize and then others could have some sort of phone/computer malfunction and they just can’t help it.

Contact us today for a no-cost consultation to see how we can help you take your teleseminar to the next level.

As a leader, speaker, or owner of a business, you need to have some sort clear direction on where you want your business to go.  Whether you call it a business plan, an action plan, standards of operation, or whatever, it is important to have something on paper which shows you have put some actual thought into your business.  You also need to do your part by providing information when needed:

Things you may want to consider:

• Gaining more of a presence through Social Media
• Starting or keeping up with a blog
• Obtaining more speaking engagements
• Participating in group discussions

Besides these, there are so many other possibilities and ways to increase your presence.  And working with a Virtual Assistant, especially one specific to this field, would make an incredible impact.  A Virtual Assistant can always update your blog, post your Tweets, or send messages to your fans on Facebook, but you have to provide the content.  Especially in Social Media, you need to remember that you are trying to build a relationship.  Who can speak better about your company than you?

If you are ready to increase your presence and see what working as a team can accomplish, contact us now for a no-cost consultation.

Whatever your reasons for taking a break, you have to make sure to get yourself back into the swing of thing things.

Things to help get you back on track:

1.       Get a good night’s sleep.

2.       Make a list of things to work on. (It helps to be prepared!)

3.       Prioritize and respond to emails, especially clients.

4.       Set blocks of times to work

5.       Take note of things that become distractions and try to avoid them

Now you don’t have to follow the specific order listed, but you do want to make sure that you use those tips in order to ensure that you can get back on track. It will be difficult at first, but getting back on track is always the hardest.  Try not to pressure yourself and just work with the natural order of things.  Start small and do what you can and everyday from there, work on doing a little more.  Soon you will fall back into your routine, or maybe develop an improved one.  Just be patient –it will come together!

For assistance with getting your business back on track, contact us now for a free consultation.

While it sounds nice to say that you are doing this, that, and countless other things, your business suffers.  When you are basically being pulled in so many different directions, when do you have the time to take care of such responsibilities as:

1. Assist your clients?
2. Work on your marketing?
3. Develop a product?
4. Promote your product?

If need be, decrease some of the tasks that you are currently performing.  Focus on what you can do now and on the things that will really make a positive impact on your business.  Prioritize your business matters and go from there.  At the same time, you want to be sure to have time for some sort of personal life as well.  Remember “all work and no play…” well, you get the idea.

If you need help focusing on the duties that are important to your business, then contact us now for a free consultation.

Five Characteristics of a great Speaker/Coach are:

1. Practice what you preach – How can you help if you have not walked the path yourself?
2. Humility – Humility helps you to keep an open mind and not judge, so that you are better able to help.
3. Sincere desire to help clients – If you truly want to help your clients, you expect to give them nothing but your best.
4. Open to new ideas and ways of thinking – Life is always a learning process, and if you close yourself off to ideas, you miss opportunities, for you and your clients.
5. Ethical – What good is a coach/speaker with no morals?

That does not mean that these are the only five characteristics a speaker/coach should have.  There are many more desirable traits that one should possess, and of course, the more the better.  These are just a basic foundation, and there is plenty of room to build and grow.

Before you decide that this is what you want to do with your life, really consider these characteristics.  Mainly, consider your need to help others.  If you are not even remotely a people-person, this is not the right industry for you.  You are going to come into contact with people from all walks of life, with many different problems and situation.  Knowing that and having such a longing to help definitely means that you are on the right path.

Now that you know you have the right characteristics, contact us for assistance in furthering your business and helping you to help others.

That is not to say that charisma is all you need in order to be great at speaking or coaching, but it is a major factor.  Being good at speaking, and having pertinent information your audience need and wants is key.  But if you have no charm or appeal, how do you get that audience to hear your message?

Not only should people be drawn to you, but also to your cause.  If they have no interest in what you are selling, no one wants to hear it.  How you deliver your message is also very important.  Do you rush your presentation?  Do you speak eloquently and clearly?  Do you enunciate?

Aside from that, is your information well researched and prepared? Do you have your main facts and supporting information gathered and prepared? Being charismatic is only the beginning, but remember there is a lot more involved.  It begins before the presentation, and continues after the presentation is over.

Contact Us for help in getting your message heard.

While you are out and about, your Virtual Assistant should already have a copy of your schedule or at least a way to contact you.  If some sort of emergency occurs and your VA is not able to effectively respond on your behalf, that puts your business in a bad light.   Your VA should be able to get in contact with you if no one else.

If someone needs information from you, or needs to meet with you, your VA should be able to quickly and efficiently relay that message.  Not only that, but you should be able to respond to your VA in just as timely a manner.  It reflects much better on your business if people know they will actually get some sort of response to the question they are asking, especially if it is under some sort of time restraint.

The key is to communicate.  As long as you are doing that, you will be able to spend your time focusing on your strengths and your back-end will be taken care of as well. If you are ready to work with a VA who will help you stay on top of things, contact us now to see how we can work together.

Knowing that you are staying current, as far as the information on your website is concerned, helps your target market to feel that much more comfortable about listening to what you have to say.  How would you feel going to a website that hasn’t been updated in a year or more?  Contact information could have changed.  The focus of the market may have changed.  Maybe you added more services/products to promote but have not posted them to your website.  There is no way to really know and your target market is not going to waste too much time trying to figure that out.  If your website has not been updated in that long of a time, then you need to update your site ASAP.

Trends and techniques are always changing and evolving.  No matter what it is you have to offer, your website should mirror that fact that you are staying on top of the developments in your field. Much like computers and cars, they are always being upgraded as technology progresses.  Think of that in terms of your business, and your website will always be up to date and ready for intended audience.

If you would like assistance in updating you content, contact us for a complimentary consultation.

Your website should definitely have some key pages, including:

• Contact Page  – How else will people know how to reach you?
• Bio/About Page – How do people know you are qualified?
• Services/Programs Page – What do you have to offer?
• Products Page – What is it that you sell?

You can decide the order of the pages, or you can add more pages – it is all up to you.  The main thing is to make sure it reflects you and that you are happy with it.  Your website will never be perfect, but nothing ever truly is.  Try to make sure you proofread your content for any grammatical errors, and to make sure it reads properly.  Also try to keep in mind that your page needs to be easy on the eyes, and the font shouldn’t be too small.  Whether to use Flash or not, or considering which program to use for your website are also some of the things you will need to consider.

Contact Us for help in proofing your website content.

Some of your choices include:

1. Hand-outs (Used to follow along with the speech, or to work on after the speech is over.)
2. PowerPoint Presentations
3. Tutorials (Videos can be used here.)
4. Homework (Ideas and tactics the participants can utilize after the speech is over.)

You definitely want to leave your attendees with something tangible after the presentation is over.  Not only does it help with implementing your key ideas, but it keeps your contact information easily accessible.

Contact Us for help in putting together your presentation materials.