I am now reading this book: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs by Carmine Gallo.
Yes, a good read and very insightful if indeed you want to make an impact in your presentations for business or sales, etc.
A particular lesson I learned was: Passion Statement.
In our presentations, the writer recommended adding a passion statement as this [...]

Hi,
Over the past few months, we have given great emphasis on conducting 1-2-1s effectively with your colleagues in your Chapter regularly.
Since late last year, we have conducted 1-2-1 Methods in your respective Chapters to help you generate effective results.
Here is the recap and a brief description of how to conduct an effective 1-2-1 with [...]

I recently attended a preview for an upcoming seminar. During the break, some attendees were busy ‘networking’. Why do I put networking in inverted comas?
It’s because, instead of networking, I would call it ‘net-forcing’. Why? These people, instead of gently asking about your background, they would just force their name cards on you, dominate the [...]

Last week I attended a BNI Chapter meeting where a member conducted his 10-minutes Business Presentation Showcase.
It’s just that it felt that the presentation wasn’t his. It was done by someone else in his organization as a marketing material cum presentation. Let me explain: in a BNI meeting, your presentation needs to be very tuned [...]

I was taken aback when I was requested to take a DISC analysis test. I thought it’s so old school?
Let me offer my insights:
A DISC analysis is a list of questions that attempts to identify your personality traits. But can it ever be accurate? I don’t think so. Because the answers you give are of [...]

Earlier today, a BNI Chapter President replied an e-mail I sent (the e-mail was about performance of his group, known as the Traffic Light Report).
For this person’s group, it wasn’t particularly good. In fact it was listed as black bad. So obviously he may have been anxious. Hence his reply was that we’ll need to [...]

In many classes I have been conducting lately in business networking, often a question many business people need to think of is their Unique Selling Proposition, commonly known as USP.
Sales and marketing gurus will often drum this to death: gotta know your USP.
USP: what is it? Unique Selling Proposition.
Ok, is it that simple? If it [...]

Yesterday, I had a meeting with the Leadership Team of one of the BNI Chapters I lead and we planned for growth in terms of potential of business being transacted, which would be achieved via adding new memberships. New members who are admitted into a Chapter will bring with them a degree of purchasing power [...]

I have been having some difficulty in selecting seats for my upcoming journey to Hong Kong via Cathay Pacific airlines.
To which I submitted a complaint online to via their website. I received an auto-generated e-mail to acknowledge the complaint I submitted. Here’s the response:
Dear Mr. Mahendy
Thank you for taking the time to complete our feedback [...]

Have you ever thought of what makes you happy?
What is it? Having more money? More time to spend with loved ones? Or both, so you can spend more money on your loved one? Or better health?
I thought about this and want to share with you, the things that make me happy.
They are:
1. Sharing a meal [...]