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Issues of Business Growth

Experts have described six specific stages most of the successful companies experienced when aiming for company growth, where each stage is faced by a set of challenges. The firm will need to constantly monitor the changes it is going through as it moves from one stage to another.

Most importantly managerial changes need to be observed in between stage changes. The six stages to be focused on are:

1) conception/existence

2) survival

3) stabilization

4) growth

5) take-off

6) maturity

The early stages of the firm’s survival are dependent on the founder’s abilities and commitment, which is of utmost importance. As the company develops and aims to grow further, specialist skills in the managerial sector of the business are necessary are required. It is crucial that management spends adequate hours developing their skills and working as a team.

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Public Speaking Training Can Really Help your Business

Did you know that the most successful companies have professional speakers in key positions or are the head of the company? Have you ever seen Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Donald Trump do a presentation? These are just some of the speakers that have pushed their companies through the corporate roof.

Are they winging it? No. In fact, most successful people know that to really stand out in business you have to be able to stand up in front of and audience and extol the virtues of your company. That takes serious presentation and public speaking skills.

And, for those skills you need to go to a professional. Unfortunately there are not that many professional public speaking trainers around to give you the information you need. So, it’s likely that you’ll have to do a little bit of travel to find a course that will teach you exactly what you need to know.

So, what will these professional trainers teach you? What are the skills necessary for excellent presentations? First and foremost the good public speaking trainers will teach you how to enroll and engage an audience. That means; keeping their attention focused 100% of the time. If they’re daydreaming, sleeping or talking to their neighbor they can’t possibly be paying attention to what you’re saying.

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Library – 8 Biggest Mistakes Webinar – #1

Here is my archive copy of an excerpt from a recent webinar, “The 8 Biggest Mistakes for Business Blogs (and How to Avoid Them).” This piece discusses “Mistake #1 – Talking About It, Not Doing It”.  The solution is the application of a well known quality process, PDCA. If you are interested in viewing the … Read more