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Have You Exercised Your Slack Muscle?

Wifey and I are into investment properties. We like them and they work for us.Late last year a tenant advised us that someone had broken in and done some damage. It turned out the damage was smashed walls, windows and a massive mess. The neighbours advised us that within weeks of moving in there was a huge party and the cops had to be called. In fact, the party made the local paper. Personally, I suspect the damage was more "party" related than "break-in" related.Anyway, the landlord insurance…See More

Blog post by Warwick Merry | The Get More Guy 14 hours ago

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The Internet Business Revolution: Lead Your Site Visitors
February 2, 2012 from 8am to 8:30am
The Internet Business Revolution: Write a Better Sales Letter
February 16, 2012 from 8am to 8:30am
The Internet Business Revolution: Seven Trends You Can't Ignore in 2012
February 16, 2012 from 8am to 8:30am

Events posted by Gihan Perera yesterday

How do companies like Nestle, Pepsi, Accor and Wal-Mart get the edge? Find out here ... http://bit.ly/xCkaez

Status posted by Phil Preston Tuesday

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NSW Presidential Breakfast, 9 am - 11 am, Sat 4 Feb 2012, Chatswood at Chatswood, Sydney, NSW

February 4, 2012 from 9am to 11am

Presidential Breakfast to kick off the year, on Saturday morning, 4 February, 2012, at Chatswood. A Presidential Breakfast is a ‘fluid format’ discussion on whatever is on your mind based on the theme of the day. It can be an intimate 6 people, or up to 20 or so.===Ken Wilber and the philosophy of CreativityColin James and Erica Bagshaw went to the recent Ken Wilber ‘Kosmic Creativity’ conference in California. I was curious to find out more, so we’ve organised a group debrief for anyone…See More

Event posted by Nina Sunday Jan 23

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How to Promote Yourself on YouTube

If you're a speaker, you need to be on YouTube - no ifs and buts about it! Everybody and their cat is there, so if you're not, it reflects poorly on you.But don't set out to create the world's best viral video. Start by recording a 2-3 promotional video of you speaking to camera, introducing yourself and explaining what problems you solve for your clients and customers.OK, I know that's not as easy as it sounds! The main problem most people have is that they don't know what to say and how to…See More

Blog post by Gihan Perera Jan 23

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Nina Sunday replied to Donna Hanson's discussion 'Soft Skills Training - Sydney'

Hi Donna I offer a 60-minute webinar on Time Management - next date in March will be scheduled soon.

Jan 22

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Gihan Perera updated their profile Jan 17

Attending UnConvention 2012 :: Gold Coast

Meet here with your fellow delegates of the 2012 annual event - this year it is an UnConvention.See More

Shannon Cooper joined Yvonne Adele | Ideas Culture's group Jan 17

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Get up to speed on the latest thinking on competitive strategy by guru Michael E Porter http://bit.ly/xftSEh

Status posted by Phil Preston Jan 16

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The second most important thing on your Web site

The most important thing about your Web site is targeting the right market. If you don't get this right, nothing else matters.But even if you have the right market in mind, you need to know their level of understanding about your topic. If you get this wrong, you'll confuse and bore them!I'll explain ...Broadly, when people make a decision about something, they go through four stages, based on their current knowledge:For example, if you’re a financial planner, your Web site visitors fall into…See More

Blog post by Gihan Perera Jan 16

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Humanaging

Hi There,Some of you may know that I am an advocate for social and political reform for better mental health awareness , I have just finished an ebook that explains more please feel free to take a lookhttp://humanaging.com.au/With respectDe Backman-HoyleSee More

Blog post by De Backman-Hoyle Jan 13

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Attending UnConvention 2012 :: Gold Coast

Meet here with your fellow delegates of the 2012 annual event - this year it is an UnConvention.See More

De Backman-Hoyle joined Yvonne Adele | Ideas Culture's group Jan 13

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Rod Sherwin replied to Rod Sherwin's discussion 'CD / DVD Fulfilment House'

Thanks for the tip.

Jan 12

submissions

Status posted by Daniellle Storey Jan 12

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Speaker Submissions

I would love to see some samples (ie what format is appropriate for which events) of speaker submissions for conferences and events. Can anyone help me?See More

Discussion posted by Daniellle Storey Jan 12

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Hi there.. Welcome to the NSAA online community for Speakers, Trainers, Facilitators, Entertainers. The community is now open to anyone in the industry and you may create your own Groups and Events.

If you have a comment for discussion, add it in the Forum. Create a new discussion if there isn't one to suit. Use the BLOG posts for articles about your area of expertise which may be of interest to your fellow Speakers.

See a video tutorial Warwick Merry made : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZkygdLUTYk

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Soft Skills Training - Sydney

Started by Donna Hanson. Last reply by Nina Sunday Jan 22. 1 Reply 0 Likes

A Melbourne based client of mine has a small number of staff in Sydney. They are looking for "public" courses for the following topics:Sales Skills - 2 dayBusiness Writing - 1 DayTime Management - 2…Continue

CD / DVD Fulfilment House

Started by Rod Sherwin. Last reply by Rod Sherwin Jan 12. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hi,Anyone know of a fulfillment house in Australia. The idea of a fulfillment house is that you take orders online and they go through to the fufillment house and they ship our the order. The…Continue

Speaker Submissions

Started by Daniellle Storey Jan 12. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I would love to see some samples (ie what format is appropriate for which events) of speaker submissions for conferences and events. Can anyone help me?Continue

Room mate wanted for unconvention

Started by karen Schmidt. Last reply by Yvonne Adele | Ideas Culture Jan 4. 3 Replies 2 Likes

OK, so I have a room booked at the Marriott but it seems such as waste. All that money and I will hardly be in it. I'm sure there must be a non-smoking, non-snoring person out there who would like to…Continue

Interesting Conference Report

Started by Warwick Merry | The Get More Guy Jan 1. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi AllThe lovely Neen James (an Aussie living in the USA and member of NSA) recently posted this report on Farcebook.Some interesting information that is worth a look at.…Continue

online bookings

Started by IrenaYashin-Shaw. Last reply by Gihan Perera Dec 18, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Hi alljust wondered if anyone had a prerefence or recommendation for using eventbrite or conference on line to take fully automated on-line bookings. IrenaContinue

Electronic self-publishing

Started by Yvonne Adele | Ideas Culture. Last reply by Yvonne Adele | Ideas Culture Dec 18, 2011. 25 Replies 0 Likes

Me again! Now, another question - has anyone discovered the best possible way to quickly and (as seamlessly as possible) turn a book into an electronic format so it can be viewed as an eBook, on…Continue

Online Accounting and Invoicing systems

Started by Yvonne Adele | Ideas Culture. Last reply by Warwick Merry | The Get More Guy Nov 22, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Hi everyone! I'd be keen to know what you're all using...especially if it is working well for you. I've been using QuickBooks for over 10 years and I'm sick of installing upgrades, paying ridiculous…Continue

Socila media

Started by Winston Marsh. Last reply by Winston Marsh Nov 22, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I hope you saw the bulletin I posted about Terry Brock & Gina Carr being out here. They are really switched on US speakers who have the latest on how speakers are using this stuff.You can catch…Continue

Accreditation Webinar Recording

Started by Warwick Merry | The Get More Guy Oct 12, 2011. 0 Replies 2 Likes

Hi AllMany people are confused about Accreditation and Designations. To make it easier, we have run a webinar that goes through the definitions, explanations and requirements for all four of the…Continue

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Blog Posts

Have You Exercised Your Slack Muscle?

Posted by Warwick Merry | The Get More Guy on January 29, 2012 at 8:20pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Damage

Wifey and I are into investment properties. We like them and they work for us.

Late last year a tenant advised us that someone had broken in and done some damage. It turned out the damage was smashed walls, windows and a massive mess. The neighbours advised us that within weeks of moving in there was a huge…

Continue

How to Promote Yourself on YouTube

Posted by Gihan Perera on January 23, 2012 at 12:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

If you're a speaker, you need to be on YouTube - no ifs and buts about it! Everybody and their cat is there, so if you're not, it reflects poorly on you.

But don't set out to create the world's best viral video. Start by recording a 2-3 promotional video of you speaking to camera, introducing yourself and explaining what problems you solve for your clients and customers.

OK, I know that's not as easy as it sounds! The main problem most people have is that they don't know what…

Continue

The second most important thing on your Web site

Posted by Gihan Perera on January 16, 2012 at 9:44pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The most important thing about your Web site is targeting the right market. If you don't get this right, nothing else matters.

But even if you have the right market in mind, you need to know their level of understanding about your topic. If you get this wrong, you'll confuse and bore them!

I'll explain ...

Broadly, when people make a decision about something, they go through four stages, based on their current knowledge:

For example, if…

Continue

Humanaging

Posted by De Backman-Hoyle on January 13, 2012 at 5:59pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hi There,

Some of you may know that I am an advocate for social and political reform for better mental health awareness , I have just finished an ebook that explains more

please feel free to take a look

http://humanaging.com.au/

With respect

De Backman-Hoyle

Seven Trends You Must Pay Attention To (and Three You Can Ignore) in 2012

Posted by Gihan Perera on January 10, 2012 at 3:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

There's a lot of information about what will and won't happen in 2012, particularly on the Internet. Even if it's accurate, some of it isn't relevant for professional speakers, trainers, coaches, consultants, business professionals and other eGurus. So here's my list of the things you mustpay attention to, and the things you can ignore.

1. E-Books

Amazon.com is selling more Kindle books than paperbacks, and its Kindle Fire tablet is a huge best-seller,…

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Are You Ready?

Posted by Warwick Merry | The Get More Guy on January 8, 2012 at 10:37am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Based on last week's Get More Goer, it seems like most of you are back at work this week. This email is probably just one of the many in your inbox - hopefully it is not buried! Some of you have been back on the job for a week or more so this is a quick reminder.…

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