SMPS Triangle: The Art of Telling presented by Gary Tomlinson

Every day we are required to share information, explanations, changes, ideas, directions, and viewpoints with others. Men and women who use the spoken word powerfully are the men and women who change the world – Our World! Effective communication is the key to business success. Who in a leadership role is exempt from the need to prompt others to think, feel, and act as they desire? We all are engaged in the effort of persuasion from the moment we are born until we draw our last breath.
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Presented… Show more by Gary Tomlinson, The “Art of Tellingâ€* is professional speaking education for professionals. The business person today who can communicate clearly with others, whether one-on-one, one-on-five, or one-on-five hundred, has enormous power. There is a world of difference between talking to others and communicating with others.  Effective communication is a million-dollar skill, a path to success in all areas of your life both personal and professional.
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What Participants Will Learn:
· Traits of effective speakers
· Traits of ineffective speakers
· The three satisfactions that all presenters want from their listeners
· The five satisfactions that all listeners want from their presenters
· Active listening techniques
· What defines your image
· Your “tool boxâ€*
· The importance of “self-talkâ€*
· How to be heard – thinking of communication in terms of an outcome
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Speaker/Bio: Â Gary Tomlinson, Principal, Tomlinson & Associates, Raleigh, NC
An entrepreneur and founder of five successful businesses, Gary Tomlinson is well versed in the areas of entrepreneurship, leadership, corporate culture, strategy-execution management and effective communication skills. From the time he worked as an operating room technician, more than 35 years ago, Gary saw the value in learning by doing as well as by teaching. Â For 22 years, Gary has been a regular lecturer at North Carolina State University in the College of Management, specifically the Entrepreneurship Educational Initiative. In 2008 Gary began lecturing at Elon University in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. He lectures on entrepreneurship, leadership, communication, and professional speaking education. Â Today, as a strexecutionist specializing in strategy implementation, Gary uses his on-going education and his 35 plus years of experience to help businesses work on their business so that they can work better in their business.
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