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Thought for the day

Although here at MeetingWorld we have a section relating to romantic meetings, until now we’ve not found a book on the subject we’d like to draw your attention to. Anyway, here is one that might be good. I haven’t read it ‘cos I’m already with a wonderful long-term partner. But for those of you who aren’t, this might be worth the modest purchase price. Anyway – Meeting Your Half-Orange: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match""” target=”_blank”>(Kindle version)

This is what Amazon say: “Discover the power of positive dating! ‘Half-orange’ refers to the Spanish term ‘mi media naranja’, which is used to describe one’s beautiful, sweet, perfect other half. Now relationship expert Amy Spencer provides women with a step-by-step programme on how to grow one’s ‘half-orange’ from soil, seed, to ‘fruit-ion’ – by harnessing ‘Dating Optimism’. Rather than admonishing readers to make themselves more available, or turn dating into a full-time job,
“Meeting Your Half-Orange” teaches how to focus on the relationship they want with such intensity, the right person will come within a short period of time after completing the following phases: phase one – get your soil ready: believe you can have it; phase two – hit the garden shop: admit you want it; phase three – how to choose your seed: what do you want?; phase four – how to plant the seed: focus and imagine feeling it; phase five – dream of the perfect fruit: openly hope for it, like you’ve never hoped for anything before; phase six – nurture your sapling to bloom: live a happy life; and, phase seven – know when to pluck: how to recognize your half-orange.”

Tip of the day

Picture the scene with you as an entrepreneur in happy conversation with a potential investor. Yes, it’s an investment meeting. Feeling pretty good are you? Of course you are. That’s because I’ve gone out of my way to help you feel like that. What a decent chap I am. Or am I? Read on dear entrepreneur.

What every serious potential investor (like me) will ask before considering an investment in your company. Are these sales imaginary? Companies don’t go bust through lack of profits. They go bust through a lack of cash. It’s true. Very true! Speaking of cash, it’s important to realise that ….. http://bit.ly/q7S7N0

Thought for the day

Here’s what I try to do when chairing a meeting or indeed mentoring potential chairpeople. I try very hard not to distort new evidence made available during a meeting. By this I mean that I consider carefully whether that evidence could be interpreted as disconfirming my beliefs rather than supporting them. How successful am I are achieving this? Frankly, not as consistent as I’d like to be. But I’m getting there. (Howard Popeck)

Tip of the day

Should we meet at Head Office? At the factory? Down the pub?

Wherever you meet, don’t do it without this http://bit.ly/bWyiHP

Tip of the day

First day as a sales manager? Fear under control? Oh good. You don’t mind us asking do you? Well, get a load of this.

Inevitably you’ll be asked in your first meeting about your staffing requirements. After all, you can’t do everything yourself. So think through what you really need and separate that from the ‘nice to have but inessential staffing’. Do you really need a full-time personal assistant when a part-time one might suffice? http://venturelink.co.uk/staff-means-overheads/

Bosses: Six Tips to Keep Your Meetings on Track

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Are you a boss who struggles to keep meetings on track? If so, try the six tips below. They will help you bring focus to your team and run your gatherings in a smoother fashion.

Read more here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8108443/bosses_six_tips_to_keep_your_meetings.html

Now, now. There’s you, having expected everything to go so well in the networking meeting and yet – somehow – it didn’t. You just didn’t click with anyone, or was it that they didn’t with you? There, there. Get over it! Plan for the next one.

You can’t undo the past, but you sure can learn from it. Here’s how to get your thinking just right for next time.

If you can’t think of a way to give value, ask the one question that no one has ever asked me in a networking meeting: “What can I do to help you?” This will surprise and flatter the person you’re meeting. Even if they can’t think of anything, they’ll remember you.

Thought for the day

Prior to that crucial face-to-face sales presentation meeting you should know why someone should buy from you instead of the competition. Find your unique selling points and know your competitors so that you can address all the issues. A prospect that has doubts after you leave the meeting is unlikely to become a customer.