Use of Visual Presentations in Motivational Speaking

One of the key goals of a motivational speaker is to reach out to the emotions of people so that he can tell them what they must do in a particular situation. It is most important that you must appeal to your audience. A powerful tool to help you build trust and gain control is visualization.

The best way to impress people is to give them a platform where they are able to see what they are taught. In modern age, you can use various presentation tools such as display stands, computers and projectors to make a difference to your speaking. People will be able to view the details of the topics being discussed.

In the organization, when a speaker is talking; he can use PowerPoint presentations so that he can explain in a better manner. People will not get bored and a speaker will be able to engage his audience. These days, online videos are also available. If you are discussing some historical event, you can get the related video from the internet and show it to people while you are delivering your message. This is the best way you can deliver your message based on facts. People will get affected by your efforts in this regard.

There are a lot of DVDs and CDs which can be used to show people what you want to say. You can recommend some of them to your audience as a part of your practice. In order to be a successful motivational speaker, you must make efforts and discover new ways to motivate people. With the advancement of technology and accessibility to internet, you will be able to get various methods to enhance your skills and knowledge. With the help of these tips, you will be able to become a successful speaker, mentor and practitioner and make difference in people’s life and goals.

Working With a Short Sale Negotiator? Top 10 Tips to Ensure Success!

With the ever growing short sale market in today’s real estate community, it is important to have an incredible short sale negotiator that is part of your team. This person will assist you in handling all of the day to day communications with the lender, the mounds of paperwork, provide constant status updates and will allow you to focus your time on income producing activities. While partnering with a SS negotiator, the type of relationship you forge with the negotiator is so important. We’ve found one important dynamic of a successful transaction is that the SS negotiator and Agent’s relationship should be built on trust. The negotiator and real estate agent must trust that each other is going to do exactly what they say they are going to do- it’s a two way street.

As a short sale administrative company, we suggest the Real Estate Agent permits their entrusted negotiator the ability to “quarterback” the transaction. The negotiator is normally the one that’s in contact with every single person during the entire transaction (lenders, sellers, Title, Escrow, Buyer’s Agent, Buyers lender, and HOA company… just to name a few). Yes, this is a lot to handle, but a good negotiator can easily perform these duties.

Here are 10 tips to ensure a successful relationship:

1) Allow the negotiator to have direct contact with the sellers – This will expedite the request for documentation and also will allow status updates directly.

2) Allow the negotiator to coordinate the HUD-1 with the Escrow Company.

3) Allow the negotiator to work directly with the buyer’s agent.

4) If the agent does receive a call from the lender, immediately refer the call to the negotiator. This will eliminate incorrect information being transmitted to the lender. In the end, it will help the short sale run smoother.

5) Respond to all document requests within the allotted timeline provided by both the lender and the negotiator. Again, this will only help the transaction.

6) Always remember that your short sale negotiator is on YOUR team. Short sales can be frustrating at times, but the negotiator is your teammate and will ensure that you and your seller’s interests are of the utmost importance.

7) Trust that the negotiator will escalate the file when it is needed. Being specialists in the field, they understand lender timelines well and know when a file needs to be pushed a bit harder.

8) Ensure that all documents are complete, and have all signatures before submitting them to the negotiator.

9) Be patient with the lenders requests for documentation. Short sales require a lot of paperwork. There are times when the lender states that they didn’t receive documentation, the information was not legible, or they recently updated their forms and now they need the new version – most of these are out of the negotiator’s control and the only thing to do is quickly adapt and fulfill the lenders requests.

10) Always keep communication open. If you are frustrated or worried about something, voice it. This way the negotiator and you can build that trustful relationship. The last thing anyone wants is to have a stressful transaction. Clear lines of communication will further assist a great working relationship.

Being a successful short sale negotiation firm, we understand the frustrations behind short sales. We also know the importance of great communication and positive relationships. These factors are often the reasons behind successful transactions.

Tips to Presenting a Vegetable Tray

With all the nutrition debates that are taking place in modern society, more and more people are interested in consuming vegetables; nevertheless, for most of them, making a vegetable tray attractive and pleasant to the eye, can be a challenge. When we prepare a meal for ourselves it does not matter that much how we present it; things change entirely when we need to “cook” for our family and friends.

I must add that in my experience, it is much easier to convince a meat eater to savor your vegetable tray when it looks in a special way.

Let’s see what secrets are there to make your vegetable plate look delicious.

1. Color

Be as generous as you can with the visual sense. Remember that most people will choose their meal by the way it looks. With vegetables you have nature’s creativity by your side. Choose as many different colors as you can: red tomatoes, pink reddish, green lettuce, yellow pepper, purple eggplants, white horseradish and orange carrots. When arranged with taste, you’ll see a rainbow displayed before your eyes.

2. Love

Yes, indeed! Love what you’re doing, every moment of it, and everyone will enjoy it. From the plate you’re choosing to display the vegetables on, to the sorts you buy from the market, you must feel enthusiastic every step of the way. Cut them with care and let your creativity take hold of you when preparing the tray, play with colors and texture, don’t bother to follow some “rules” you read or heard about. The best way for you is what comes from your heart. People have a six sense and will perceive the feeling you put into it; they will feel attracted to your vegetable plate like bees are to honey.

3. Dressing

Choosing the right dressing to dip the vegetables into can be a little difficult. You can try something special and fancy to surprise your guests, but this can be tricky if you are not a greatly experienced cook. The one thing that will not fail you is garlic sauce, with or without sour cream. Alternatively, you can have a lighter dressing, for people who don’t fancy garlic that much. Try an easy mixture of salt, oil, vinegar and spices that would season the vegetables just the right way.

Don’t panic if your plate of fresh vegetables is not the queen of the party right away. Set an example by taking some on your plate and presenting it to the people that you know already love fresh food. If you receive some “yumms” and “mmms”, you’ll generate interest even in the confirmed meat eaters. Whatever you do, don’t lose confidence in your culinary masterpiece and enjoy it yourself.