Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: Metro Hall, 3rd Floor, 55 John Street, Toronto, ON

A strong showing for this meeting with more than 25 members and a few new faces in the crowd.  Our Speaker John Miers from Black Isle Communications turned our world upside down as we unlearned some of the worst mistakes we all make when doing presentations.  His focus for this meeting was principally on the use of visual aids in presentations (such as the evil Power Point) and how the way most of us use it actually works to our detriment!  We recorded this session and hope to make it available online soon with John's blessing!  Be sure to visit his website and learn more about Black Isle.  If you or your clients do presentations regularly to get business or win contracts, hiring John will definitely increase your ability to get the message across!

Agenda

• Welcome and Round-table Introductions

• New business

• Professional Development segment

• Free form Networking & refreshments

  
  

Professional Development Session

Speaker: John Miers , Chairman, Black-Isle Communications Inc.

Workshop / Presentation Description:

“Getting your Message Across”

Presentation is a skill that all business people need to master.

Presentation skills enable you to connect with an audience and convey a substantive message in a way that leaves the audience with a positive image of you and your message. In the past, lawyers spoke in a language the ordinary man could not understand. They have now been replaced by the IT community. Whatever your industry, you must know how to convey the message without making you seem overly complex. In other words, getting your message across in a way that will stand out from your competitors and win the business or the investment.

Speaker Profile:

John Miers is the Chairman of Black Isle Consultants. His discussion will touch upon the principles of spoken communication including “what makes an audience listen” and “how to use visual aids to enhance, not distract”. With offices in North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Black Isle has extensive experience in all fields of communications, with emphasis on the spoken word. It’s client base includes politicians, senior business people and some of Canada’s major financial institutions and law firms.