How To Present Figures and Numbers

optimumbusines on 2 September 2024

Have you ever needed to present numbers or figures, only to find that you battle expressing (putting into words) what the numbers and trends are doing?

Never struggle to speak about numbers and figures again be it in a business presentation, meeting, speech or an email.

Learn many different ways of being able to say that the numbers are decreasing or escalating, flatlining or are erratic and so much more, simply by watching this video.

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Small Talk: 13 Things To Keep In Mind

optimumbusines on 25 July 2024

Whether you are in a business environment, a casual setting, travelling or attending a business dinner or conference, at some stage you will need to hold a conversation and engage in small talk.

This article shares 13 things to keep in mind, whilst making small talk and it includes a video of 110 questions you can use to start and keep the conversation going.

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Question And Questioner

optimumbusines on 27 May 2024

One of the most amazing things my father ever taught me was that, ‘There are no stupid questions, only stupid questioners’.

When to ask a question and why? What makes a stupid questioner? And the different types of questions.

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Lesson Learned: Learn to Chameleon

optimumbusines on 2 April 2024

If you cannot Chameleon, evolve and survive, extinction is a very real possibility. This is not fear-mongering, this is a harsh fact of life today, with the AI revolution, and so the most important takeaway is that everyone needs to learn how to adapt, get used to learning new things quickly, to manage the stress and frustration that comes with starting over, and to be open to constant change.

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How To Summarise A Business Meeting Into The Minutes Of Meeting

optimumbusines on 10 January 2024

There are no re-do’s, re-takes or rewinds in a live business meeting. If you cannot keep up, you will not only not be able to provide effective input during the session but you will also not be able to create successful summaries or Minutes of Meeting, so practicing will actually help you to succeed in your career.

This video will show you how to effectively summarise a business meeting into the Minutes of Meeting.

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Minutes Of A Business Meeting

optimumbusines on 11 December 2023

One of the most important ways of ensuring that a meeting achieves results, and is thus successful, is to record the Minutes of that meeting.

It is a written / digital record of what was discussed and agreed.

There is so much a person can learn from any Minutes Of Meeting if one knows what to look for and so it is also a vital management tool.

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