There was a time when you just had to hold an open house and the buyers would show up. Then, agents started enticing the prospects by offering refreshments. Bottles of water are greatly appreciated and may cause your visitors to stay and talk a little longer than normal. This can give you an opportunity to find out what they’re looking for and establish a bond.
Times change and sometimes, we need to try new things.
Dennis Kneale’s commentary on CNBC’s Parting Shot on June 27, 2008 tried to put some perspective on the reality of the housing crisis compared to the way the news media likes to glamorize doom and gloom. If you didn’t see it, it is interesting and may give you some positive scripts to use with customers. CLICK HERE to watch video.
A friend of mine and fellow national instructor recently had a problem that had me feeling every ounce of empathy imaginable. I logged into a webinar he was doing and his opening comments were an apology that his PowerPoint wasn’t working.
It seems that earlier that day at a live seminar he was doing, a panelist had some things that she wanted to show the audience. She had the files on a USB drive that she opened on his computer which was hooked up to the projector.
Did you see the newscast showing lines of people waiting to withdraw their money from the Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which is fully backed by the United States Government covers deposits of up to $100,000 per person per bank. If a bank were to fail, the depositor could get a check immediately from FDIC for up to the insured amount. The dilemma is when you have more than the $100,000 in that bank.
For as long as I’ve been teaching, we discussed alternative ways of presenting information to students. Most instructors consider the live seminar to be the best method but someday, a better way is going to present itself.
You’ve probably seen video tapes which have been replaced with DVDs. There were audio cassettes that were replaced with CDs and now MP3s and podcasts. However, in my opinion, the webinar is the closest thing to a live experience in the classroom.
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