Jason Womack

Present Like a Pro - GET MOMENTUM Master Class recap

Around the world, members of the GET MOMENTUM Leadership Academy tuned in to this month's Master Class titled:

"Present Like a Pro"

As you can see in this short introduction video (scroll to the bottom HERE), there are two VERY specific goals for this month's theme:

1. Practice identifying key points in EVERY presentation.
2. Utilize ALL the resources you have access to.

The Master Class is a 45-minute executive summary of the GET MOMENTUM Course Work:

Immediately after the program, I heard from THREE members about the impact and importance of this month's Master Class:

"I get it now, everything is a presentation."

"I learned that I can present the same thing in different ways to different people. Easier."

"I need to video record myself presenting. Not to show anyone else or publish, but to watch and study myself."

(We do have ONE big announcement, read all the way to the bottom to find out!)

Now, some of you may be thinking, "How is 'presenting' a leadership skill?" Think about what you could do, if you were more effective at bringing your ideas to the people you hope use them the most. You're presenting all the time, you are!

+ On a stage in front of dozens

+ In a conference room of just a few 

+ Across the table from your family

+ On the phone with a friend, client or vendor

Over the course of just one month, you'll learn to "win over" the people you're speaking with. You'll practice organizing your main points that are backed up with and by research, as well as have some call-to-action. Finally, you'll practice lining up your message with the facts with the stories with the suggestions that make it easier for people to believe: "Your ideas matter."

Who is GET MOMENTUM for? I always look to our current members to help us answer that question. So, here is a list of the most recent leaders to join:

• The co-founder of a recently-sold communications company in Tennessee.
• 19 Associate Professors at a university in Alabama.
• A designer in Australia.
• 3 recently-promoted Directors in New York City.

Are you a member? If so, log in here and watch the recording (or, download the audio as an MP3 to listen to in your car or while you're exercising). Would you like to see the Table of Contents for the Master Class? Here you are:

• Introduction and Welcome
• Get the Most From Your GET MOMENTUM Membership
• Practice Makes _______ (be careful here!)
• MEMBER Spotlight "Kinds of Presentations"
• Everyone Has a Story
• Jodi's Perspective: "The Energy Flows Through Me."
• 1: The Ingredients of a Presentation
• 2: Resources at Your Fingertips
• 3: Going Beyond the Basics

Not (yet) a GET MOMENTUM member? It's ok, Start Your Membership here, we're ready to serve you as your coaches!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:

As a GET MOMENTUM member, you get access to the Video AND Audio recording of the Master Class. Well, NOW you can see we have transcribed and closed captioned the presentation...you'll love it!

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Present Like a Pro

Jodi is presenting at a big conference on May 25th. (Register here!) She'll be onstage in front of 800 project managers at the Path To Agility Conference in Ohio, talking about

How to get momentum when you need it most!

If you told her 10 years that she would be on that stage, in front of THAT many people, she would have called you crazy! May’s theme in the GET MOMENTUM Leadership Academy is PRESENT LIKE A PRO.

---> Take the SELF-ASSESSMENT here. <---

Whether you consider yourself "stage ready" (Jodi often jokes that I wake up in the morning looking for a mic!) or you're a reluctant but willing speaker (like she is), PRESENT LIKE A PRO will give you tools you can use immediately.

You're Presenting All The Time

We know you’re presenting all the time. Whether you’re on the main stage, the conference room, the classroom or even on the phone with clients. If you have a big talk coming up or have been contemplating the benefits of taking a more prominent role in communicating with your team or in your community, you’re going to love May's Course Work and Master Class: PRESENT LIKE A PRO. And for people who don’t think of themselves as presenters, consider when you’re talking in a meeting or even around the kitchen table… how CAN you have the greatest possible impact on the people you care most about?

Benefits You'll Experience

As a result of going through PRESENT LIKE A PRO Course Work and Master Class (May 4th), you’re guaranteed to reduce the stress you feel when speaking in front of groups - which is a huge WIN! Other side benefits may include a greater sense of ease and relaxation which show up as increased confidence. And when you’re relaxed and confident, your audience will relax and trust you… So get ready to be even more concise, compelling and confident in May.   No matter what role you have, you’re presenting to your team, your clients, and your family ALL the time. Getting even a little bit more clear, concise and compelling, could make your life (and theirs) better! Take the SELF-ASSESSMENT right here, and find out how ready YOU are for your next presentation. Are you ready? There are TWO ways to improve...in :57 seconds, here you are:

 

Mastery ... and Time Management

Mastery...what is it?

 

The freedom of wind in your face, sun on your arms and the exhilaration of your own human-power moving you along...

 

Last year I qualified to race in the USA Triathlon National Championships. 

 

Do you remember learning to ride a bike?

 

I don’t. I mean, not really.

 

And, I’m sure I didn’t know what it would take to ride at this competitive level; I do now.

• You don’t ONLY learn to ride a bike from reading about it.
• You don’t ONLY learn by watching a video.
• You don’t ONLY learn by wishing you could…

You learn by doing…

 

Me? I learned by falling; I remember crashing. A lot. In fact, I broke my left arm on my bike. Years later, I crashed in a race and suffered incredible road-rash down the right side of my body.

 

My bike weighs 17 pounds (and I’m just 133!). I ride @21 miles per hour next to vehicles that weigh thousands of pounds, traveling at 40 MPH or more…

 

I continue to learn, I practice, I get coaching and I get better. (AKA: Faster!)

 

How did I become a master of my bike?

I read. I watch videos. I practice. AND, I have two coaches. One writes up the workouts I need to do to continue competing. The other teaches me to be a better bike handler.

 

Did I say, I practice? A lot. Consciously, deliberately and constantly, I practice.

 

ALL ABOUT YOU

 

Look in the mirror today to tell yourself that 25% of 2017 is gone.

 

You have 266 days (that's just about 6400 hours) until 2018.

1. Do you want to get more from your time?
2. Do you want to get more things done?
3. Do you want more time for yourself?
4. Do you want more freedom?

Now is the time to “look in the mirror” and CALL OUT your CURRENT time management strategies as not enough!

If you take the Advanced Time Management self-assessment here, I’ll send you:

 

Your results

 

A summary of your results

 

And, an article titled, “Master Your Lists, Manage Your Focus”

 

You can learn to improve how you manage your time. You COULD read another article. You COULD watch a video. You COULD wish you had more time.

 

Or, you can seek Mastery.

 

I’m here to help. Take the self-assessment here and schedule a 15-minute coaching call. I’ll meet with you, if you’ll meet with me.

 

What you can use technology for?

February 2016, we will lead an online course at Get Momentum titled: Be More Productive With Technology.

Ha! I can almost read your mind...

In fact, if I could see you right now, you might have a smirk on your face.

For many of the people I start working with they think/feel/believe that technology and productivity are - in fact - two words that DO NOT go together. Then, after working together they realize that when approached appropriately and when addressed accurately, perhaps the BEST thing you can do to regain time, stress less, and be a better leader is:

Learn what you can use technology for.

So, this week I published a podcast on JUST that topic.

In less than 30 minutes, I'll give you some things to think about that will absolutely save you time, make you more efficient, and put you in the driver's seat of being much, much more productive using the tools you already have access to. And, of course, members of Get Momentum get SO MUCH MORE as not only do we spend an entire month on this topic, we also have published TWO Bonus Courses, one each on the iPhone/iPad and Productivity as well as tips to use Microsoft® Outlook® better. (To see just 6 of our bonus courses, check the picture below.)

If you listen to podcasts - via Stitcher or via iTunes - just click here.

 

Better? Bigger? Stronger? Faster?

How do YOU want to be next year?

Achieving your experiences…it’s more than just setting goals, and putting your head down to do the work.

There comes a time when things need to be different. You need to change, you need to upgrade all your systems. You need to surround yourself by a different group of friends; and, distance yourself from an old set of acquaintances. If you’re ready for it, I’m ready for you. A new way of looking at time. An upgraded way of looking at energy. A different perspective, when it comes to managing your focus. Do you know of a powerful way to make significant changes to the way you get things done? In life, and at work, you have a “way of being.” I remember reading that book a long time ago by Carl Rogers, and my main take-away was: I’ve got to question what I do, to know if what I do is working…

One of the most influential books I ever read on the topic of “time management” and “knowing if what I’m doing is working” is, “The Effective Executive.” In fact, you can see it here: http://www.BooksWeRecommend.com

Ok, on to other matters…A while back ago, via twitter, I started following and retweeting a guy named Marc. Since then, he has started a podcast (he’s still rockin’ and rollin’, talking with people all over the world). Even more recently, he and I had a chat on his “Natural Born Coaches” podcast and I gotta tell you, there’s some gold in there! 

Throughout our 35 minute conversation, he asked some great questions that caused me to think. I did my best to share my insights on what it takes to build not just a coaching business, but any business! Oh, and a MAJOR plus, he read the book before we talked!

Click here to see the podcast, along with Marc’s notes...

Or, of course, if you’re an iTunes podcast subscriber, here’s the link! If you have 35 minutes (or, if you listen to it at 1.5 or even 2X speed, a little bit LESS time), you’ll hear us talkin’ about some fun and important stuff.

Things that make you better.

After you listen, leave a comment on it or send me a message to let me know what stood out most for you! You can ALWAYS send me a message via http://www.GetMomentum.co/contact

Yeah, that "Unplug" thing? It's cute...

Ok, I'm ready for it...

There's a BIG move for some VERY popular business magazines to tout the significance of a few high-profile leaders who have "unplugged."

One guy reportedly stayed off line for almost a month!

I've got 3 reasons why this is MUCH, much harder than it reads... You ready for them? Here you go... (Read the one about "the mind of an athlete...)

I'm a bank - well, with the help of Kiva.org!

Ok for the first 3 people to suggest loan recipients, I will loan to entrepreneurs at www.Kiva.org.

If you'd like to recommend someone I loan to, simply @ me over at Twitter: @JasonWomack

Over the past 3 years, I've made over 170 loans...and, I'll continue doing so! That's right, I found out how to be my own bank! I loan money, I get repaid, and I do it again. Will you join?

What is Kiva.org? Check out www.OjaiKivaClub.com and this incredible visualization...

Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance from Kiva Microfunds on Vimeo.

What happens when 620,000 lenders fund 615,000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world?

Five+ years of Kiva loan activity, in full color. Thanks to all the lenders, borrowers, partners, and team members who brightened this map - and helped to change lives in the process.

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Are you willing to get better...Really?

Go find a geek. Someone who understands gmail, Outlook, Excel and other basic tools.

Pay her to sit next to you for an hour and watch you work.

Then say, "tell me five ways I can save an hour a day."

Whatever you need to pay for this service, it will pay for itself in a week.

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I dare ya... what do you think when you see this?

Ok, all, for years I've maintained that the number one cause of procrastination is self-talk. I think it is the most limiting factor we face. Why?

Simple: Talking to ourselves keeps us safe. When we have an idea, and then the other voice kicks in, we re-think, re-prioirtize, re-view that idea.

However, with where YOU are heading, making your best better, isn't it a fact that you're going to have to start thinking differently? Acting differently? Doing things differently? Yes.

And, it's going to start with your thinking. I have a challenge: Watch and do this video. And, as you do it, ask yourself, "What am I thinking?"

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It's this kind of stuff that makes me sit back and think..."Hmmmm, what could we do, if we did what we thought? If some idea I have could help someone learn, grow and lead, how could I get it out there?"