Meetings come in all shapes and sizes, from the convention to a quick huddle in an office hallway. This course will be concerned with small working meetings; with groups that have a job to do requiring the energy, commitment, and talents of those who participate. Members of such a group want to get some kind of result out of their time together: solving problems, brainstorming, or simply sharing information. At its best, such a group knows what it is about, and knows and utilizes the strengths of individual members. This will help you know how to:

Most of what is taught in leadership courses today is old b.S. (“Belief systems”) that just doesn’t work for the modern leader. Old, outdated ideas will actually hurt you in the new millennium.

No matter who you are or what you do, whether at work or in the community, you are likely involved in meetings. Meetings are costly, whether they are held in a company boardroom or at the local coffee shop. To ensure that meetings are productive and worth the expense involved, three ingredients are necessary: an assurance of closure, a strong chair or leader, and accurate minutes. It has been said that if accurate minutes have not been recorded, then the meeting may just as well not have taken place.

This course is for people who are new supervisors or who are interested in a supervisory position, as well as those who are team leads or part-time supervisors without a great deal of authority. This course is designed to help participants overcome many of the supervisory problems that they will encounter as a workplace leader. Dealing with the problems that a new supervisor encounters isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to lead to discouragement. This will help you know how to:

• The evolutionary psychology behind social value theory
• Optimal body language for sales
• How to fix your vocal tone
• Why your aesthetic appearance matters, and how to make it great
• Three ways to earn massive social proof in online sales
• Click funnels – what they are, how they work, and how to make your own
• The optimal way to craft a product hook
• How to write an excellent e-mail ad, with examples
• The emotionality paradigm
• Empathy statements – why they make you more money