Granville Toogood, best selling author: Podcast on Total Picture Radio - secrets of the Perfect Presentation. You Can See Granville in Action - Nov. 7th at The Reuters Conference Center, NYC
United States of America (Press Release) October 6, 2007 --
"I'm the guy who comes in when you need to talk to your investors or your employees or customers and want to hit a home run... I'm a leadership communications consultant." - Granville Toogood.
Granville Toogood is one of the most experienced and respected authorities in the executive communications industry. His clients have included more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of executives and managers from other blue-chip companies, including GE, Deloitte & Touche, NBC, Morgan Stanley, Swiss Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, NYSE, Northrop Grumman and Citigroup, among others. In his second interview with Peter Clayton, host of Total Picture Radio, Granville talks in-depth about a methodology he developed called Communications Value Added. Almost everyone uses Power Point when making a presentation, but, according to Granville, "most are done all wrong... many times people in the audience are trying to figure out how to escape!" Several techniques Toogood offers in the podcast include, "Always begin and end your presentation with just you talking, and "Introduce your next slide while the old slide is still on the screen... This way, you're seen as being in control of the presentation, not the presentation controlling you."
In preparing for the interview, Peter Clayton had the advantage of having seen Granville Toogood in action, attending a Liminal Group event last year in which Toogood demonstrated the same advanced presentation techniques he has taught to to thousands of Fortune 500 executives. Based on the twin theories that three minutes with the right audience can be worth more than a year at your desk, and that mere talent and competency by themselves are no longer sufficient to lead successfully, Granville invites an audience member to give their "best pitch," and then, step-by-step, works through their presentation (with lots of audience participation), to create, in Toogood's vocabulary, the "Perfect Presentation." According to Clayton, "the interactive style Granville employs, really engages everyone in the audience, and you leave having learned how to make you presentations, your ability to sell your ideas far more effective." Peter added, "it really is amazing to watch Granville take a jargon-filled 5 minute pitch and carve it down to an 8 second pitch with clarity and impact"
Show Notes: What Peter Clayton asked Granville Toogood:
One thing I’ve learned doing Total Picture Radio is there are many different kinds of leadership coaches.
Over the least 25 yrs, you've coached almost 2/3 of the Fortune 500 CEOs. What kind of coach are you?
What is a Communications Coach? What skills to you teach that an organizational coach (for instance) doesn’t cover?
Has leadership changed? In numerous conferences I’ve attended, the focus is on Emotional Intelligence not command and control leadership.
Tell us about Liminal Group, what does the organization provide?
I’ve had the good fortune to attend one of your leadership seminars – which are very different because you don’t lecture – you have a very interactive style that generates a lot of audience interaction. One of you tenants is that three minutes with the right audience can be worth more than a year at your desk, can you expand on that?
One of the really valuable presentation strategies you teach involves the ubiquitous PowerPoint presentation. Most of the time, They seem to be used more as a crutch than a sales tool.
In your bestseling book, The Articulate Executive, you talk about Communications Value Add....CVA....what is CVA?
What is the biggest mistake that people make when giving presentations?
About Granville Toogood:
Granville is Chairman of Liminal Group, President of Granville Toogood Associates, a best-selling author, consultant, seminar leader and speaker who has inspired audiences all over the world. His clients have included more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of executives and managers from other blue-chip companies, including GE, Deloitte & Touche, NBC, Morgan Stanley, Swiss Bank, Philip Morris, UBS, Credit Suisse, NYSE, Northrop Grumman and Citigroup, among others. He is creator of the benchmark Perfect Presentation concept, and author of The Articulate Executive: Learn to Look, Act and Sound Like a Leader, published by McGraw Hill, which set new standards of excellence for corporate and executive communication. He is a former Life Magazine and television reporter who produced The Today Show News, and produced network news programs for NBC and ABC. He is also author of The Inspired Executive: The Art of Leadership; The Creative Executive: How Business Leaders Innovate by Stimulating Passion, Intuition and Creativity; and the recently released, The Articulate Executive in Action: How The Best Leaders Get Things Done.
About Liminal Group:
Liminal Group is a partnership of some of the world's top executive coaches and organizational consultants, an internationally acclaimed team of thought leaders and best-selling authors with more than two centuries of combined experience and service to the business community.
Liminal Group's Faculty & Advisory Members have counseled and coached more than half the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of executives, business leaders, political figures, and celebrities around the globe.
About the Perfect Presentation Event:
In this groundbreaking interactive session, Granville Toogood will reveal the same advanced presentation techniques he has taught to more than half the Fortune 500 CEOs.
Date: November 7, 2007
8:00AM - 12:30 PM
Venue: The Reuters Conference Center, 3 Times Square, New York, NY.
Use discount code TPR when you Register to attend Granville Toogood's November 7th Leadership Seminar!
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=154178
http://www.totalpicture.com/content/view/524/191/
About Total Picture Radio
Total Picture Radio is a career empowerment service for knowledge workers. We are committed to sharing ideas and commentary from thought leaders in business, strategy, marketing, career management, media, corporate responsibility, and the Internet. TPR podcasts actionable information for high-performance careerists - and business leaders creating talent-focused organizations. Our in-depth interviews include best-selling authors, senior executives, visionaries, leadership coaches, and entrepreneurs. Total Picture Radio is "The Voice of Career Leadership." Sponsorship opportunities are available for talent-centric companies.
Granville Toogood is one of the most experienced and respected authorities in the executive communications industry. His clients have included more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of executives and managers from other blue-chip companies, including GE, Deloitte & Touche, NBC, Morgan Stanley, Swiss Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, NYSE, Northrop Grumman and Citigroup, among others. In his second interview with Peter Clayton, host of Total Picture Radio, Granville talks in-depth about a methodology he developed called Communications Value Added. Almost everyone uses Power Point when making a presentation, but, according to Granville, "most are done all wrong... many times people in the audience are trying to figure out how to escape!" Several techniques Toogood offers in the podcast include, "Always begin and end your presentation with just you talking, and "Introduce your next slide while the old slide is still on the screen... This way, you're seen as being in control of the presentation, not the presentation controlling you."
In preparing for the interview, Peter Clayton had the advantage of having seen Granville Toogood in action, attending a Liminal Group event last year in which Toogood demonstrated the same advanced presentation techniques he has taught to to thousands of Fortune 500 executives. Based on the twin theories that three minutes with the right audience can be worth more than a year at your desk, and that mere talent and competency by themselves are no longer sufficient to lead successfully, Granville invites an audience member to give their "best pitch," and then, step-by-step, works through their presentation (with lots of audience participation), to create, in Toogood's vocabulary, the "Perfect Presentation." According to Clayton, "the interactive style Granville employs, really engages everyone in the audience, and you leave having learned how to make you presentations, your ability to sell your ideas far more effective." Peter added, "it really is amazing to watch Granville take a jargon-filled 5 minute pitch and carve it down to an 8 second pitch with clarity and impact"
Show Notes: What Peter Clayton asked Granville Toogood:
One thing I’ve learned doing Total Picture Radio is there are many different kinds of leadership coaches.
Over the least 25 yrs, you've coached almost 2/3 of the Fortune 500 CEOs. What kind of coach are you?
What is a Communications Coach? What skills to you teach that an organizational coach (for instance) doesn’t cover?
Has leadership changed? In numerous conferences I’ve attended, the focus is on Emotional Intelligence not command and control leadership.
Tell us about Liminal Group, what does the organization provide?
I’ve had the good fortune to attend one of your leadership seminars – which are very different because you don’t lecture – you have a very interactive style that generates a lot of audience interaction. One of you tenants is that three minutes with the right audience can be worth more than a year at your desk, can you expand on that?
One of the really valuable presentation strategies you teach involves the ubiquitous PowerPoint presentation. Most of the time, They seem to be used more as a crutch than a sales tool.
In your bestseling book, The Articulate Executive, you talk about Communications Value Add....CVA....what is CVA?
What is the biggest mistake that people make when giving presentations?
About Granville Toogood:
Granville is Chairman of Liminal Group, President of Granville Toogood Associates, a best-selling author, consultant, seminar leader and speaker who has inspired audiences all over the world. His clients have included more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of executives and managers from other blue-chip companies, including GE, Deloitte & Touche, NBC, Morgan Stanley, Swiss Bank, Philip Morris, UBS, Credit Suisse, NYSE, Northrop Grumman and Citigroup, among others. He is creator of the benchmark Perfect Presentation concept, and author of The Articulate Executive: Learn to Look, Act and Sound Like a Leader, published by McGraw Hill, which set new standards of excellence for corporate and executive communication. He is a former Life Magazine and television reporter who produced The Today Show News, and produced network news programs for NBC and ABC. He is also author of The Inspired Executive: The Art of Leadership; The Creative Executive: How Business Leaders Innovate by Stimulating Passion, Intuition and Creativity; and the recently released, The Articulate Executive in Action: How The Best Leaders Get Things Done.
About Liminal Group:
Liminal Group is a partnership of some of the world's top executive coaches and organizational consultants, an internationally acclaimed team of thought leaders and best-selling authors with more than two centuries of combined experience and service to the business community.
Liminal Group's Faculty & Advisory Members have counseled and coached more than half the Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of executives, business leaders, political figures, and celebrities around the globe.
About the Perfect Presentation Event:
In this groundbreaking interactive session, Granville Toogood will reveal the same advanced presentation techniques he has taught to more than half the Fortune 500 CEOs.
Date: November 7, 2007
8:00AM - 12:30 PM
Venue: The Reuters Conference Center, 3 Times Square, New York, NY.
Use discount code TPR when you Register to attend Granville Toogood's November 7th Leadership Seminar!
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=154178
http://www.totalpicture.com/content/view/524/191/
About Total Picture Radio
Total Picture Radio is a career empowerment service for knowledge workers. We are committed to sharing ideas and commentary from thought leaders in business, strategy, marketing, career management, media, corporate responsibility, and the Internet. TPR podcasts actionable information for high-performance careerists - and business leaders creating talent-focused organizations. Our in-depth interviews include best-selling authors, senior executives, visionaries, leadership coaches, and entrepreneurs. Total Picture Radio is "The Voice of Career Leadership." Sponsorship opportunities are available for talent-centric companies.
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