The centre of attention.....briefly

Edition 154  Monday 3^rd September 2012

Hi,September is my favourite time of year. Kicking off with Fathers Day and a birthday in quick succession is the perfect way to get the official first month of Spring rolling! I consider myself one of the lucky ones as my Dad is a spritely octonogerian and it is great to be able to still personally recognise and thank him for all his help and worldly advice over the years. I bet he never thought in all his wildest dreams that his eldest son would be giving him a new grandson for Fathers Day 2012!.Mum and Dad both also celebrate birthdays in September so it is a perfect month for our Jones family to celebrate and appreciate the importance of our parents and extended family while we can.

Some of that worldly advice received from my Father;

• Re anything; “Always try to fix it yourself before asking for help.”
• Re car breakdown; “It can only be one of two things, spark or petrol.”
• Re treasure;”One mans trash is anothers treasure, we will rebuild it!”
• Re hoarding treasure;”It will come in handy one day.”
• Re motorbikes;”Did I tell you about the Triumphs I owned, now those were the days!”
• Re money; You will appreciate it and look after it more if you work and save for it yourself.”
• Remember this stuff, you will be a Father yourself one day !

Thanks Dad, for these and much more, you are a life member of the good b*#@! Club !!!

I hope you were also able to take time out to remember your Fathers past or present this weekend.

 Have a great week,……..cheers Jonesey

Harry and the Hendersons love helping celebrate occasions, lots of guests, treats and hugs!  

“Take two people. Both are graduates of good universities. Both are hard working and ambitious. Flash forward 20 years and one is in a corner office commanding the attention and respect of hundreds. The other toils amid the legions of middle managers in a largely obscure position. Why did one ascend to great heights and the other plateau so early?”

• This is arguably the most successful sales letter of all time. The reason it is so successful is that in a mere 57 words it tells a powerful story  about success versus mediocrity.

• This is the start of the letter that goes on to say that the reason one person is more successful is because they……use the product or service of the persons company writing the sales letter !!

• Good story telling is an art and a means of communicating more effectively in any walk of life and not restricted to selling alone.

• Being able to tell a good story or recount an experience to others effectively can assist you to sell to them, mentor them, teach them, advise them or motivate them.

• A good story grabs peoples attention, builds their interest , creates a desire in them and concludes by calling them to action. All the great presentations involve telling a story in this manner .

• The extract above is taken from the latest Toastmasters magazine and is used as a selling tool in the publication to reinforce why Toastmasters is such a great program and how it will teach you to communicate more effectively by learning to tell great stories.
• Visit www.toastmasters.org.nz to find out where your closest club is, you wont regret it !

“Your voice is your second face” Gerard Bayer