Upcoming Event
Sales Skills Series - Half Day Sales Training Workshop
Date of Event: 29.02.2012 (9.00am to 12.45pm)Region: Dublin
Speaker: Andrew Keogh, Aristo, David Malone, Evolve, Brian Colbert, Inst. of NLP, Dermot Rice, Priority Management, Richard Newman, M62
Venue: The Orion Suite, The Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1
Price for SII Members: EUR Free to attend for Members of the Sales Institute
Price for non-SII Members: EUR Workshop for Members
Type of Event: Training Workshop
Sponsor: Priority Management

How to Stop Selling and Increase Your Sales
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Andrew Keogh has been an entrepreneur & sales professional for the last 25 years. He started his first business in 1988 supplying specialist equipment and components to the Electronics and Aircraft Industry, primarily dealing with multi-nationals in Ireland and overseas. This experience ensures that events run by Aristo, the company founded by Andrew some 5 years ago to promote his unique style of coaching, are always exciting, educational and entertaining. In recent years Andrew has coached numerous start-up companies to Pitch to potential investors. In his presentation Andrew will teach you how to stop selling and increase your sales. His presentation content will include:
- Have your clients tell you how to sell more
- Learn how to get more time in front of your prospects
- Develop increased confidence and creativity when pitching for new business
How to Structure a Prospecting Call to Maximise Your Influencing Skills
David Malone, Director, Evolve Consultants
David is an Executive Director with Evolve Consultants and has spent over 15 years in training and education. Prior to working with Evolve David was a training manager with both Esat Telecom Group (BT Ireland) and Irish Permanent plc (Permanent TSB). More recently, at Evolve, David specialises in management development, personal development and sales / service training. He has a proven track record in helping B2B sales professionals improve their bottom line sales results via tailored training and coaching initiatives. Dave is also widely regarded as one of Ireland’s best training programme designers and does a lot of work in this area for clients. He regularly speaks on the Irish business circuit.
Profiling Prospects - How to Earn the Right to Influence
Brian Colbert, Owner, Irish Institute of NLP
Brian Colbert is regarded as one of the leading consultants in the area of Personal Growth in Ireland and is a Licensed Master Trainer of NLP. Such are his insights into the whole area of Personal Development that he must truly be regarded as a pioneer. With his array of powerful insights and ideas on how to unlock individual potential by accessing the power of the human mind, he has already directed thousands of people towards achieving their true potential. Successful Sales Professionals know that best results are not achieved through selling but instead by getting the prospect to buy. Just as much as your product or service needs to be fit for purpose, so too does your pitch.
How to Structure and Deliver Killer Sales Presentations
Richard Newman, Partner & Sales Director, M62 Visual Communications
Richard Newman is a presentation consultant and professional speaker with over 10 years experience in writing and producing presentation. He has written hundreds of presentations and coached thousands of presenter’s worldwide, working with businesses ranked in the Global 500 list of top international companies including Microsoft, HP, Siemens and Citigroup. Drawing on a wealth of corporate experience Richard has worked with some of the most respected organizations and business leaders including Sony’s CEO, helping them to define their message and deliver more impressive, engaging, memorable and therefore effective presentations. He has helped his m62 clients achieve a win rate of over 80% on their key specific bid presentations and helped thousands of presenters win more business. Richard speaks regularly at international conferences and events.
In his presentation, ‘How to structure and deliver killer presentations’ Richard will share some secrets on what makes a memorable presentation in terms of content, sequence and I.P. techniques to copper fasten pitch winning opportunities. m62’s unique approach to PowerPoint has helped thousands of presenters make a unique impression and deliver measurable results. Discover more about how to structure compelling sales and marketing messages using their ‘Killer Presentations’ approach to PowerPoint.
How to Manage Your E-mail Efficiently and Increase your Productivity
Dermot Rice, MD, Priority Management
While e-mail has the potential to be a huge productivity booster, more often this is not the case as people don’t have the skills to manage e-mail effectively. ‘Many people feel they have too much to do with too little time and their Inbox rules them, explains Dermot Rice, who runs the Priority Management in Ireland. “If you aren’t careful, technology can actually increase your workload rather than increase your productivity.”
Priority Management is an International Training Company and for more than 30 years the company has provided Best Practice training in business skills to corporations and individuals around the globe. The company’s unique Workload & Priority Management Training Programmes utilising MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Blackberry, I-Phone, I-Pad and Groupwise teach you how to gain control of your workload, stay focused on your priorities and track multiple lines of communication. This enables sales managers and sales teams to eliminate wasted effort dealing with emails inefficiently and spend the extra time closing sales, keeping the client happy and increasing revenue.
Dermot Rice will outline proven and effective tips and strategies for dealing with e-mail in a way that saves time and increases productivity.
This event takes place in the Orion Suite of the Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin. Complimentary tea and coffee will be available from 8:30am with the first session beginning at 9am. This special workshop will conclude at 12:45 and is free to attend for members of the Sales Institute. To reserve your place please click here or contact the Sales Institute on 01 662 6904 or e-mail info@salesinstitute.ie
