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Danny January 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

Sessions by Danny Rocks at the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA

Here are some links and comments about the many sessions that I presented and moderated at the recent NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. NAMM is the Intermational Music Products Association. I am proud to consult for NAMM in the area of Professional Development.

NAMM University

During the January 2011 show, I modederated the Friday Morning Breakfast Session, “Lessons Learned: How Doing Business Now Has Changed for the Better.”

Follow this link to get a synopsis of the session from Music Inc. Magazine.

Here is a link to Press Coverage of my session.

Also, I presented a session in The Idea Center at NAMM University on ” How to Establish a Successful Web Presence for Your Store.”

Here is a link to the description of this session.

Follow this link to see a picture of me presenting this topic in The Idea Center at NAMM University

Link to a Listing of the NAMM University Sessions at the Anaheim 2011 Show

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Change Management, Lessons Learned, NAMM Show, NAMM University, The Idea Center at the NAMM Show Tagged: NAMM, The Idea Center at NAMM, The International Music Productions Association

Danny October 3, 2010 Leave a Comment

My Video Podcast has been downloaded 4,800 times

Danny on iTunes

OK, so let me brag a little. I launched my Video Podcast, “Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers,” in June 2010 on iTunes. When I looked at the number of downloads and views, I was amazed to see that the number had surpassed 4,800 – I am thrilled.

Thank you for your support and encouragement. And, one viewer has reviewed my podcast:

Customer Reviews

Concise training

by ChipAv

These are very specific and concise training modules on individual aspects of Excel and Powerpoint. (Also a few on meeting management and social media.) No nonsense, down-to-business, accurate, and professional. If one of these matches the skill you want to quickly acquire, you should like these.

I invite you to view, download, subscribe or review my video podcasts – either individually or as a whole. Here is the link to my iTunes video podcast:

http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/danny-rocks-excel-tips/id374923275 – If you like what you see, then pass this link on to a friend or colleague.

You can add your comments below and feel free to use one of the Social Media Icons at the bottom of this post.

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Filed Under: Add Video to Your Website, Business Communications, Excel Training, Podcast Tips & Timesavers, Powerpoint Techniques, Tips and Time Savers, Word Tips Tagged: Communications, Danny Rocks Podcast, Excel Video Training, MS Excel Training, Public Speaking, Tips and Time Savers, Tips and TImesavers Podcast, Video lessons for Excel

Danny September 15, 2010 Leave a Comment

My Published Articles Available on Ezine Articles

I am proud to announe that I currently have six articles published on the Ezine Articles Website. As you can see, I have earned the title, “Expert Author.” Simply click on the “Icon” below to go directly to my author page. Or, you can click this link to go to my main page.

I will be publishing one article each week on the Ezine Articles website, so check back frequently to see what I am writing about. You can download the articles and you can also forward them to a friend.

Here are the direct links to the individual articles that you can read right now:

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Ezine Articles, How to Lead Effective Meetings, Presentations, Public Speaking

Danny September 6, 2010 Leave a Comment

Watch My Podcast on iTunes

Tips and Timesavers Podcast

I have just uploaded my 25th video podcast to the iTunes Store. The “Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers” podcast can be viewed or downloaded for free. Click here to go to my podcast. Or, if you wish, you can copy and paste this link to do this later:

http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/danny-rocks-excel-tips/id374923275

I am pleased to report that I am presently getting over 100 downloads per day for my videos. Thank you!

On average, I upload two new videos per week. The majority of my videos demonstrate tips for getting the most out of MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) I also include video tips for running productive meetings, setting goals, and other topics related to Business Communications.

Besides viewing my videos on iTunes, you can automatically receive my latest vides by subscribing to my RSS Feed. Simply click one of the RSS Feed buttons here on this post or at the top right corner of my web pages. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is free and you do not need to provide any personal information except, of course, your e-mail address. If you have never used RSS, I encourage you to give it a try. Let me know what you think of it.

I always welcome your comments, thoughts and suggestions. And, if you enjoy my videos, please forward this post to a friend or colleague.

Sincerely,

Danny Rocks

P.S. You can Learn How to “Master Excel in Minutes – Not Months!” Click this link to get more information.

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Communications, Excel Training, How to Lead Effective Meetings, MS PowerPoint 2007, Podcast Tips & Timesavers, Powerpoint Techniques, PowerPoint Video Training, Tips and Time Savers, Video Training Courses Tagged: Danny Rocks Podcast, iTunes Store Podcast, RSS Feeds, Tips and Time Savers

Danny September 6, 2010 2 Comments

How Do You Respond When Equipment Fails During a Presentation?

Equipment will fail. Your Laptop will display the “Blue Screen of Death.” The Bulb in your Projector will suddenly “Pop!” You will:

Forget to pack your Power Cord
Bring the wrong PowerPoint Presentation
Trip over a Power Cord and …

It is not a question of IF; it is a question of WHEN. When your equipment fails, how will you respond? What will you do? How will you recover?

This question was posed on one of the LinkedIn Groups that I belong to – “Great Communicators! Effective Presenting & PowerPoint.” I posted my thoughts – including my own list of what to bring whenever I travel to make a presentation. Geetesh Bajaj, a Microsoft MVP for PowerPoint liked my response and he turned it into an article on his blog. Click here to read the article and to see my list of “essentials to pack” for your next presentation.

Prepare your presentation. Prepare yourself. Prepare your recovery from an equipment failure. Expect the unexpected!

Please let me know what you have done – or wish that you had done – when your equipment fails during a presentation or a training session. Feel free to share a “war story” or two about what happened to you or that you saw happen during a presentation.

This article is published by EzineArticles – Click here to read or download it.

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Communications, Excel Training, MS PowerPoint, PowerPoint, Speaking Tagged: MS Excel Training, PowerPoint Presentations, Presentation Skills, Presentations

Danny August 13, 2010 Leave a Comment

Cast Roles for Effective Meetings

One way to ensure full and balanced participation in your meetings is to “cast the roles” that each participant plays during the meeting. Want to minimize the disruption of “agenda hijackers?” Assign specific roles for each participant. Want to maximize participation? Limit your meeting invitations to the people who have been cast to play a specific role in helping you to accomplish the purpose of your meeting.

In this video, I detail the roles and responsibilities for each of these “cast members:” Leader, Facilitator, Recorder, Timekeeper, Parking Lot Manager, Subject Matter Experts, Stakeholders, and Devil’s Advocate. In my experience I have found that when you help people to understand the role that they need to perform, you improve their performance.

Watch this 7 minute and 27 second video and let me know what you think. Do you have other roles to suggest? Have you tried this approach? If so, I invite you to add your comments below.

This is the second installment in my “Running Effective Meetings” series of podcasts. Follow this link to view the first installment. I invite you to subscribe to my – free – podcast at the iTunes store by following this link.

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Filed Under: Business Communications, How to Lead Effective Meetings, Podcast Tips & Timesavers

Danny July 17, 2010 3 Comments

Using Social Media to Engage Customers

Social Media can help you to grow your business. In order to use social media successfully, it is helpful that you follow a proven process. The AIDA process has successfully guided direct mail marketers for years. It is a perfect match for helping you to get customers to click deeper into your website: to turn their curiosity into an action; to make a sale; to make an appointment.

To see how to apply AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) to your internet marketing plan, click to watch – or download – this short 5 minute video.

You can read and download this article – Published on EZineArticles

Follow this link to subscribe to my podcast – “Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers” – at the iTunes store.

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Marketing, Podcast Tips & Timesavers, PowerPoint Tagged: AIDA Marketing Process, Engage Customers, Keywords in blogs, Landing Page, Search engines, Social Media Marketing, Tips and Time Savers

Danny June 2, 2010 3 Comments

How to Lead Meetings that People Want to Attend

Don’t Laugh at the title of this post! It is possible – it is desirable – to learn how to lead meetings that produce results. To learn how to lead a meeting that people want to attend.

This begins by re-thinking your meetings. Stop thinking about the meeting itself. Successful meetings are part of a process – a three-step process – that I walk you through in this video.

Click here to read or download this as a Text Doucment – Published on www.ezinearticles.com

(Note: This is a re-post so that I can feed this to my Podcast at the iTunes store.)

You can view, download and subscribe to my podcast – for free! Click here to follow the link to my Podcast at the iTunes store.

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Communications, How to Lead Effective Meetings, Podcast Tips & Timesavers Tagged: Communications, How to Lead Effective Meetings, Leadership, Management Tools

Danny May 31, 2010 6 Comments

How to Set Goals in Five Steps

Many people create goals – but few of those goals are ever reached. In this video I show you how to write a contact with yourself to reach your goal in five structured steps.

(Note: This is a re-post so that I can feed this video to my free Podcast on iTunes.)

You can view or subscribe to my Podcast at the iTunes store, “Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers” by clicking on this link.

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Career, Goals, Podcast Tips & Timesavers, Training Tagged: Communications, Setting Goals, SMART Goals, Tips and Time Savers, Training

Danny March 4, 2010 1 Comment

How to Lead a Meeting People Enjoy Attending

Don’t laugh, you can learn how to lead meetings that people really look forward to attending!

This 7 minute and 19 second video appears in my March, 2010 newsletter, The Catalyst. Please take a moment to join my mailing list if you would like to receive my newsletter each month. You can sign up right here on this page.

Successful meetings follow a process. In this video you will learn the three-step process for successful meetings:

Prepare for the Meeting – Determine the purpose for the meeting and prepare an action agenda and invite the proper participants to the meeting.
Run the meeting skillfully – Run the meeting in support of the action agenda and ensure full participation for each person invited to the meeting.
Follow-up – Assign roles and responsibilities during the meeting. Ensure acceptance of these assignment. You are already preparing for your next meeting – to follow-up on the decisions and information from this meeting.

If you would like to learn the techniques that I used to create the PowerPoint presentation I used in this video, I invite you to visit my online store to get details about my DVD, “The 50 Best Tips for PowerPoint 2007.”

Why Are We Meeting?

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Filed Under: Business Communications, Business Practices, Communications, Managing, Presentations Tagged: Agenda, Decision-making, Follow-up, Meetings, preparation, Process, Seven Deadly Sins of Meetings, Training

Danny Rocks “Training You to Excel”

Sessions by Danny Rocks at the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA

My Video Podcast has been downloaded 4,800 times

My Published Articles Available on Ezine Articles

Watch My Podcast on iTunes

How Do You Respond When Equipment Fails During a Presentation?

Cast Roles for Effective Meetings

How to Lead Meetings that People Want to Attend

How to Set Goals in Five Steps

How to Lead a Meeting People Enjoy Attending

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