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Tokui Waza Presentations

In Judo, Tokui Waza means “favorite” or “best” technique. It’s the throw that fits naturally to your body type, and you have practiced it thousands of times to make it an instinctual response. Everyone at the club or local tournament knows that you’ll use it, but there’s nothing they can do to stop it…you’re just that damn good at it.

Same thing goes in business. Everyone needs to have a carefully prepared and practiced Tokui Waza. Of course, you are not going to toss your clients, customer or superior over your head (Although that would be nice sometimes) but you are going to have to knock their socks off from time to time with some sort of presentation. And regardless if you are selling the project you’ve been slaving day and night on, your company’s product or service, or your own personal qualifications, victory will only be achieved if that presentation is perfect.

Now don’t get nervous! Just like in Judo, if your Tokui Waza presentation is strong enough, it will work in almost every situation with just slight variations. Therefore, you only have to develop one “core” presentation and then you will be able to seamlessly fold any “new” aspects of each new situation into the mix.

Alright…Let’s build your “core” presentation.

Something in your life has previously motivated you. Whether it is a song, a speech, an article, a passage in a book, whatever; find it and copy it down longhand (that means write it out for you youngins) ten times on a legal pad.

The purpose of this is to steal the “rhythm”. While you may mistakenly thing that the actual “words” are, motivating you, in reality it is the sequence and chaining of the words to one another that are invoking a rhythmic association within your brain. And rhythm is easily imitated through repetition. Next…

We’ll begin with selling yourself. Your “core” presentation should reflect the idea that you are on the job interview of your life. You must sell yourself to gain whatever dream getting this job will fulfill. A yacht, $300 million dollars, a Rolls-Royce…whatever.

Start with your own personal story of hardship. Whether you had to solve a problem, battle a disease, fight an unbeatable higher power, your story should reflect the idea that you too had a “problem” that needed to be solved.

Next, isolate and agitate the hell out of the problem at hand. Blow it out of proportion, use “worst case” scenarios as daily occurrences, build on whatever potential there is for the shit to hit the fan and the apocalypse to be right around the corner

Finally, use all the tools we’ve talked about in previous issues; authority, emotional control, proof, E-factors, customization, strengths, benefits, etc., and start to build your solution.

Now if you did the rhythm exercise properly, your incorporation of the “Problem – Agitate – Solve” formula into your writing should have a similar and successful flow.

If you used a song as your motivation, there are probably repeating key facts, points, or details that mimic the chorus. If you used a speech, there is most likely a smooth mix of “highs” and “lows” that imitate someone speaking passionately about a subject. A passage from a book or a scene from a movie? Then your storytelling will emulate the emotion and paint visual “word pictures” in your listener or readers mind. All powerful, powerful stuff.

Great! Now practice your ass off!

That’s right; not only do you need to memorize your presentation, but you must practice it every chance you get to “nail” all the little crescendos, jokes, inflections, and facial expressions you envisioned as you were writing it. There is no shortcut for this. Only practice, practice, and practice some more.

Through this practice, you gain something so powerful, so dominant, so influential that nobody in his or her right mind will be able to say “no” to you once your Tokui Waza presentation has been delivered…

The unfaltering confidence and utter conviction that you are the ONLY answer to whatever problem needs solving. And that my friends, is true power.

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Pros and Cons of Employee Relocation

In today’s growing world of multi-national and corporate business, there are more and more companies creating lucrative employee relocation programs and finding and convincing potential employees to consider relocating and joining their company. Companies that have a stable set of quality employees fear “head hunters” as they are sometimes called since this often means they are contacted by competitors and encouraged to leave on the basis of better pay or rewards at the new company.

Even though it is perfectly legal for a company to make an offer to anyone, the offer made must be in agreement with the company’s policies for employee relocation so that both the company and the potential employee is taken care of. Over the years, companies have worked hard to put together appealing relocation packages in an effort to encourage potential candidates to consider the idea of relocating.

There was not always such a need for employee relocation. It was not until the mid 1990′s that a major increase in employee relocation, due to a boom in world-wide business and globalization, was seen. The world’s opinion of the US at that time, was that it was still one of the best places to live and work, resulting in the first surge of employees to California to work in the expanding world of technology, with other industries closely following.

This surge of employee relocation, brought with it a necessity to create new rules and policies that limited the liability of companies. As a result of policies becoming more and more strict, and restrictions put on work and travel visas, many things changed since the early days when employee relocation was at its peak, resulting in a significant slow-down in this area.

Even though “head hunting” has decreased in past years, companies still look for non-local candidates, to fill certain positions within their businesses. They usually find potential employees through online ads and word of mouth and then make very appealing offers, asking the candidate to consider joining their company. Once the offer is made and accepted, it is often the job of the new company to work with the state department in securing visas for work and travel, based on what jobs will be done.

The company is often required to prove that there are no locally qualified candidates available to do the job and employees must be hired elsewhere. It is also the job of the new company to make sure that all visas and requirements are covered and preparations for the new employee and his family are made.

Relocation of employees is a complicated field, requiring attention to detail on the part of the company looking to hire. Usually the most difficult part of employee relocation is the actual coordination of the move and handling all the details from a long distance.

To make the transition easier, companies often hire relocation assistance and home moving companies, in the home-town, city or country of the new employee to help families with the details of moving, such as selling their home and packing and shipping their belongings. They also usually make arrangements to find temporary housing for the new employee and his family once the move is made or help when they family is looking at buying a home.

A smart business knows that their offer will be more appealing and more likely to be accepted when the family of the candidate is taken care of. This is why companies, looking to get the choice selection of new employees, do everything possible to put together a well thought-out and designed package for employee relocation.

Craig Chambers is an author and relocation specialist who enjoys sharing employee relocation tips and offers extensive free relocating guides, a free money saving report and a relocating handbook on his website www.easyrelocating.com

Where to Find Available Office Space

Available office space can be found in one of three ways. Each of their advantages and disadvantages are outlined below. For most people, a combination of the three is the best way to find available office space. Regardless of which one you choose, be sure to thoroughly research whichever office you decide on. Leases vary greatly and you will want to get a lease that fits the long term goals of your business. Consider lease payment, availability, size (leave room for expansion), neighborhood, and any other features and options you can think of. Will you be needing an internet connection? Verify that this is available should you need it now or in the near future.

The first thing that many people do is check with their network to find available office space. Often, the best space can be found by asking around to people in the industry. If you know of a client who has a great office space, you may want to give them a call and see if they have any suggestions. You never know, a great space may have just opened up in their building. You can also have them keep an eye out for you. This method of finding space is the easiest and most reliable.

Also, the most traditional way of finding available office space is through the newspaper classified ads. This will give you a listing of several options in your area. The only problem with using this as your sole source is that an ad does not give you a lot of information. You still need to drive to the property to check it out. This can often be a waste of time.

Some web sites offer office space to anybody who is in need. There is a site that is a great place to find available space without ever having to leave your house. They offer offices in 750 business locations across 60 different countries. This is a perfect site for anybody that is going to have to relocate to another city. Use a Google search in order to locate these types of web sites.

Office space can be found in abundance from the three sources listed above. Check them all out before deciding on your next office. This will be one of the biggest decisions you will make concerning your business and you should take the time necessary to fully evaluate all of the available options. You will be glad you did your home work before committing to any long term lease. Also, be sure the lease spells out exactly who is responsible for what. Disagreements in this area often times can be avoided with a well spelled out lease.

Keith Londrie II is a successful Webmaster and the publisher of your-office-space.info. A website that specializes in providing office space leasing advice on how to get multiple quotes on leasing office space that you can research on the internet in your pajamas from the comfort of your own home. Visit your-office-space.info today!