BF 029 – Bill Ganon – The Ganon Group
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Bill Ganon
The Ganon Group
“Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Bill Ganon is passionate about effective organizational communication and sales performance. He works with all areas of the organization: C-Suite, Sales, Customer Experience, Product Development and Tech/Engineering, to raise their communication ability. Whether it’s critical 1:1 proposals across the desk, or a conference presentation to hundreds, Bill coaches’ organizational executives to deliver presentations with confidence, conviction and connection. Bill is a frequent performer at The Moth (“True Stories Told Live”) in both New Orleans and New York City and has won both GrandSlam and StorySlam competitions.
- Why Bill started “Connect to Sell” and how he took his experience in sales to the next level.
- Preparation is key. Be prepared when interviewing or speaking at a meeting being attended by just a few or for a large conference.
- Start writing and start reading. Start writing to yourself or create a blog. Practice makes perfect. Learn to also read on a regular basis. Be a sponge on multiple subjects.
- Go to the conferences of where you think you can connect with like minds and make face to face contacts.
- We’re all made up of 98% of the same stuff. Body language unlocks the communication channel. Create vocal pace when presenting.
- Tips on how to sell your product or service. Find out where the need is and figure out who you can leverage to help you reach that target category or business your targeting.
- How to use LinkedIn to be your test audience.
- Explore and learn from your competitors. How do they communicate their offerings?
- Learn to accept change and accept transition when it happens. At some point in time it happens to all of us.
- Try and get out of your comfort zone and learn new things. Challenge yourself!
