Raise Your Game 2012 is an event where professionals gather to learn techniques on how to achieve greater success at work and how you can be totally effective. It will cover topics like:

How can I become an even greater leader?

How can I handle office politics?

How can I speak with more confidence and credibility?

How can I increase my focus on my goals?

How can I build even stronger relationships?

How can I persuade and influence effectively?

How can I deliver a pitch that really packs a punch?

In addition, Raise Your Game 2012 will also launch a new book “88 Essential Secrets that will Impact Your Success at Work” by Marshall Cavendish International. I am proud to be one of the authors who has contributed to it and will be speaking in a panel with other speakers on their areas of expertise. My topic is on “Creating a highly motivated life” which is about how to constantly motivate yourself and find success in all that you do. We all know that being highly motivated is a trait that all successful people have but how do you do it consistently? My section addresses that.

Date: 16 Feb 2012 (Get your SUPER EARLY Bird discount before 16 Dec 2011)

Time: 0845-1730hr

Place: Holiday Inn Orchard, Cavanagh Road

Please join us in this one day seminar which will entertain, inspire and teach you new principles to Raise Your Game in life.

See you there.

PS: Since I am a panel speaker on that day, I am able to bring in ONE more person at $198. Do let me know if you are keen on it. Email my colleague at jennifer (a) deepimpactonline (dot) com to tell her that you are keen. Its first come first served. 

Honestly, I have been engaged to speak/train in over 6 countries to thousands of people so far and there have been mixed responses. There are basically 2 camps of people, one group saying that it works big time and really changes their lives, while there is the other side where they say all the motivational fluff does not work at all.

Anyway, despite which side you are, let me share with you what I think and also the motivational theory behind it. It will really make a difference once you understand its concept.

Here are some photos that I have taken during my time in the Mediacorp, the leading media station in Singapore. The best part is that I have recorded what I have said over the air and is made available to my loyal subscribers like you. The link is below. Enjoy my conversation with Show Host, Eugene Loh.

Eugene Loh and me talking for a few minutes before the radio interview

Getting ready to speak just before the traffic news segment

The interesting thing about going on this segment is that Eugene prefers not to have the session scripted. I was rather surprised that there were no prepared questions before hand since he wanted it as natural as possible. So the radio segment what you hear will be pretty much me speaking from my heart and mind on how you can make the most out of motivational programs and also how you constantly stay motivated in your life, especially when the daily problems of work plague you.

Do Motivational Talks Really Work with Kenneth Kwan

I am one of the 7 speakers who will be speaking for Raise Your Game 2011. It is an entertaining and content rich seminar where you will learn from professional speakers on how to make significant changes to your life!

If you want to quickly jumpstart this year productively, grow personally and professionally, this is an event that you can’t miss. All it takes is one great idea from this seminar that will totally change your life, business or relationships.

In this seminar, you will learn:

• Productivity Mindset: Three keys to accelerating team performance by Tim Wade
• The Positive Virus: How to be the best you and influence others by Andrew Bryant, CSP
• Presenting to Win: Pitching your ideas to any audience – and win every time by Tina Altieri
• From Resistance to Irresistible: Learning to take positive charge of your life by Santhanaram Jayaram
• New Ways of Conquering Critical Challenges: Think smart to work smarter by Tremaine Du Preez
• Becoming Fabulously Successful: How dressing like a leader can propel your career into the fast lane by Sharon Connolly
• Master Your Inner Self: Master your habits or they master you by Kenneth Kwan

This is a Seminar where 10% of all profits will go Operation Smile. It is a mobilised force of medical professionals who provide safe and effective reconstructive surgery for children born of facial deformities.

Here are the details:

Date: Thursday, 24 Feb 2011

Time: 0845-1730

Place: Hotel in Central Singapore

Investment: $268 (before 8 jan 2011), $368 (from 8 Jan onwards)

For Registration, click here.

The great news is that as one of my readers, I can bring 3 of my readers in at 50% off the price. I hope you will quickly take action and email to me directly at

kenneth(at)deepimpactonline(dot)com

(I have given this email address to prevent spam, please edit it accordingly).

Hope to see you there! Be Awesome!

Kenneth giving a talk on Service Excellence to Marketing Insititute of Singapore

I have been giving a lot of talks to corporate clients and know that even the most seasoned speakers sometimes have problems in engaging audiences. Most speakers I have seen are very content focused and do not focus so much on delivery. Sometimes, they do not make it a point to stir interest within their audiences. If you can truly engage the audience, they will love you and keep asking you back to speak for them.

Allow me to share with you some techniques that I personally use when speaking to crowds, as small as thirty, to hundreds of people. The techniques are pretty much the same and will definitely work. Master them and the crowds will adore you.

1. Processing

An effective tactic that I usually use is to get audiences to find someone and discuss with each other on what you have taught so far. This helps your audience to process and clarify with each other on what you have said.

Another method of processing is to give them some time to write down their thoughts. This helps an individual to consolidate their thoughts and write down key concepts or action steps that they can do immediately after your talk.

2. Create High Energy Movements

Using actions accompanied with words are a great way to stir the audience as well. This also creates an anchor where people can recall what you have said in an easy fashion because of the action. This also appeals to different learning modalities which basically separates people into the visual, auditory and kinestatic modes.

Getting people to raise their hands is also another great way to create movement. However, when you ask a question that requires them to raise their hands, make sure that you ask in a deliberate manner and wait for the response. Do not rush in to talk after you have asked a question so that the audience can respond to you.

If you have a large audience, your actions must be huge. This is so that people sitting behind are able to see your actions clearly.

3.  Use Stories To Illustrate Your Points

Stories are extremely powerful in engaging and breaking down mental barriers that could have been erected by individuals. I really like compelling stories because they are able to put a face to the lesson that you want to put across. In addition, good stories speak to heart and open up avenues of belief and trust in what you have to say.

4.  Speak Loudly

Most people lose interest in a person speaking when they cannot hear them. How many times have you switched off simply because someone asking a question is not clear or loud enough for you to hear? Ensure that you are able to maintain clear voice modulation throughout your talk and you will get people interested in what you have to say.

5. Create Quotable Quotes

Every good speaker knows that they have to create good quotes that their participants will scribble furiously into their notepads. Every time I attend a seminar, there will be tons of quotes copied down. Whenever you have people quoting you, you have made a deep impact!

Conclusion

Speaking to crowds is not difficult but can be learnt and mastered. A usage of engagement techniques can make a normal person become very good in their delivery. I hope you find it useful!

I will be speaking in SIM to the Marketing Executives Group on 26 Aug 2010, 7.30-9pm.

I will be sharing on how you can build a brand name for yourself and your business with little or no money. If you have more exposure and publicity, more people will purchase from you. This is essential to the growth of your business.

Here’s a write up on the program:

Marketing is critical to the survival of any company. With limited budget and resources, is it possible to achieve public awareness and create a strong following of fans dedicated to your products or services? Gain insights on time-tested techniques that are regularly used to build rapport with your audiences. Learn strong brand positioning techniques and also employ ways to build a strong following of loyal supporters. Learn how to attract clients and on the tested leverages all companies should use before they cease to exist.

Hope to see you that night. If you are interested in growing your business through low cost marketing strategies, you definitely need to be there.

For More Information, click here.

Great News! I just want to share that I am a Featured Speaker in this year’s Learning & Development Summit 2009. HR Professionals from different companies will be gathered to address key communication strategies for learning and development in the organization as they measure the performance of learning and development programmes.

There will be TOP level professionals from who will be sharing best practices in their field. Companies include:

Agilent Technologies
Deutsche Bank AG
Watson Wyatt
Mercer
TNS

I will be speaking on one of the Workshops: “SECRETS OF DYNAMIC TRAINERS REVEALED” on 24 Apr 2009.

Here is a description of it: What makes Training Powerful and Effective? Are there ways to teach so that participants will be involved, always learning and responding with high energy? You will learn the techniques on how top trainers use Accelerated Learning Techniques to teach with passion, stir their hearts and impact lives. If you want to deliver in a powerful manner, this session is a MUST.

Highlights:

• How to create a High Energy Environment for Learning
• How to ALWAYS get participants to participate and share their learning experiences
• Techniques to effectively increase memory retention to at least 80%
• How to get instant BUY-IN from the audience
• Get Hands-on experience in creating a training program and delivering it 

From what I have heard, the workshops have been filled and there are still tickets left for the main conference on 23 Apr 2009.

For Those in HR, I have SPECIAL DEAL FOR YOU. I managed to negotiate with the organisers and they will be giving FREE tickets to my clients in the HR Field!

Email James directly at       james(a)alleventsgroup.com      Please change the (a) or call him at +65 6506 0960

Tell him that you are a HR contact of Deep Impact and he will follow up with you.

Download your brochure here.