Post by: EconDiva on September 16, 2015, 08:29:08 AM
I'm just curious...what types of positions are there for people with good 'presentation skills'? Including roles working for others as well as entrepreneurial positions?
Post by: Fishindude on September 16, 2015, 08:34:48 AM
Post by: EconDiva on September 16, 2015, 08:40:37 AM
This is a very important part of being a good trainer, regardless of the subject matter.
Agreed.
Post by: Gimesalot on September 16, 2015, 08:40:47 AM
Post by: Easye418 on September 16, 2015, 08:41:53 AM
All my life I've been told I'm a 'great speaker'. I've never considered pursuing a position in which this is specifically a requirement of the job. Honestly I don't know many positions for other companies where the title is along the lines of 'presenter' or 'public speaker'.
I'm just curious...what types of positions are there for people with good 'presentation skills'? Including roles working for others as well as entrepreneurial positions?
This should be obivous.....Sales. But lets be honest, I've work with a lot of Sales people who make $100k+ a year and are absolute dumbasses, but they like to talk so they are able to get the sale. If I liked to travel and be away from my family, I would take on the life of Sales because most sales people are spoonfed.
They bring in the revenue, I am just an expense, right?
Post by: ShoulderThingThatGoesUp on September 16, 2015, 08:47:31 AM
This is a very important part of being a good trainer, regardless of the subject matter.
Yes, this is hugely important for a trainer.
Post by: EconDiva on September 16, 2015, 08:54:34 AM
In my current position right after I started I was tasked to present at 3 international training meetings my team held. It was nerve wracking beyond belief but lately I've been thinking about other opportunities outside of my day job and things I could be doing that involve my natural talents. To include something that might involve speaking...
Post by: EconDiva on September 16, 2015, 08:56:13 AM
All my life I've been told I'm a 'great speaker'. I've never considered pursuing a position in which this is specifically a requirement of the job. Honestly I don't know many positions for other companies where the title is along the lines of 'presenter' or 'public speaker'.
I'm just curious...what types of positions are there for people with good 'presentation skills'? Including roles working for others as well as entrepreneurial positions?
This should be obivous.....Sales. But lets be honest, I've work with a lot of Sales people who make $100k+ a year and are absolute dumbasses, but they like to talk so they are able to get the sale. If I liked to travel and be away from my family, I would take on the life of Sales because most sales people are spoonfed.
They bring in the revenue, I am just an expense, right?
Can't believe I forgot about that...I've been told all my life I should be in sales. But....it doesn't appeal to me.
I've been considering life coaching or starting some type of podcast...
Post by: Mr FrugalNL on September 16, 2015, 10:24:37 AM
Post by: lbmustache on September 16, 2015, 11:24:41 AM
Post by: EconDiva on September 16, 2015, 01:21:12 PM
I too have good speaking skills. I teach... college public speaking. :) You do need at least a Master's to teach at the college level, though.
Interesting!
So you have a MS in Education?
Post by: Leanthree on September 16, 2015, 01:48:46 PM
Post by: 2Birds1Stone on September 16, 2015, 02:08:30 PM
I have been told the same thing about speaking when I worked in retail management. This year I switched my career path to software sales and was able to take my income from $50k/yr to $104k/yr.
Post by: EconDiva on September 16, 2015, 02:21:03 PM
Too bad you don't like sales!
I have been told the same thing about speaking when I worked in retail management. This year I switched my career path to software sales and was able to take my income from $50k/yr to $104k/yr.
O.O
Hmmmmm.......
What were you doing before??
Post by: 2Birds1Stone on September 16, 2015, 02:26:30 PM
Too bad you don't like sales!
I have been told the same thing about speaking when I worked in retail management. This year I switched my career path to software sales and was able to take my income from $50k/yr to $104k/yr.
O.O
Hmmmmm.......
What were you doing before??
I managed two brick and mortar retail stores, one inside a mall, the other in a small strip mall.
Post by: mrteacher on September 16, 2015, 02:57:34 PM
Post by: lbmustache on September 16, 2015, 03:05:37 PM
I too have good speaking skills. I teach... college public speaking. :) You do need at least a Master's to teach at the college level, though.
Interesting!
So you have a MS in Education?
Nope. To teach at the college level all you need is a Master's degree in your respective field. I have a MA in Communication Studies/Speech Communication.
Post by: pbkmaine on September 16, 2015, 03:42:39 PM
. It was also helpful that I had a huge stack of initials after my name. In the end, that's how I found my niche in my work life. I became good at taking technical issues, breaking them down, and explaining them to non-technical people.
Post by: marty998 on September 16, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
Post by: Kashmani on September 18, 2015, 03:51:15 PM
Of course, an hour of argument may require ten hours of tedious preparation, which is not nearly as fun!