It’s not too late to reserve your spot on my BRAND-NEW free call TODAY at 11 AM PDT/ 2 PM EDT “Learn My 3 Most Personal Spiritual Practices That Have Helped Me Build a $2M-plus Business Guided by Source”

Here’s the link so you can reserve your spot: http://theinvisibleclose.com/blessing/

If you want to build a business that is authentic, resonates with your personal values AND makes you as much money as you desire, then this is a call you shouldn’t miss!

I’m going to walk you through my PERSONAL spiritual practices that have allowed me to grow my business to over $2M while staying true to my mission and blessing.

Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll learn on this ground-breaking call:

* Your Big Mission – do you know if your business is on the right track? That the decisions you make are aligned with your bigger mission and are guided by Source? That you and your business are connected to Source?

If you’re not sure or you struggle with this, join me. I’m going to teach you the very personal spiritual process I do before making ANY big decision in my business or life. This is how I know I’m always connected to Source and that my decisions are aligned with, and many times directly guided from a higher place.

* Your Big Sales – do you know the people you need to reach with your “blessing”? And do you know how to communicate your blessing to them so they can’t wait to invest with you?

I’m going to walk you through how to speak your blessing to your market so you’ll magically attract the perfect, ready-to-go clients, affiliates and joint venture partners to your business.

* Your Big Life – what do you do when you feel stuck or overwhelmed with your business? Are you able to move forward? Or do you find you become paralyzed?

I’m going to share the 2 questions I ask myself to get me unstuck and moving forward (and since taking action is the key to success, this practice alone could be the key to transform your business). And just like most of my teachings, it’s super simple!

If you’ve ever been on one of my free calls, you know they are content-rich and loaded with the EXACT strategies I use and tons of “how to’s” you can implement immediately.

Here’s that link again to reserve your spot in this complimentary teleclass on Wednesday, Sept. 8th. http://theinvisibleclose.com/blessing/

Blessings, Lisa

P.S. Feel free to invite friends and colleagues to this call, but please remember to reserve your spot HERE first! http://theinvisibleclose.com/blessing/

Paying careful attention to the logistics of your event can be the key to a profitable presentation.

Small details, such as having extra order forms and pens, can make a huge difference in your results. I told you the story about the company that lost a $30K sale when my husband was inspired to invest because the lines were long and they didn’t have an extra pen! He decided to go to lunch and “think about it,” and that was just the cooling off period he needed to decide to hold off.

Don’t let that happen to you.

Here are 5 logistics tips that you can take to the bank:

1. Create a Master Checklist
My checklist has saved me time and money and heartache on numerous occasions.

So, make a master checklist for yourself and, each time you speak, add to it the things that you need. You can download mine at www.LisaSasevichFan.com (Click the Like button to join, and you’ll be able to download it from the Fan Bonus! tab.)

And, most of all, USE your checklist. It can keep you organized and sane.

2. Collect a Bag of Tricks
I hate to waste time looking for things, so I keep a plastic bin in a drawer filled with items I like to bring with me to speaking events. It’s all organized, in one place, so I can just quickly grab it while packing.

Some of the items in my bag of tricks are:
• my own PowerPoint clicker
• a digital camera for still photos
• extra pens
• a little wrench to tighten my music stand (if I’m bringing it)
• double-sided tape if I tear a hem or my blouse is gaping. (Ladies, you know about that!)
• a flip camera for taking videos
• chargers for my phone and camera
• extra batteries for the clicker
• breath mints or spray
• face powder and blotting paper

3. Bring More Order Forms (and Pens) than You Will Need
You want to have those extra forms available at the back table because people lose theirs or they’ve written notes on them that they want to keep. If you can just hand them a blank form and a pen and let them take the other one home, they’ll be grateful.

And, as I mentioned above, sales are lost when frustrated prospects can’t find a pen, get an order form or have to wait in a long line that’s not moving.

4. Collate Your Order Forms According to Chairs, Not People
Soon after you arrive, either you or a helper should collate your order forms based upon the number of rows and chairs in each row. For instance, if there are 5 rows of 7 chairs, someone needs to make 5 batches that each contain 7 order forms. That way, the person handing them out can just give a batch to the person at the end of each aisle.

That may sound overly simple, but consider that a well-meaning helper, standing at the head of each row, counting out order forms, can eat up 10 minutes of your talk, while you’re up there…waiting.

5. PowerPoint Tips
And finally, here are a few tips for working with your PowerPoint presentation:

a. If you have a Mac, buy the little adapter (for about $10) that enables you to hook up your Mac to a projector, and keep the adaptor in your bag of tricks or travel bag.

b. Bring one printout of your PowerPoint presentation. That way, if the equipment fails, you can use the printout like an outline and talk your way through the material.

c. Bring an electronic copy of your presentation on a thumb drive. Again, if something goes wrong, and you can’t get your laptop hooked up to the projector, you have the option of trying another computer.

As I’ve said before, the angels are in the details. Be as prepared as you can be, and you’ll be ready for just about everything!

What do you keep in your bag of tricks? Let us know below!

It’s inevitable. At some point during your speaking career, no matter how carefully you prepare, something will go wrong.

The equipment may fail; the well-known speaker sharing the stage with you may not show up; someone may step in with a tweak to the event that hurts your sales.

You may not be able to prevent the unthinkable from happening, but there are ways to salvage the event, perhaps even turn the mishap into a plus. Here are seven secrets to save the show:

1. First, Be Prepared
Use your checklists and prepare for the mishaps that commonly occur. For instance, bring your laptop in case there are problems with the A/V equipment; bring an extra copy of your introduction in case the host has lost yours; if you’re shipping product, carry a few with you in case your shipment doesn’t arrive. Those kinds of problems are more predictable and, with preparation, you can prevent them from ruining your event.

2. Breathe
If something does go wrong, remember to breathe. Take a few deep breaths to calm yourself before you do anything else. Much better to respond than to react.

3. Don’t Lose Confidence
If you experience a mishap, don’t take it personally. Problems happen to the best of us. Keep your cool and tell yourself that everything will turn out all right. If you can keep your head clear while you look for solutions, you’ll be sure to find them faster.

4. Pray
While you’re seeking solutions, don’t forget to ask for help from a higher power. You may be surprised by how quickly an answer appears. (I do this ALL the time!)

5. Maintain a Sense of Humor
When things go wrong, the audience is feeling for you, so if you’re distressed, they will be too. If you can find the humor in the situation, and even joke about it, you will not only put yourself and your audience at ease, but, seeing how well you handle stressful situations, they will like and trust you even more than if everything had gone well!

6. Don’t Panic and Throw Out Your Plan
You’ve thought long and hard about what you’re going to do, so don’t let a last-minute disruption make you throw the baby out with the bath water. During a book tour, an author I know had only a few people show up at an event. Rather than focusing on the people who had attended, she became upset at the “poor” turnout and assumed that her talk wouldn’t work in an intimate setting. The trouble was, she didn’t have a Plan B. She fumbled her way through, panicking inside. Finally, she went back to her outline and got herself back on track, realizing that small tweaks to her presentation as she went along were sufficient. She salvaged the event (including hitting her usual sales conversion rate of 50%) and, on to #7, learned several lessons.

7. Learn Those Lessons
Don’t beat yourself up; milk the mishap for lessons. Sometimes when things go wrong, there isn’t a happy ending. A person with authority might step in and make a decision that truly wrecks your sales and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. You lose money, but you can look for the lessons in the experience. One of them might be to negotiate better upfront next time and state certain conditions in your contract that you need in order to attend. For example, if you plan to make an offer when speaking, make sure there is a 20-minute break after you speak and that, aside from announcing what time they should return from the break, no one is speaking between you and that break.

The bottom line: no matter how carefully we prepare, we can’t protect ourselves from every contingency. Our job is to learn how to flow with the things that go wrong; if possible, prevent them from happening again; and look for the gifts of insight and learning.

If nothing else, our setbacks make memorable stories that help others avoid the same fate.

How have you “saved the show”? What have you learned from things that have gone wrong during presentations? Let us know below.

Andrea here again, and it’s been so much fun being your roving reporter at Lisa Sasevich’s SOLD OUT Invisible Close Speak-To-Sell Event.

Guess what, the event is done! And it’s been fantastic. Talk about powerful breakthroughs in the room – I guess we’ll just have to stay tuned and see how many amazing events happen as the impact of Lisa’s training ripples out into the world.  I’m sure there will be many, MANY of them.

But it’s not over for you yet – after 3 days of training, Lisa wanted to treat you to one more video directly from her to YOU.

Here she sends you a personal greeting and riffs about how she created yet another massively successful event:

http://speaktosellbackstagepass.com/wrap/

Big hugs!
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Andrea J. Lee

Andrea here again, and what a hoot it’s been to step into the roving reporter role at Lisa Sasevich’s SOLD OUT Invisible Close Speak-To-Sell Event.

We’re wrapping things up there at the Speak-To-Sell event and the transformations have been pretty cool.  What I want you to see though is what happens when ONE BOLD PERSON asks for something. Out a room of 400 people, she’s the only one who did it, and boy did she get her wish! See for yourself:

http://www.speaktosellbackstagepass.com/leap/

Now it’s YOUR turn. What do you want, what will you ask for, and what’s possible for YOU next, as a speaker? Comment below.

Cheers for now,
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Andrea J. Lee