Working with the Hamilton Chamber YEP group of professionals.

1. Impact and Influence:
Owning the room

2. Neil Thornton

4. “They may forget what you
said — but they will never
forget how you made them
feel.”
—Carl W. Buehner

5. Rule:
“The only thing that
will ever get in the way of
the impact you want to make
…..is FEAR.”

6. Our goal for today ….
If you leave here today thinking and acting the same
way you walked into the room, I have failed!!
How you walk in a room, make an impression and
leave an impact is ‘the’ most important business skill
you can polish and improve.
Your presence and ability to ‘own’ your influence is
critical today.
Let’s begin……

7. Tips ….
Advice, lessons and tools that I have
learned over the years…

8. Your brand….what you want to
be know for?
Leadership definition:
“What people say about you….when you are
not in the room.”

9. Branding is found…..
In person
On paper
Reputation
On-line

10. SO……..this is where
you come in!!!

11. Your influence starts when you
walk in the room

12. Your ability to capture attention

13. Your ability to sell yourself
and your ideas

14. Your ability to provide
value vs. selling

15. Your ability to lead change!

16. Your ability to lead and
inspire a team

17. Your ability to innovate and
crush the status-quo

18. Your ability to understand
body language

19. Doing some speaking?
here are a few tips….

20. Remember to breathe….

21. Slides: No bullets
No reading
Clean and simple
Five second rule
Keep the lights on

22. No more podiums
….use the full room

23. People like
stories

24. Know your audience

25. Avoid talking about something
you are not passionate about,
eager to share or excited to
discuss

26. Shining eyes

27. ½ buttock playing

28. 3-D Speaking

29. Be ready for Q&A

30. And finally…..developing
your online presence

31. It’s a mirror of
your activity as
a business
person…

32. It’s now one of the first
places people look when
‘checking’ you out. What
will they find?

33. What would happen if we
Google’d YOU?

34. Are you open for coaching?
All athletes use a coach

35. Thank You!
Neil Thornton
905-401-1434
neil@thorntongroup.ca