Speaking: NAWMBA! National Association of Women MBAs
I will be speaking at NAWMBA's Conference
Where, oh where, have my blogs disappeared to? They have taken a back seat the past week as I have been BUSY preparing for two killer presentations at Friday’s (10/30) NAWMBA conference at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.
I’ll be presenting at 12PM on The Art of the Business Lunch and at 2:45PM on How to Speak & Write Like a Pro. Great information for ANYONE in ANY BUSINESS! Andy Ebon, the Wedding Marketing Authority, gave me a copy of Garr Reynold’s book, PRESENTATION ZEN, and walked me thru one of his own PPTs about a year ago. If your PPTs are filled with text and bullet points, then click over to Amazon immediately and order a copy of Garr’s book. BANISH BULLET POINTS 4Ever! 
Discover the secrets of a Business Lunch done right!
And – if you are in the LA/Orange County area, please stop by the Disneyland Hotel tomorrow to see my presentations. They will TRANSFORM the way you build business relationships, you will discover what can be accomplished with a GREAT CLIENT LUNCH -and how it differs from the old “Power Lunch” of the ’60′s and ’70′s, AND you’ll discover how this motivational speaker walks the talk! Hope to see you there!
Power Lunch at the Louvre Sounds Great, Doesn't It?
Imagine you are on a business trip to Paris, France. (Sorry – but living in Las Vegas, I feel the need to specify that I mean the actual city in France- not the Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip!)
Your client suggests you meet at the sensational, historic Louvre Museum for lunch. You think, “A business lunch at the Louvre? Well…THAT certainly doesn’t happen every day in California!” (or Ohio, NYC, Kentucky, or wherever you call home!) You start to dream of rich pate, steak with butter, des frittes! YUM!
The Louvre Museum
You dress accordingly for such a client lunch – your BEST business suit! You rendezvous with your client just outside the museum and enter the Carrousel du Louvre – the underground entrance to the museum. You walk together toward the newest restaurant at the Louvre. As you see the restaurant, you stop dead in your tracks. Disbelief washes over your face as you gaze upon the restaurant your animated client is so eager to share with you: a McDonald’s restaurant and McCafe. You hope you will wake up soon, but – alas – you are not dreaming.
In a city known for its haute cuisine and fine art, it is understandable that many French citizens are in an uproar over the opening of the 1,142nd McDonald’s to open in France. For the fast food chain, however, it’s quite a coup to be able to celebrate their 30th anniversary by opening next to the world’s most visited museum. So much for culture!
As the “Queen of the Business Lunch,” my clients often expected me to take them to the newest hot spots in town for our business lunches. I think if I lived in France, I’d have to let this opening pass.
Special Offer & Thanks to The Wedding Marketing Authority
Andy Ebon may be the Wedding Marketing Authority, but he knows more about blogging and internet marketing for ANY business than average internet marketing guy. I know – because he just completed the new www.RobinJay.com site you’re looking at. Beautiful, isn’t it?
Andy Ebon
If you came here by way of Andy’s site, send me a comment or an e-mail and I’ll send you a FREE e-book you’re sure to love! Andy has taught me nearly everything I know about blogging; now, I just need to find the time to DO IT! (I often feel as if I’m fighting a NIKE ad; I KNOW I should JUST DO IT -followed by a SWOOSH! – but sometimes finding the time to dash off a blog can be challenging…. as any blogger will tell you!)
Andy may know a lot about blogging and internet marketing, but I know a lot about building business relationships – RELATIONSHIP MARKETING! Yet, how Andy and I became friends is a lesson in itself.
We were at a local National Speakers Association event. Andy approached me during the morning break and asked if I would sit next to him at lunch. I have to confess, I have NEVER had anyone do that before (well, at least not for purely professional reasons, that is!) I asked him if there was anything in particular he needed to discuss, to which he replied, “I just want to get to know you better.” I was so impressed that OF COURSE I sat next to him!
A week or two later, Andy was speaking on blogging at the Las Vegas Convention Services Association meeting. I attended with some friends and associates and was delighted when he accessed my blog to use as a demonstration. Thankfully, while I wasn’t as savvy a blogger as I am now – thanks to Andy’s help – I was managing SOMEWHAT to hold my own with my blog. In other words, it wasn’t exactly an embarrassing moment.
Then, Andy did what he does best. He recommended what I SHOULD be doing to improve my blog. We met later and he gave me my first lesson in blogging and the rest – as they say – is HISTORY!
Today, I have Andy’s headshot featured in my PowerPoint on BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS and share this anecdote. I encourage my audience members to invite networking event guests to join them at their table; it’s a great way to get to know someone.
If you have an opportunity to attend one of Andy’s presentations, GO! I watched him get a STANDING OVATION from 850 Wedding Industry Experts last month at the Wedding Merchants Business Association event in Las Vegas. Go see what all the fuss is about. Thanks again for the VERY cool website, Andy.
For Meeting Planners & Speakers Bureaus
Attention Meeting Planners & Speakers Bureaus:
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Robin delivers a message at Caesars Palace
Welcome to my newly redesigned website. As a Business Relationship Expert, of COURSE I had it designed with you in mind. Everything you need is right here, all in one place.
As the industry gets away from tapes, discs, and media kits…and moves into digital-direct information, it’s my pleasure to offer you the latest information on everything – from my speaking presentation topics to demo videos and downloadable PDFs with all the details you might need – all in one place. Just click on the drop-down menu for SPEAKER and you’ll see a button for MEETING PLANNERS & SPEAKERS BUREAUS. You’ll see everything you need right there!
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Welcome to RobinJay.com Version 2
Robin Jay with fellow author, Keith Ferazzi
Thanks for visiting the updated rendition of RobinJay.com. You’ll notice that the website and blog are now incorporated within one site. Very cool!!
The fresh format includes drop-down menus, for easy navigation. If you prefer a search box, you’ll see that in the upper right hand corner of every screen.
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Robin Jay
Business Relationship Expert