{"id":3026,"date":"2013-08-26T08:02:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T08:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2013-08-27T07:26:24","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T07:26:24","slug":"no-104-your-audience-needs-truth-not-flattery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/no-104-your-audience-needs-truth-not-flattery\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 104: Your Audience Needs Truth - Not Flattery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a public speaker tells an audience of struggling business owners that \"evil spirits\", and \"enemies from the village\" are the reasons they fail, s\/he sets them up for longer spells of avoidable hardship! (NB: This issue of my newsletter features a priest, who - for 3 decades now - has provided world class Agri-business know-how to the world, from A-F-R-I-C-A!). <\/p>\n<p>Telling them they're doing nothing wrong, may win you their applause initially. But it may not endear you to many, if long afterwards they find their circumstances remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>No one denies that there can be spiritual dimensions to life situations. It however takes more than spiritual awareness to make a success of business.<br \/>\nYou need Savoir faire (i.e. real world relevant know-how)!<\/p>\n<p><H3>SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE <\/H3><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n.style3 {\nfont-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 12px;\n}\n.style18 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; }\n.style20 {color: #000000}\n.style30 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #990000; }\n.style31 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif}\n.style42 {color: #990000}\n.style44 {color: #000033}\n.style46 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; }\n.style53 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; }\n.style55 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #000033; }\n.style57 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; font-size: 12px; }\n.style74 {color: #0000FF}\n.style75 {\nfont-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\ncolor: #993300;\nfont-weight: bold;\nfont-style: italic;\n}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><title>No. 104: Your Audience Needs Truth \u2013 Not Flattery<\/title><\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \">\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\/\" title=\"Click now to view the latest issue of Tayo Solagbade's Public Speaking IDEAS page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/logo.jpg\" alt=\"Click now to view the latest issue of Tayo Solagbade's Public Speaking IDEAS page\" border=\"0\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; background-color: #f2f2eb; \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TKSolagbadeSDAc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/youtube_32.png\" alt=\"View Tayos video tutorials and demonstrations on Facebook Productivity Tips, Web Marketing, and for his Custom MS Excel-VB driven software applications\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tayosolagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/facebook_32.png\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Facebook.com\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/twitter_32.png\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Twitter.com\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117041728654417267212\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/google_plus_32.png\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Google Plus\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Arial;font-size: 10px;line-height: 100%;text-align: left;\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong class=\"style3\">Is this email not displaying correctly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>              <span class=\"style3\"><a href=\"*|ARCHIVE|*\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">View it in your browser<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><span class=\"style3\"><strong>Publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Tayo Solagbade's Weekly <strong>Public Speaking IDEAS Page  (PSIP)<\/strong> Newsletter<br \/>\n            <strong>Date:<\/strong><span class=\"style31\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Monday 26th August 2013 <br \/>\n            <strong>No:<\/strong>104<br \/>\n            <strong>Title: <\/strong>Your Audience Needs Truth \u2013 Not Flattery<br \/>\n            <strong>Author & Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Tayo K. Solagbade <br \/>\n            <strong>Blog URL:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\" _fcksavedurl=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"style31\"><br \/>\n            <strong>Archive (For E-mail only version started 14th May 2012): <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us5.campaign-archive1.com\/home\/?u=2b21f22849a1458efbbb7026f&id=89f027febc\">Click here to view<\/a> <br \/>\n            <strong>Archive (For Blog version started 24th September 2011):<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\/archives.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"style31\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Please find below the latest issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" bordercolor=\"D3DFEE\">\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"D3DFEE\" class=\"style3\">\n<h2 align=\"center\" class=\"style74\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/bdubin-mastery01.pdf\" title=\"On Being a Master (PDF)...A Gift from Burt Dubin - Click now!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/bd-trailer-pdf-flyer.png\" alt=\"On Being a Master (PDF)...A Gift from Burt Dubin - Click now!\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; \" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"style44\">No. 104: <span class=\"style42\"><strong><span class=\"style31\">Your Audience Needs Truth \u2013 Not Flattery <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"style3\"><em>****<em> <strong>****<\/strong><\/em><strong>******<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>NB: <\/strong>If you ever find yourself wondering what else I've written, some days after  you've read THIS Speaking Ideas newsletter I send out on a Monday, <strong>here's what you can do to find out:<\/strong><\/em> <em>Point your browser to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\" target=\"_blank\">www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets<\/a> to read at least ONE new post added to my <strong>SD Nuggets blog<\/strong> on a different category from Tuesday till Saturday (sometimes even Sundays) in line with <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-use-the-self-development-nuggets-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">this publishing schedule<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n          <strong>****<\/strong><\/em><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>When  a public speaker tells an audience of struggling business owners that \u201cevil  spirits\u201d, and \u201cenemies from the village\u201d are the reasons they fail, s\/he sets  them up for longer spells of avoidable hardship! <\/em><em>(<strong>NB: <\/strong>This issue of my newsletter features a<strong> priest<\/strong>, who - for 3 decades now - has provided world class Agri-business know-how to the world, from <strong>A-F-R-I-C-A!<\/strong>). <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Telling them they\u2019re doing nothing wrong,  may win you their applause initially. But it may not endear you to many, if  long afterwards they find their circumstances remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> No one denies that there can be spiritual  dimensions to life situations. It however takes more than \u201cspiritual awareness\u201d  to make a success of business. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>You need \u201cSavoir faire\u201d (i.e. real world relevant <em>know-how<\/em>)!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>A Priest  Delivering Real-World Relevant Agri-business Know-How In Africa For Over 3  Decades<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Father Godfrey Nzamujo is founder and  catalyst of the world famous \u201cSonghai\u201d Integrated Agricultural Farming Centre  (<strong>recognised by the UNDP<\/strong>). I consider him an excellent role-model for African experts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Nzamujo is a Nigerian born Dominican priest  with an engineering degree. His <a href=\"http:\/\/www.songhai.org\" target=\"_blank\">Porto  Novo, Benin republic founding centre<\/a> is now over <strong>three decades old. <\/strong>EVERYTHING there is recycled in a zero-waste  system. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> What\u2019s more, trainees who graduate from it  are taught \u201centrepreneurship\u201d on top of time tested farm practices. This helps  many go on to establish PROFITABLE farm-based ventures.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style75\">No wonder the Songhai model is being rapidly adopted by  serious minded African governments! <\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> I understand the most recent high profile  visit \u2013 this August of 2013 - was from the President of Liberia herself (Ellen  Johnson Sirleaf), in whose country a Songhai model centre already exists!<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> I doubt Father Nzamujo ignores the  spiritual responsibility of being a priest in running his center. Yet his center\u2019s  success shows that he also does <strong>not<\/strong> neglect exploring better ways to run it more profitably.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>In  other words, he has been able to stike an intelligent balance that enables him  achieve both goals.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong><em>Telling<\/em> Songhai About <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/why-you-need-a-web-marketing-system-wms-part-1-of-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Web Marketing Systems Development<\/a> & <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/boisson-tayo.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pineapple PEEL<\/a> Based Drinks Production (My  Story)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Sometimes what we may want to hold back  from voicing truths we know need to be said. Maybe to avoid offending or  upsetting those we speak to. Yet, to really add value to people, you must say  what needs to be said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong><em>I practice what I preach, and the following narrative  offers an example of how.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> I visited Songhai on Thursday 25th July  2013, and met (for the 2nd time in 4 months) Leonce Sessou \u2013 a key member of  the team. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> By the time I departed that day, a bottled  sample of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tayosolagbade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pineapple  Peel-based drink<\/a>, with copies of my \"Tasters Feedback forms\" was  on his table. He said he would arrange for other members to taste the drink and  fill the form. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>In  case you're wondering, up till then, Songhai <em>only<\/em> produced pineapple juice from the core of the fruit for sale in bottled form. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Leonce confirmed that the large amounts of  waste peels they produced, was only used for composting. \u00a0<em>I knew  this, and that was why I visited, to tell them how to make MORE PRODUCTIVE use  of the peels.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>When  I explained how I make my drink using the waste pineapple peel obtained FREE  from vendors, he told me and that they would invite me to show their team how  to convert theirs to drinks as well. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong><em>\u2026<\/em><\/strong><em>Other areas of collaboration were also discussed - such as web  marketing.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>But How  Did Leonce Know <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=2207\" target=\"_blank\">I Could Help Them With Web Marketing<\/a>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Well, four (4) months earlier, in my very  first week in Benin Republic, I\u2019d dropped off a proposal for Father Nzamujo. In  it I offered to provide in-house Digital Information Publishing and Web  Marketing coaching. This was to boost their ability to earn online income from  their wealth of information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Like I said on my Facebook post on this, contributing  to the Songhai project is a dream I've nursed since 1987, as a 17 year old  undergraduate of Agric. Extension Services in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> I first learnt about the founder - Father  Godfrey Nzamujo - around that time when the African Farmer magazine I  subscribed to, reported that he won the \"Hunger Project Award\".\u00a0 I've closely followed Father Nzamujo's  progress since then. And that helped me identify solutions that would interest  them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong><em>But it\u2019s not all about me making offers\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>I  also want to learn from them. It\u2019s not easy to find large scale rabbit rearing  operations that are profitably run. Songhai has one \u2013 and to finish a  Commercial Rabbit Farming Guide I\u2019m working on, I\u2019m hoping they\u2019ll grant me  access to take photos, and interview them. <\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>To  Tell Accurate Truths, Study Every Client\/Prospect\u2019s Unique Situation to Get to Know  Them Well<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> When you visit a doctor for consultation,  you expect him\/her to tell you the accurate truth about your state of health \u2013  and what to do to correct or improve it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Luckily for us, most doctors do just that. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>As  an expert in your field, you are a \u201cdoctor\u201d of sorts, for your client. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>To  succeed, you\u2019ll need, just like a conventional doctor, to tell them accurate  truths about their situation, and offer viable solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Doctors will often examine your medical  history, case files etc, in addition to conducting their own tests, before  giving you an opinion on your ailment - or state of health.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin \u2013 a seasoned  mentor of highly paid international speakers<\/a> - recommends undertaking  detailed examination of EACH client\u2019s unique situation. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Apart from doing independent background research,  he explains that you can request interviews with key members, to identify burning issues. From those you interview, you would  ask for names of another set of persons you can interview. And so on. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style18\">Your  purpose would be to sample opinions (on burning  issues) that cut across relevant strata in the organisational hierarchy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">You would then develop  your material around possible hot buttons you identify, and come up  with viable ideas, solutions, and action plans to go with them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> By the time you deliver your program, your audience members are likely to feel you\u2019ve <strong>competently <\/strong>addressed virtually all their  concerns.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong>Final  Words: <span class=\"style42\">Not Telling Your Audiences Accurate Truths, Can Make Them Conclude You\u2019re  Incompetent!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Some experts think giving \u201cgeneric\u201d talks (recycling  same content with different client names on progam folders!) to their client  audiences will always be adequate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>They  forget that clients <strong>depend on them<\/strong> to come up with unique insights to  improve their performance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> Such lack of commitment eventually hurts an  expert guilty of it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> If <strong>another<\/strong> expert turns up and tells them <em><strong>the truth<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>with solutions,<\/strong><\/em> they\u2019ll conclude the <strong>previous <\/strong>expert did <strong>not<\/strong> because s\/he was<strong> incompetent<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"> In reality however, that expert could  actually be competent, but s\/he may have let <strong>fear <\/strong>keep him\/her from telling  them the truth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>Unfortunately,  few \u2013 if any \u2013 clients will be willing to believe  that by then! <\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31 style42\">Need More Details of How to Make The Above Ideas Work for YOU?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">If you need more specific details of how to make use of the ideas I've shared in this newsletter,<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/contact.htm\" target=\"_blank\">send me a message using this request form<\/a> - with \"<strong>Re: <span class=\"style31\">Your Audience Needs Truth \u2013 Not Flattery<\/span><\/strong>\" in the subject line. <\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<p align=\"left\" class=\"style44\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Career Development [<span class=\"style42\">Thursday<\/span>]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\" class=\"style53\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/play-for-your-workplace-team-and-not-to-the-decision-makers-gallery\/\" title=\"Play for Your Workplace Teamand Not to the Decision Makers Gallery!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Play for Your Workplace Teamand Not to the Decision Makers Gallery!<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Parenting [<span class=\"style42\">Friday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\" class=\"style53\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/wise-people-disagree-with-tact\/\" title=\"Permanent Link to Wise People Disagree With Tact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wise People Disagree With Tact<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"28\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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Solagbade*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <strong>Self-Development\/Performance Improvement Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <em>*Sole Agent For\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Burt Dubin's Speaker Mentoring Service<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><em> In Africa<\/em><\/p>\n<p>            <strong>Mobile:<\/strong> 234-803-302-1263<\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Self-Development\/Performance Enhancement Specialist<\/strong> - <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/tayosolagbade.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tayo Solagbade<\/strong><\/a> - works as a multipreneurial freelance writer providing \u00a0<strong>zero risk<\/strong>\u00a0article and report <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/writing-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing support for website  owners<\/a>, while travelling slowly  across West Africa as a <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Location Independent Entrepreneur<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">He's<a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/they-want-to-learn-english-from-me-i-want-to-improve-my-french-plus-video-of-an-angry-beninese-grasscutter-photos-of-rabbits-a-photo-of-a-13-year-old-burt-dubin-classified-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\"> presently based in  Benin Republic<\/a>, where he's preparing an English-French Language Guide, City  Travel Guides, and a Commercial Rabbit Farming Guide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>In a previous life<\/strong>,  before leaving to become self-employed, Tayo served for seven years as a <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/why-you-need-a-planned-activity-tracking-sheet-pats\/\" target=\"_blank\">high  performing manager in Guinness Nigeria<\/a>. He rose from Shift Brewer, to Training  & Technical Development Manager, then later acted in senior management  roles as Production Manager and Technical Manager. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">When he\u2019s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-use-the-self-development-nuggets-blog\/\">Self-Development Nuggets\u2122 blog<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\">Public Speaking IDEAS newsletter<\/a>\u00a0(which he publishes to promote Burt Dubin's <a href=\"http:\/\/speakingsuccess.com\" target=\"_blank\">Public Speaking Mentoring service<\/a> to experts working across the African continent).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">For a limited time, Tayo is available to speak to your group or organization for a moderate fee. Send e-mail to <strong>tayo at tksola dot com<\/strong>. You can also visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tksola.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.tksola.com<\/a> <\/a> to learn more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><span class=\"style18\">Connect with him on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\">@tksola.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>. <br \/>\n            ==================<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong><span class=\"style44\">Have you been undecided about whether or not to become  a paid speaker? <\/span><span class=\"style20\">Or have you been trying to get your speaking career off the  ground with little success?<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Here\u2019s a tip: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a> works with people  who want to be speakers, and with speakers who want to be masters. <a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/contact_test.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to  visit his website NOW and submit a contact form message telling him what  challenges you\u2019re facing, and how you\u2019d like him to help you. <em>Tell him I sent you, and you\u2019ll get a pleasant  surprise offer from him<\/em>. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>Comments?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"> What do you think of the above message? Do you have any personal experience to share on this  subject? Are there some other points you feel can be added, to help persons  looking for answers? <strong>Please share your thoughts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>Share this issue! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Do you know anyone who might benefit from reading this newsletter issue? Why not hit the forward button now, and send it to him\/her with a short recommendation. You can also use share it via your social media channels. Thanks in advance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TKSolagbadeSDAc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/youtube_32.png\" alt=\"View Tayos video tutorials and demonstrations on Facebook Productivity Tips, Web Marketing, and for his Custom MS Excel-VB driven software applications\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tayosolagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/facebook_32.png\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Facebook.com\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/twitter_32.png\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Twitter.com\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117041728654417267212\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/google_plus_32.png\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Google Plus\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\">What fears or doubts are keeping you from <span class=\"style20\">(a) <\/span>taking up Burt Dubin's monthly speaker mentoring, or <span class=\"style20\">(b) <\/span>buying his products? <\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style57\">You can choose to purchase Burt's mentoring at any of the three (3) levels listed below:<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style3\"><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Top Shelf <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/speaking_success_system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Mid Range<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/177monthly.html\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>3. Budget Delight<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/underground_mentoring.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>]<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Burt's three mentoring packages can be likened to the seating options offered by airlines: Budget Delight (Economy); Mid Range (Business); and Top Shelf (First Class).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>At least that's how I like to think of them!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">All three will get you to your desired destination of <strong>\"speaking success-ville\" <\/strong>- so long as you meet the requirements\/play your part well (your fare, abide by the set guidelines etc). During the \"flight\", the seat you have will determine how much personal service attention and preference the provider will accord you. It's that simple \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>So, make your choice:1.<\/strong> <strong>Top Shelf <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/speaking_success_system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Mid Range<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/177monthly.html\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>3. Budget Delight<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/underground_mentoring.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Send me an e-mail with your questions via\u00a0<strong>tayo at tksola dot com<\/strong>. In the meantime, why not get started by subscribing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/tools\/signup_form.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to get his\u00a0<strong>7-Part\u00a0Course (How To Succeed And Get Paid As A Professional Speaker)\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0receive\u00a0his<strong>\u00a0monthly newsletter (Speaking Biz Strategies Letter)<\/strong>\u00a0at no cost.\n          <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \">\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<table width=\"500\" height=\"166\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" id=\"Table11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"445\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.typepad.com\/blog\/\" title=\"Get mentored by Burt Dubin - coach of some of the world's highest paid public speakers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Get mentored by Burt Dubin - coach of some of the world's highest paid public speakers\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sphpblog-content\/images\/burt-cut-banner.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"style3\">For over 25 years,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a>\u00a0has provided a variety of speaker mentoring products and services to clients worldwide.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><strong style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><span style=\"font-size: larger; \">Download this flyer as PDF: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><a style=\"cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; \" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt_new_flyer.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger; \">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt_new_flyer.pdf<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; \"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt_new_flyer.pdf\" title =\"Burt Dubin now offers his speaker mentoring service to experts based in Africa. Click now to download this flyer as PDF\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"723\" width=\"539\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Burt Dubin now offers his speaker mentoring service to experts based in Africa. Click now to download this flyer as PDF\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt_new_flyer.png\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">\n          <iframe src=http:\/\/impactforcoaches.org\/logos\/225.html frameborder=0 height=225 width=225 marginheight=o marginwidth=0 scrolling=no><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana\"><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a public speaker tells an audience of struggling business owners that \"evil spirits\", and \"enemies from the village\" are the reasons they fail, s\/he sets them up for longer spells of avoidable hardship! 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