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You’ve been in your company for over three years now. You know that you have put in your worth in terms of salary, and more besides. You’re loyal, you’re polite and even warm to the bosses, you are nice to everyone in the office, and you know that you are the epitome of being a model employee.

But somehow, you are dissatisfied with how they compensate you. You surely want more. No one wants a salary fit only to buy milk. And this is when you should work on your raise-asking skills. And I’m pretty sure. You are desperate for job negotiation tips to show you the way.
If you notice, no one ever got to the top by waffling or being indecisive. Let’s look at the facts. Though Bill Gates played it nice, at the end of the day, he made an empire for himself by seizing things at the right moment, through shrewd strategy, stealth, and force that is unmatched.

Though negotiation should never be overtly forceful, it needs the gumption backed by shrewdness and strategy that we see in dynamic CEOs.

Job Negotiation Tip #1: Think Like a Would-Be Bill Gates.

When executives think, they don’t waffle about. They brainstorm, research, strategize, and go into battle fully armed. Attack your raise-asking similarly. Mull over how you are going to get it. Research on how others got that raise. Research on the salaries of people on your level. Strategize on how you are going to do the timing of your salary-raise pitch. And arm yourself with courage, and a leak-proof plan on how to make your pitch to your boss.

Job Negotiation Tip #2: Applying the CEO Traits The Right Way

Of course, it’s a big no-no to ask for a raise with an ego like the stereotypical CEO. When you go negotiate for that raise, leave the CEO ego behind, but keep the following traits:

● Keep a sharp mind at all times. When your boss interrogates you why you deserve that raise, be sure to back it up with the evidence why. Build a tight case. Make sure he can’t say no.

● Be persuasive. Study the right words people use to get that raise surely. Pattern your pitch after the best raise-getting talks, and do it with that CEO confidence.

● Strike a balance between dynamism and humility. Be confident, but not egotistical, be aware of your strengths, but not be full of yourself, and never show that you feel like you’re better than anyone else. Truly great people are humble.

Job Negotiation Tip #3: Learn More to Earn More

To get that CEO attitude down pat (to use for job negotiation), learn from the best of them. Learn from the best CEOs in the industry. Learn from Bill Gates. He toppled over Steve Jobs’ head start in the personal computing industry through these key things:

● Being observant, picking up cues, and using these to your advantage.

–Bill Gates picked up on Steve Jobs’ passionate request to not release a mouse-based Operating System before Jobs did, and released one months before Jobs released his. The result was a blow dealt to Apple Computer that edged it out of the market.

–Observe the conditions in your workplace. Observe what makes it likely for your boss to grant a raise. Then use that knowledge when you move in for the kill.

● Researching to deepen your understanding of what you are about to tackle.
–Bill Gates had one of his employees look into how the Apple graphical, mouse-based operating system was created. This stealthy research gave him edge he needed to topple down Steve Jobs.
–Arm yourself with knowledge about your boss’ personality. What approaches persuade him to grant raises? Ask around, casually. Inject your probing in casual conversations with those successful in asking for a raise. Know what you are up against. Knowledge truly is power.

● Not being afraid to step up and take what you want by force.

–Bill Gates used the previous two skills to stack the cards against Steve Jobs. Eventually, he made the bold move and rendered Apple Computer crippled for ten entire years (1989-1998).

–No successful person ever succeeded by waiting for success to fall on his lap. Take heart, take courage, and go get that raise!

Job negotiation requires skill and strategy. These job negotiation tips are culled from the habits of those who made it to the top. Read, study, strategize, learn, mull over, and have courage. You can get that raise. Arm yourself with knowledge, and nail that raise!

The range of media available to us today can be seemingly endless, and each type of media allows opportunities to develop presentation ideas. When stuck for a message for a meeting or event, your solution could be in one of the newest of the many forms of media – Social media.

When I talk about social media, this includes sites such as Facebook and MySpace which allow you to see and interact with others online. Social media is an online presence where the content is produced and shared by the users of the media rather than the operators of the system.

These sites incorporate a function where users are able to provide updates about what they are doing and thinking about and users also have the capacity to upload pictures and clips which have caught their attention or interest.

A clip which is widely shared in this way is referred to as having gone Viral. Introducing your presentation through referring to a viral clip or posting from social media establishes a link with those of your audience who had previously been exposed to the clip. It also demonstrates to your audience that you are aware of things happening in the broader community.

There are however things to be aware of in relation to the use of “Viral” media. The first is that the on-line world moves extremely quickly and where clothes might last a season (or more) things that are current and everybody is talking about today can be forgotten in a week or two. There are exceptions such as the audition clip of Susan Boyle which gained such a high and lasting profile in transitioned from social to news media, however for most viral media the shelf life is very short.

Also consider the audience when using social media references. Do you think the majority of the audience are likely to be familiar with social media? If so and you spend too much time describing the media article which they have already seen for themselves, their attention will soon wane.

From the opposite point of view, also be aware of making assumptions. If you introduce your presentation with a reference to a social media clip without enough content or background to explain it, those that have not seen the media item will not understand the reference. In practice it is a balancing act and the successful speaker will need to find a middle point to meet the whole audience.

Another social media platform is Twitter, and no, those posts from people using the site should not be referred to as a twit, rather they are called tweets and provide a very short comment about what the user is thinking.

An interesting function in Twitter is the trend information. Trend data allows users to see what topics and authors are currently popular and this, like the viral clips, provides an insight into what things are of interest to many people at any given time.

Incorporating content that you know is on broad interest is going to increase your opportunities to engage your audience and bring them with you through the presentation journey.

Tips for taking telling to a true transfer of ideas

· Social Media can provide very up to date information on what is of interest in the community
· Use social media that is fresh and recognise it’s generally short shelf life.
· Provide an appropriate amount of context around the social media content, don’t over explain or provide too little background

Design Presentation Folders for the Long Term

Professionally designed presentation folders offer a unique advantage over many other forms of advertisement because, often, customers or clients keep them and use them over and over again, which keeps your company name out there, reaching farther and wider audiences than you initially planned for.

Choose Quality Presentation folders

For most forms of print advertising, such as business cards, postcards, brochures, and the like, you can shop around and often, get by with the most affordable price and no one will know the difference. However, presentation folders need to be not only attractive, but strong and sturdy as well, even if you don’t put much in them. Let me illustrate: Recently, a friend of mine began house hunting. She initially looked at a mobile home park but then changed her mind and decided to stick with traditional housing. Everywhere she goes, she takes the presentation folder from the first place she looked – the mobile home park. Just the other day, over lunch, she was showing me listings she had printed from the Internet and had organized in her presentation folder. Even though the mobile home park did not get her business, they have no idea how much free advertising they’re gaining because of my friend.

I’ve done it myself. I’ve used presentation folders that I’ve received from job training sessions for years afterwards to keep papers organized. There are countless uses for these little gems and if your logo and business name is affixed prominently on the outside, your advertising budget may not take quite as big a punch when you consider the long-term effects of the folders.

Design With the Eco Conscious in Mind

There’s a growing segment of the population that will reuse almost anything until there’s nothing left of it simply to prevent as much trash as possible from ending up in the landfills. This group reuses aluminum foil, envelopes, and makes scratch pads out of used calendar pages. People used to laugh at them but as more of the country and more products become environmentally friendly, fewer people laugh. That means more people are reusing presentation folders instead of throwing them away. That means more people will see your company name and while it may not cause a rush of business, it will serve as another avenue to keep your name in the minds of the public.

Keep this in mind next time you order presentation folders for a team meeting or to present to clients. Chances are, many more people will see them than you originally thought.