Seminar/Webinar: The Professional Consultant

Tue, Nov 17 2009, 7:00 pm        


For the first time, our monthly meeting is being made available by way of a free webinar (which is co-sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Section of IEEE and by IEEE-CNSV). Demand was high, and this webinar is now fully booked. If you did not sign up for the webinar, we look forward to your attending this event in person.

A White Paper based on this talk is posted here.

Consultants everywhere want to be successful. Projecting a professional image to the various communities in which consultants participate is vital to that success. How do you accomplish this? Be a Professional Consultant!

On what specific areas should you focus to develop and enhance your own professional business practices? Knowing what you need to do – and incorporating these methods and behaviors in your daily practice – enhances your professional stature in the eyes of your current and potential clients.

Agenda:
In this talk, CNSV Board Members John Gale and Duane Strong will describe a series of recommended Best Practices for those who want to be a Professional Consultant. Based on the experiences of a number of highly successful CNSV members, these practices focus on:

  • Definition of Professional
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Managing Client Relationships
  • Work Products
  • Professional Development
  • Certifications
  • Ethics
  • Infrastructure Your Professional Practice Needs

Pre-Work:
As optional homework, please ask yourself:

  • Does my “Sales Kit” (my business cards, marketing collateral and web site) look like I have been in business, or, like I am between jobs?
  • How do I establish my credibility as a professional within five minutes of entering a prospect’s office?
  • What are the things I should do to increase my level of professionalism as a Consultant?
  • Why do my peers know that I am a professional consultant?

Attendees will take away:

  • A clear vision of what professionals pay attention to in order to be successful
  • An understanding of what you are doing right and what you can do better
  • A copy of a 25-page White Paper, The Professional Consultant

This event is the 3rd in the Professional Development Series of the CNSV Consulting Practices Program, organized by IEEE-CNSV to help its members advance their skills during these difficult times.


Seminar/Webinar: The Professional Consultant 1About the speaker,  John Gale, Taligo, LLC; Duane Strong, Strong Engineering, LLC

John Gale is President of Taligo, LLC, and CNSV At-Large Director. He is a strategy, commercialization and business development consultant.

Duane Strong is President of Strong Engineering, LLC, and CNSV Treasurer. He is an IEEE Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) and an IEEE Senior Member.


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