Useful Advices
#1 in Business Subscribe Email Print

You are here: Home > Business > Sales > How To Deliver A Professional Sales Presentation

Tags

  • however
  • analogies
  • companies involved
  • biological product
  • biological product

  • Links

  • Great Relationships: What to Do When You Have Drifted Apart
  • Teeth Bleaching Gel - Proceed With Caution
  • Impotence - Trouble with the Hydraulics
  • Useful Advices - How To Deliver A Professional Sales Presentation

    All professional salespeople have to be involved in a presentation at some time in their sales career and Top 5 % players present their proposals every time.

    Presentations allow us to : -

    • Influence a group of important people.

    • Gain consensus and commitment.

    • Find out who the real players are and the real status.

    • Set ground rules for a major sale.

    • Make a lasting impression of professionalism.

    When it comes to the enthusiasm that sales professionals have for making a presentation, they
    According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
    broadly fall into four categories, (as I highlighted in a previous article - :”When It Comes To Making Presentations, The Very Best Salespeople Are Seekers”)

    The Avoider:

    An Avoider does everything possible to escape from having to stand in front of an audience; in some drastic cases salespeople may seek positions that do not involve making presentations.

    The Register:

    A Register is also extremely hesitant of speaking in public, however Registers may not be able to avoid speaking as part
    ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

    Examples of combination products may in
    of their job but they never encourage it. When they do speak they do so very reluctantly.

    The Acceptor:

    The Acceptor will give presentations as part of their job but does not seek opportunities to do so. Acceptors occasionally give a presentation and feel they did a good job. They even find that once in a while they are quite persuasive and enjoy the experience.

    The Seeker:

    A Seeker looks for opportunities to speak. They understand that anxiety can be a stimulant which fuels enthusiasm du
    lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

    ing a presentation. Seekers work at building their professional communication skills and self-confidence by speaking often.

    The reality is, that making presentations is an essential sales skill, Top 5% achievers are very good presenters. Any salesman or woman, who has ambitions to become the best in their sector or industry, will need to ensure that they can deliver dynamic, convincing and professional presentations, whenever they are called upon to do so.

    Becoming a Seeker is a pre-requisite to succe
    here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
    s!

    There Are Four Key Elements Of A Successful Presentation:

    Element One: Structure

    In preparing for any presentation, there is a simple, yet useful structure: -

    • Prospect Need

    • Prospect Advantage

    • Your Proposal

    • Your Action.

    Prospect Need:

    It is essential that you consider your prospects/ audience’s views because every prospect/audience has a need. Need consists of two parts - symptoms and causes, (through identifying the symptoms we find causes).

    Prospect Advan
    d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

    Combination pro
    age

    • Main - This demonstrates how your ideas will meet the needs and resolve the prospects problems

    • Added - These are powerful persuasions that explain why your ideas are superior and compelling.

    Advantage statements should always be specific

    Your Proposal:

    Never assume your audience is as informed about the subject as you are. You must define your proposal by explaining the general pattern to the extent that your audience needs in order for them to understand the message.

    Yo
    ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
    r Action:

    • Present Action - This is a single immediate action that your audience must initiate.

    • Future Action - These will be a series of actions, spread out over a period of time (example: inform departments of order, form consultative groups, finalise policy, implement policy).

    Remember:

    Your ideal presentation will cover the above four steps, however you may change the position of the two pairs according to your audience.

    Format:

    The following format will ensure that your pres
    easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
    ntation is forceful and compact, it will give you control over the content and structure of your message. You will need to adapt the elements so that they can be used in any sequence to fit your presentation agenda and to match that of your audience.

    Opening

    - Introduce yourself

    - Thank your prospects for their time

    - Build credibility

    - State your objectives

    - Confirm the level of commitment you expect

    - Overview the elements

    Agenda

    -Topics to be covered

    Overview

    - Brief pr
    nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
    sentation of your prospect’s, goals and objectives

    (The primary goals that you will address).

    Review Requirements

    -Those identified and agreed at the Exploratory Meeting.

    Proposal Discussion (Your Solution)

    -Highlight features and associate advantages.

    Benefits

    -Translation of advantages into actual prospect’s benefits.

    Summarise

    - Summarise topics.

    Question & Answer Session

    - Encourage questions to reiterate important points

    Close -Ou
    and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
    line your action plan - what you want your prospects to do based on what you have told them.

    Message

    Your message is the core of your presentation - this is where you must be at your most persuasive. The definition of persuasion is “Causing someone to do something by argument, reasoning or entreaty” Most persuasion requires some form of evidence.

    Audiences process information in two ways; by responding emotionally to imagery or by using logic. Therefore you must address both ways of perce
    ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
    ving information and you achieve this by using analogies to appeal to imagery and facts and figures to appeal to logic. You will never control your audience’s feelings and actions but you can plant images and create feelings that lead to the actions.

    The Three Laws Of Successfully Communicating Your Message:

    To achieve a balance in your presentation, for every set of numbers - tell a story, and for every story present a set of numbers, this is called “The law of variety

    Give facts and fig
    ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

    Following aspects would a
    res only for points that your audience may doubt, this is “The law of stinginess

    Present one point at a time, prove one point at a time, and use the most powerful facts and figures – Auxiliary law

    In addition, also consider using the other two forms of “evidence”.

    Experience, both your own and your audience’s and Opinions of experts - but the opinions of experts outside your company.

    Delivery:

    The delivery of a presentation is split into two parts - Verba
    dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

    Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
    Which combination prod
    and Physical.

    Tips on Verbal Delivery:

    Gear your presentation to your audience, use familiar terminology and acronyms. Ensure that your voice level is sufficient for all to hear.

    Think about your attitude because your confidence will make your presentation. confidence is displayed in the words that you use and in the way in which you use your voice.

    A good presenter is always aware of his or her audience and alters delivery accordingly.

    Steer clear of:

    • The use of unnatural
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    terminology and acronyms,

    • The use of destructive phrases and non-words e.g. “OK”, “You Know” etc.

    • Speaking too quickly.

    • Speaking in monotone.

    • The use of slang.

    • Reading visuals.

    • Addressing one person continuously.

    Tips On Physical Delivery

    Retain eye contact with your audience and they will always pay attention. Use large descriptive gestures along with a big voice to describe important points, your words and hand movements must carry throughout the room.

    Stand straight, yet rel
    tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    xed, move around the platform/room; do not hang on the podium/lectern.

    Being aware of your audience will help to ensure that you have control of them. If they appear distracted or have lost interest, moving closer to them or using exaggerated gestures should regain their attention. Smile, as this will relax both you and the audience.

    Avoid • Minimal eye contact.

    • Small descriptive gestures.

    • Distracting gestures.

    • Poor posture.

    • Untidy dress sense.

    • An unsmiling attitude.

    Finally<
    t?

    As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
    b>...If you look and sound enthusiastic about your subject, the more your prospect/audience is likely to be. Enthusiasm really is infectious!

    Specific Tips For Seminar Delivery

    • Pitch Your Presentation for the Audience - not the subject matter.

    • Sense how your audience is responding - and react accordingly.

    • Ask questions - it encourages a certain amount of interaction.

    • Always repeat questions back - to make sure that everyone has heard them.

    • Address answers to everyone - not just the q
    ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    estioner.

    • Use analogies in your presentation - make it fun to be there.

    • Limit your use of visual aids - remember if it is worth saying to the audience - say It.

    • Don’t be afraid of silences - you can use them to emphasize a point or let the audience absorb an idea while you check your notes.

    • Try to speak, as you would in normal conversation - with inflections and pauses, rather than speeding non - stop in a monotone.

    • Talk to someone all of the time, talk to everyone some of the time.

    • Remem
    y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    er you are selling:

    - Your solutions

    - Your company,

    - Your services

    - Yourself – and one of the first tasks is to sell the attendees on wanting to listen.

    Start with the assumption that nobody wants to be there or to stay - this provides you with a good challenge.

    Involve Your Audience – Remember:

    • Tell them what you are going to tell them.

    • Tell them.

    • Tell them what you have told them.

    The Use Of Visuals:

    Generally people comprehend:

    11% of what they hear.

    32% of wha
    .

    As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
    they see.

    73% of what they see & hear.

    90% of what they see hear & discuss.

    An effective visual presentation will:

    Emphasise the highlights of your proposal and provide you with a guide and prompt:

    Plus:

    - Stimulate interest.

    - Guide you - moreover guide you logically.

    - Be creative.

    - Be specific.

    Visuals are not a crutch but a way of re-enforcing your contact.

    Confucius said “One Picture Paints A Thousand Words”

    When creating visuals try and anticipate areas where the audience
    elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
    ay need “reassurances”, Dramatise important points that you want to get over, but overall know your audience and your position.

    And Finally -Nine Golden Rules For The Effective Handling Of Questions:

    -Welcome questions

    -Question questions

    -Be discreet

    -Keep it simple

    -Illustrate your answers

    -Never win an argument and lose your audience

    -If you don’t know don’t bluster

    -Involve the audience

    -Summarise

    and....Stay in control.

    Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Farrington. All rights reserve


    tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

    HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
    <a href="http://www.usefuladvices.org.ua/article/36426/usefuladvices-How-To-Deliver-A-Professional-Sales-Presentation.html">How To Deliver A Professional Sales Presentation</a>

    BB link (for phorums):
    [url=http://www.usefuladvices.org.ua/article/36426/usefuladvices-How-To-Deliver-A-Professional-Sales-Presentation.html]How To Deliver A Professional Sales Presentation[/url]

    Related Articles:

    A Career in the Advertising Business

    Do You Need a New Job in 2006?

    Learning from Your Employees' and Customers' Complaints

    Bookmark it: del.icio.us digg.com reddit.com netvouz.com google.com yahoo.com technorati.com furl.net bloglines.com socialdust.com ma.gnolia.com newsvine.com slashdot.org simpy.com shadows.com blinklist.com