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Today we are going to talk about how overwhelm kills your consulting business. Overwhelm is an emotion and like all emotions it has a trigger that causes it to happen. Check to see if you have these tell-tale signs that may be causing you to feel overwhelmed. Look at the suggestions on how to deal with feeling overwhelmed and how you can turn the situation around in order to add maximum value to your life and your business.

Overwhelm is an emotion, not a business problem. Feeling overwhelmed is the same as feeling happy, sad, encouraged, disappointed, excited, or angry. Emotions are a response to something. You have to address the event that triggers their intensity. What trigger event do you notice? Can you point out what is happening in your business that is making you feel overwhelmed?

To-do lists are a trick. To-do lists are a major culprit of feeling overwhelmed. Do you have things on your to-do list that never move? Do you have things listed to help you avoid the real work of your business? If you have an unfocused to-do list, it only stresses you out. Yes, you will be busy, but the tasks don’t move your business forward. Actually, this unfocused to-do list only adds to the frazzled and unfocused felling that leads to feeling overwhelmed.

Do things that matter. In order to get things back in focus, do things that matter.

Commit to you. Commit to the things you know you need to do so that each day builds on the one before. Commit to the things that improve your expertise, your understanding of the daily business operations, and your understanding of your clients. Do the things that make you a better leader of your consulting firm.

Commit to your business. What are the things that must be prioritized in order to improve your business and help it produce a better outcome for your clients? Does your sales process need refining? Should you re-commit to your client retention strategy? Does your service offering need to be improved? Recommit to those things.

Commit to your employees. Recommit to your employees. There are things you owe to your employees, clients, vendors and outsourcers. These groups support you directly and indirectly. Make sure you are providing for them in the very best way you can.

Be honest. Be honest in your assessment of you and your business. It may be something in the above list or something else. Only you know exactly what it is. Whatever the issue, go after the things that actually matter to the growth of your business.

Solve the time management trick. In order to solve the time management trick, you need more than a time management hack. You need more systems in place, more procedures, and deliberate ways of producing high level results. More systems also means that you need less stuff. You don’t need more software, more employees, more sheets of paper, or more templates.

Additionally, you have to be able to measure success. What does success actually mean? You have to be able to differentiate between a good result, a great result, and a poor result. Your environment, your team, your vendors, and your employees also have to be able to know the difference between a good, a bad and a great result.

Finally, in order to better manage your time you must prioritize. Choose the things that are most important to you and make sure those things happen. If you are consistently doing the things that matter most and those are highest on the priority list, then you’ll do them well. You will end up getting more momentum in your business simply because you can provide the best energy on the things that provide the best value. While it makes simple sense, it is easier said than done. It requires heavy commitment.

Today we are going to talk about public speaking for consultants. You are a consultant and you finally got the opportunity to speak in front of prospective clients. This is a chance to communicate with people who want to hear what you have to say. Let’s talk about how to get the most out of that opportunity. We are going to go through a lot of content in this article, so get ready and focus.

Be clear about your end result. Whether your goal is to secure a client, secure a referral, secure a partner, establish thought leadership or whatever else it may be, articulate that goal for yourself. Write it down on your presentation scripts. Make sure you are clear on the result you expect to accomplish at the end of your presentation.

Focus. The next step is to focus on the people in the room.

Don’t overwhelm – unless you decide to. The first rule you should keep in mind is not to overwhelm them… unless it is on purpose. If your intention is to overwhelm the audience with information to show how broad the topic is (and how bad they need your help) that is a good strategy. However, if you find yourself rambling, sharing side stories, and giving too much detail, then you’re overwhelming in a way that is not helpful. Think about the end result and decide whether you should overwhelm or not.

10% love, 10% hate, 80% sway. The second rule to keep in mind is that 10% of the people in the room are going to love you, 10% are going to hate you, and the remaining 80% can be swayed in one direction or another. With that understanding, speak to the middle 80% and sway them. Be careful here: don’t try to sway them to work with you, sway them to make a decision. Help the audience decide whether it’s smart to work with you at this particular point in time. The last thing you want are poorly qualified clients in your mix. They take up more time than you have to give them. Sway the 80% to make a healthy decision.

Maintain their attention. Ask a question, stop, and wait for an answer. Let your thought provoking questions sink in and allow your audience to provide a response. Also be careful of reading your slides and focus on the story you are trying to tell. People like to hear stories, so have one core story that connects through all the slides. Add an impromptu element and show some life. It’s amazing what my clients reveal after they get off the word-for-word script. Talk honestly about what you do and you will perk up and come to life.

Have a call to action. Whether you want them to buy, take a trial, call, refer you, or follow you, challenge the audience to do something. You only have their attention for a finite amount of time; ask them to do something attached to your desired end result.

This is a great way to think about speaking in front of an audience before you actually get in the room. However you decide to design your final presentation, make sure that your content provides value for both you and your audience.

Today we are going to talk about phantom problems. These are problems you believe exist, but don’t. I get this a lot from my clients and you may have a similar issue. You believe you have a specific understanding of the challenge your business faces and you want an answer… now. You want a silver bullet o r magic solution that immediately resolves it. If this sounds familiar, let me suggest that what you believe is the problem isn’t the problem at all. Some common examples will help explain what I mean.

I need a better time management solution. You are looking for a calendaring system, list management system, appointment scheduling system, a new app or a new website that will help manage your behavior or time management. The truth is, this is not really what you need.

It’s not about time management… it’s about priorities. Certain things are more important than other things. For example, how important is breathing to you? What is more important to you than breathing? Well then, by definition everything else is second to breathing. Additionally, how important is eating to you? If breathing is first and eating is second, then all the business tasks are third. If we keep thinking this way and take a look at your consulting business, certain tasks are as important as breathing and eating. That means every other task must come after these. Once you set your priorities, it’s easier to figure out where your time should be spent.

It’s not about time management… it’s about clarity. You have to be clear about what is important to your business and what isn’t. That means you have to separate your thoughts, ideas and strategies; look at them individually and figure out which are most important and mean the most to your business. Ask yourself, “Do I truly understand each element of the problem?” If you are not clear on what the issue is, you are doomed to solving the wrong problem over and over.

It’s not about time management… it’s about panic. You create to-do lists that are so long they intimidate you. You see how much you have to do and it creates panic, anxiety, and stress. You have to flip that. You must be able to look at your to-do list and not be intimidated by its length or what’s on it. As you develop the discipline to look at your tasks in a different way, the scary and uncomfortable emotions will subside.

I need cash, now! The second major point that my clients come to me with quite often is “I need cash, now! I need customers, now! I need money!” I suggest to you that it’s not about the money. For example, what will you do between today and the day when the money arrives? Whatever you do, it has to be something healthy. How do you know your new money is going be spent any differently than your previous money? If you know you made a mistake in the past, how do you make better decisions moving forward? You have to think hard about it. Also, how much money do you really need? How many clients and engagements do you really need? Until you are clear about your need, any new money that comes in the business is likely to be spent just as poorly as the old money.

I can’t trust my employees. Another common discussion I get from my clients is, “My employees don’t do good work. This is a very limited belief about your current employees. You may say, “John Brown is a jerk and nobody likes him.” That may be true, but what is also true is that you hired him! Maybe it is time to let him go. If John Brown is that unhealthy to the environment, he doesn’t belong. The same is true for known underperformers. You need to let them go if you can’t train them to be better. The point is, don’t let your business be subject to a mistake that was made from a hiring perspective. You can fix it!

The real issue is your perspective on the problem. You don’t have an issue with your time, money, or employees. It’s your perspective on these things that has you intimidated. For example, you may be too close to the issue. When you stand too close to an issue you are able to see all the minor details, but you can’t get a wide enough perspective make major business decisions. Talk to an expert, consultant, or coach to provide some feedback and be a mirror to you. When you fully embrace the appropriate perspective you can prioritize the issues that really deserve your attention.

These are all examples of phantom problems. These are problems you believe exist, but don’t. If you as a leader can achieve a different perspective on your own company, you can solve problems more quickly. Push for a clear perspective on the root cause and commit to the behaviors that will resolve the issue. Think hard today about what it is that’s keeping your company from growing. Think about what that real problem is, get help if you need it, and grow your business, like you should.

The issue of selecting a safety expert in any area is always a decision that’s important to get correct; within the highly specialised world of film and TV which can often be multinational projects the decision is increasingly complex with many “experts” available.

What Kind of Expert:

The first question is what you specifically need in your safety expert – this may be a safety advisor/consultant in most cases – however in some specialist cases you may get more benefit from hiring an expert in that field as opposed to a pure safety consultant/advisor.

Examples may include Experts in Mountain Rescue, Local Guides, Security Consultants or Rigging Experts – in many cases these can sit alongside a more specialised safety expert.

Experience:

Film and TV are highly specialised environments in terms of the artistic demands, the technical infrastructure and the highly contractorised nature of the workforce. It is not as simple as hiring an expert and leaving them to understand the industry.

Ideally in a client’s shoes I would look for people I’ve had recommended, who have a record in the industry – having identified my short list I would then use the definition of competence above to choose between them.

Qualifications:

It’s important that safety qualifications and expertise are considered alongside industry knowledge. In many countries safety within film and TV has become a sub set of the stunt industry rather than a field for pure safety professionals. This can be a good thing on a stunt led production but it has meant that people with no specific training in health and safety have set themselves up as experts – and they may be experts in relation to stunts but a film or TV production has many risks and safety issues beyond the pure stunts.

So look at what defines competence in the country in question – in the UK for example the government through the HSE has established a consultants register; http://www.oshcr.org that allows you to search for competent safety professionals; Australia has established a Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety – each country has its own safety body – check any expert against these criteria.

Country:

Any film or TV will be made in a country or possibly several countries. It is important that the Production remembers that safety law whilst based on universal principles does change from country to country – or indeed in some less developed world may have no law with regards to safety.

It’s important you have an expert who recognises the need for solid foundations and core principles but can also read and understand local law – or who knows where to locate English translations of that law.

Equally working in less developed nations doesn’t suit every personality – find those with experience of such nations who understand the complications and demands.

Responsibility:

Employing a safety expert does not remove a Producer or 1st ADs responsibilities; it should be there to help them meet their responsibilities through support and expertise.

The actual responsibilities a safety expert takes on to a degree depends on what you agree with them – they can take on specific responsibilities and duties beyond simply advice providing that’s agreed in advance and they are given the authority to deliver on those agreed responsibilities. For example I have several times ran the whole safety for a major TV show – however that show gave me the authority to sign off or to demand better props, rigging, design etc. But don’t make the mistake of thinking that you can delegate responsibility without the power to carry out that responsibility.

TV and film are fun environments on a good day; everyone wants to work in TV and film; but they are also highly emotional and high pressure environments – make sure the consultant has the personality to fit – they need to be hardy, thick skinned and strong as well as flexible in their approach. TV and film make demands unique to that industry – laws are rarely written with film or TV in mind hence law and best practice need interpretation and invention to fit the industry – find the consultants who understand that.

The general concepts of selecting a Safety Consultant are discussed in related articles and provide more background information on broad competence as opposed to the industry focus here.

Chris Elliott is a long established Health and Safety Consultant working in the film and TV industry; working across Drama, Entertainment, Factual Reality TV and News in. TV and also on a variety of film projects – he’s also been involved in writing HSE guidance for the creative industry. He brings industry knowledge and methods for managing safety in the creative industries – meeting safety needs but allowing the production needs to be met in whatever form they may take.

As you are probably aware of, construction is a long and complex process with the difficulty level and risk of failure increasing as the job gets bigger. As the construction manager, it is your responsibility to oversee every aspect of the project from planning to eventual turnover, and to ensure that the project goes smoothly. Your job is a particularly crucial one, and even small mistakes can be costly.

A construction consultant can be crucial to your operations, providing essential services that will make the project go smoothly and reduce costly mistakes. Among some of the services that construction consultants are routinely expected to provide are:

• Project planning
• Quality management
• Construction safety

A commercial construction project of any size will require thorough planning. By having a solid plan in place, you will greatly increase the likelihood of getting the results you want while reducing the risk of costly errors or safety issues. It would be helpful to hire a construction consultant at the very start of the planning process. Most such professionals are trained engineers, and they will be able to help you come up with a construction plan that meets your specifications and fits into your budget. This is an especially important concern, since most construction projects have very strict budget constraints.

Aside from budget concerns, quality is another important factor. As the construction manager, you will have to ensure the integrity and durability of the structure. It is especially important to pinpoint problem areas as early in the construction project as possible, as they can be costly and even life-threatening when left undetected. A construction consultant can be helpful throughout every stage of the construction process, identifying potential problem areas and suggesting possible solutions.

Safety assurance is another area where construction consultants can be invaluable. In any construction project, there is always a high degree of risk which again increases with the size and complexity of the project. By working with a construction consultant experienced in the various aspects of risk management, you will help ensure the safety of the construction personnel and everyone involved in the project.

A construction consultant is a highly specialized professional who is well-versed with various aspects of the construction business. Although the costs of hiring such a professional may seem superfluous and unnecessary if you already have a considerable number of projects under your belt, don’t neglect the benefits that such a professional can provide.

Stretched LCD display, also known as BAR LCD displays.

Bar type LCD display series – ultra-stretched, ultra-wide by design – designed to meet the demands of the most restricted advertising digital signage spaces. With an emphasis on maximizing advertising space efficiently, digital advertising boards have been cut LCD screens effectively display information in small, narrow spaces such as store shelves, ceilings, and corridors.

Marvel Technology is a specialist digital signage manufacturer in stretch displays and have solutions in a variety of sizes and aspect ratios.

Marvel ultra-wide Stretched LCD display aspect ratio native stretched LCD panels presents you with a number of innovative ways to grab public attention,and gives excellent visual performance in a wide variety of applications.

Marvel have launched bigger display area floor standing model: 75inch Stretched Screen Shelf Standing LCD display.

Standard specification as below for your info:

Technique Parameter for LCD Panel:

Display size: 67.8inch

Screen type: IPS full view “BOE/LG”

Backlight mode: LED

Resolution: 1920×585

Brightness: 500nits (higher brightness optional)

Overall size: 1688.5mm x 545.8mm x19mm

Display area: 1651.5mm x 545.8mm

Viewing angle: 89/89/89/89 up and down/left and right

Service life: =50000h

Response time: 5ms

Audio output: 5W x 2

Working Environment:

Temperature

Working temperature: 0°C~50°C

Storage temperature: -20°C~60°C

Power supply:

Industrial High level Power module AC100~240V 50 /60 HZ

Power source: AC220V

Power rate: 90W

Standby power consumption: ?1W

Outer shell:

1. Main outer shell is made by extra quality Iron material

2. With a protection layer of high-penetrating Tempered glass (with 3mm-4mm thickness) on the surface of the LCD Panel.

3. Surface finishing: heavy industrial grade of powder coating with an anti-wear texture.

4. Color: black (For bulk order, color can be customized)

Stretched LCD display digital advertising boards several advantage features introduction:

1.Advanced Custom display area size & Highest in industry contrast ratios & Advanced super slim outline dimension.

2.Support choose from a range of brightness specifications for indoor and semi-outdoor applications. 350nits-1000nits.Elevated brightness and high resolution for true color expression in a range of lighting conditions. Delivering clear images in high brightness lighting conditions.

3.Industrial level LCD signage durability during continuous 24/7 operation.

4.Easy and Flexible installation way, wall mounted, floor standing, fold standing ,ceiling mounted,Embedded installation way.

5.Support split screen combined with Marvel content management software. User upload content by cloud server platform.

6.Support with high clear speaker inside, voice advertising attractive your attention.

7.Portrait or landscape content with wide viewing angles for versatile applications.

Stretched LCD screens is utilized in retail, advertising, public transportation, quick-service restaurants and other applications worldwide. :public building, museums ,supermarket,port , airport,school, park etc.. Specially for restricted area for advertising or smart info display board, such as subway station to inform Metro arrival as inform board, small smart screen with voice advertising display on the goods shelves in the super market, digital advertising boards in elevator etc.