I always find it very interesting to read the answers to questions here. You can actually see what is important to people by reading their answers. I sometimes read the answers and shake my head. Are these answers wrong? For some people it would be 100% accurate, for others it would be totally wrong.
I am very much about people, tolerance and uniqueness and about human nature while somebody else is a lot less so. They have a certain recipe and a set of rules and actions they believe works. They will read my answer and think I am crazy - guess that is why the voting process works.
My answer to your question is based on my experience of human nature. People are much more open and willing to listen when they are relaxed and in a more informal environment. They tend to be on guard when they are invited to a formal gathering intended to convince them to sign up for something. They've probably been to other formal presentations that looked good on paper, sounded great presented by a charismatic presenter - only to find out they have to cough up a "small contribution" before they can enter the land of milk and honey. A contribution they can most probably not afford if they are there in the first place and not so small after all. Dissapointment and less trust is the result.
To present SFI to a group of people I would suggest you keep it small and simple. Make it a fun get together. You can have pamphlets, business cards and other informative literature available that people can look at. Set up your computor with a presentation and concentrate on being the perfect host. People are curious beings - they will look at your exhibition and ask questions. You are not forcing them to sit and listen to a sales pitch. If they ask you to eplain they will listen with attention. If you get them there by offering prizes they will sit and their mind will drift off to the prize they want to win and your presentation will not get the attention you want.
The moment you have to convince people to attend something by offering rewards and prizes you limit your chances for success. Invite them to a fun get together and incidently introduce the concept without all the bells and whistles - just the truth - and you increase your chances.
Remember - SFI and TripleClicks is for individuals, a home based business - that is why big formal presentations, you would use to get big serious investors in a big corporation, will not work.
As far as the open house is concerned - invite your friends and family and make it open for them to bring somebody along.
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I always find it very interesting to read the answers to questions here. You can actually see what is important to people by reading their answers. I sometimes read the answers and shake my head. Are these answers wrong? For some people it would be 100% accurate, for others it would be totally wrong.
I am very much about people, tolerance and uniqueness and about human nature while somebody else is a lot less so. They have a certain recipe and a set of rules and actions they believe
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