Posts Tagged ‘Team’

Team Eyeful grows again… Ladies & Gentlemen, introducing Louise Cramp!

Monday, April 8th, 2013

We never sit still here at Eyeful Towers – our world is always evolving and expanding to cope with new customers and new technologies.

Indeed, it was pointed out over Christmas drinks that in 2012 we recruited 10 new staff across the teams at Head Office, opened 2 new global offices (in Russia and Ireland), grew the business by 30% and increased our product offering.

All rather exhausting if you think about it for too long…

So, to make sure we deliver all this new work with the now expected “Eyeful way” we’ve added to our renowned Project Management team. Here to introduce herself is the lovely Louise Cramp:

Hi I’m Louise, the new(ish) Project Manager in the delivery team.

Project Management is in my blood; I love organising, planning and delivering tasks, whether its work related or planning our next adventure in the sun!

I’ve spent quite a bit of time working in the hospitality sector, so I’m use to an ever changing, fast pace environment. From what I gather, I should be right at home at Eyeful! I always strive to exceed the customers’ expectations and work hard to achieve my goals.

It’s great to be part of such a fresh, progressive company – bring it on!

We’re very pleased to announce that Louise is fitting in really well and taking everything we throw at her in her stride.

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Presentation Pressure..?

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Presenting brings with it all manner of pressure…  Heart palpitations and sweaty palms are commonplace in meeting rooms and conference halls the world over, as presenters wrestle with the fear of stumbling over their words or completely losing the plot as they deliver their slides.

A statistic often dragged out and dusted down at this point is; that more people are terrified at the thought of standing up and presenting to an audience than they are of dying. This is typically followed up with the quip, “So they would rather it be their funeral than give the eulogy at someone elses”.

Funny…but the impact this fear can have on a presentation is deadly serious.

We have recently used our Presentation Optimisation methodology to develop a deck for a lovely customer who is presenting today at Buckingham Palace …to HRH Prince Andrew.  Gulp!  Now that is a high pressure pitch!

Both our Presentation Designer, Nicola, who worked on the deck and Consultant, Paul, who developed the messaging and drew up the initial storyboard are happy to boast that they have created slides for royalty.  But, more importantly, we can take great pride in equipping our customer with a presentation that the presenter has complete confidence in.  Once the confidence kicks in, the pressure ebbs away… our job is done.

So best of luck to our lovely customer and we eagerly await an update on how it all went.  Perhaps we could get our Customer Champions to survey the Palace to get their view on it?  Maybe not…

So, if you need some help dealing with those presentation nerves, start with the basics and get your content and story straight and build from there.

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Presentation Perestroika

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

We’re very proud of our growing global presence and relish the challenges this poses us everyday. The project management team are well versed in dealing with different time zones, geographic trends and the occasional language barrier…but there’s always room for improvement.

So when we saw that the lovely folk at UK Trade and Investment were running a free workshop on Russian Language for Beginners, we jumped at the chance to skill up!

Project Management Team Leader, Vicki attended the day earlier this month:

“When I heard about the course I was excited and also quite nervous – Russian is a complicated language and it’s not like I could even recognise the letters of the alphabet. I am really glad I went though. I was surprised at how many other businesses in the East Midlands have links to Russia and were on the course.”

For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of talking to or working with Vicki, she can be a bit shy.  Worry not, her ever supporting chums in the design team tweaked the photo to ensure you could see her in all her glory:

Over the next few weeks Vicki will be sharing her new found skills and chatting to all of our lovely Russian customers (or indeed anyone who fancies practicing their Russian!)

 

 

 

 

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Panic Over – Eyeful Arrives in Europe

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

The EU has had a tough time of it over the last few years.  Economies wobbling, internal squabbles among member states and the perennial debate over how bendy a banana should be (no, really – see here).

No fun for anyone…

However 2013 looks like all of this cross continent tension could be a thing of the past.  The reason?  EyefulPresentations.EU has landed.

You see, we have a sneaking suspicion that much of the recent turmoil is down to poor communication and a dearth of engaging visuals.  Granted, this might be over simplifying the internal workings of one of the World’s most complex and powerful economic entities…but we feel it’s worth a punt.

Either way, we believe the launch of our new EU website is good news for all European businesses.  With us supporting your business through our Presentation Optimisation methodology, you can at least tick of “clearly communicate with prospects and customers” off your to-do list.*

* We know it works because it’s going down a treat with the Dutch, Irish and Eastern European customers.

To learn more about our ability to support companies across Europe, simply visit the website or give us a call.

Merci/Vielen Dank etc etc

 

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Nice People Saying Nice Things…With Flowers, Wine & Chocolate

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

It’s always nice to feel that your work is appreciated and whilst all feedback is valuable, great feedback is what we strive for.

This morning, a lovely hamper arrived for our consultant Rob and the design team that worked with him on a particularly time sensitive and complex project last week.  Let the record state there is no quicker way to a consultant or designer’s heart than to send them wine, flowers and chocolates…

We have talked in the past about the funny tummy feeling that everyone at Eyeful aims to provide to our customers – a mixture of excitement and WOW! (see poster below).

So it seems that “funny tummy feeling” is followed by the yummy tummy feeling…perfect!

As always, our customer should have the final word:

“Dear Rob and the amazing team that made the [project name - removed for reasons of confidentiality] dream possible.  Please accept this gift as a thank you for all your hard work we really appreciate everything you have done for us”

Yours, the happy folk at Eyeful Towers x

 

 

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Leading global presentation consultancy eyes up Irish market

Monday, January 7th, 2013

Eyeful Presentations (http://www.eyefulpresentations.com), one of the world’s leading presentation consultancy and design companies, announces it’s latest expansion overseas, this time in the form of Eyeful Ireland.

The UK based company, renowned globally for their unique Presentation OptimisationTM methodology, has set its sights on the exciting and dynamic Irish market as it kicks off its 2013 expansion campaign.

Detail:

Eyeful Ireland’s Dublin office is headed up by Ronan Kinahan, a hugely experienced presentations consultant and trainer who has built a strong reputation over the last few years through his work with some of Ireland’s largest companies.

“I’m delighted that Ronan has chosen to join the team as part of this exciting next chapter in Eyeful’s growth”, commented Eyeful’s founder, Simon Morton. “He shares Eyeful’s passion, enthusiasm and drive to ensure that all customers, both from our long-standing Irish relationships as well as the new engagements we are in the process of building, are equipped with the very best presentation materials possible”.

Ronan added,

“It is incredibly exciting to be introducing this unique suite of business services to the Irish market. Eyeful’s Presentation OptimisationTM methodology has proven to be incredibly effective in addressing the presentation issues that plague Irish companies every day”.

Simon concluded:

“Having worked with a variety of Irish companies for the last few years, we know that they understand the value of having great presentations as part of their sales collateral. We’re excited to share our tried and tested methodologies and provide Irish businesses with the latest and greatest thinking in the presentation sector. We look forward, in a small way, to contributing to the next wave of Irish business success”.

More information on Eyeful Ireland can be found at their website (http://www.eyefulpresentations.ie) or by attending one of the many events planned across Ireland over the next few months.

 

About Eyeful Presentations (http://www.eyefulpresentations.com}

In the Spring of 2003, Eyeful was founded to provide presentation services to businesses looking to improve the way they share information with their most important audiences – their prospects, customers, employees and shareholders.

The company firmly believes that key to their success is their unique approach of addressing the entire presentation process through their Presentation OptimisationTM methodology.  This holistic approach ensures that clients’ presentations are made more effective, not just “prettier”.

Their work varies from high impact conference decks through to interactive credentials and pitch collateral using a range of presentation technologies such as PowerPoint, iPad/tablet PCs, Prezi and Whiteboard presenting techniques.

This “blended approach” of presentation development mixed with ground breaking design means that Eyeful now boasts an impressive client base including major corporations like Microsoft, Adobe, American Express and Cisco.

Eyeful has five offices across Europe, North America and Asia, supporting customers in 28 countries.

 

Press Contact
Rachel Page
Tel : +44 (0) 845 056 8528
rpage@eyefulpresentations.com

 

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On the 11th (Working) Day of Christmas, Eyeful Checked Their List…Twice

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

 

As it gets closer to the big day, we thought we would review what’s top of our Christmas list this year (and as we’ve all been such good boys and girls this year…)

Nearest dearest please take note of these Eyedeers (yep, still running with it):

Matt, Designer: “A giant interactive PC screen – like a wall, so we can see the schedule and update it by pressing the wall. Tablet PCs for everyone to use to discuss projects and share ideas on….”

Simon: That’s enough of that I think!!!

Jo, Head of Customer Engagement: “Surface Tablet PLEASE! I’ve had iPad envy for a long time now but this tablet looks to have all the gadgets and apps but actually fit in with all of my other technology… YES I mean a USB port!! I am that easily pleased”

Simon: See why Jo’s so excited about the Surface here.

Cathy, Customer Champion: “A big flash TV – 3D, smart, flat screen ANYTHING!!!”

Andrew, Finance Fella: “what do you buy the man who has everything…?”

Thank goodness I didn’t get Andrew in the secret Santa draw!

Jack, Designer: “An 8 track tape player for my car, a 27inch iMac with 3.2GHz, 8GB RAM and 1TB hard drive…. It’s 5mm thick!!! – oh and a lava lamp!”

Alex, Designer “Filter Forge for Photoshop please”

Roy, CPD Consultant: “Some really amazing new business apps for iPad that go to the next level please”

Thank goodness for Santa…

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And so on to the 4th (Working) Day of Christmas…

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

This year has once again seen the Eyeful team grow at a cracking rate.  We’ve welcomed new bods into the design, finance, sales and marketing teams as well as bolstering our management team.  It’s been a busy year and, with a lot of new names to remember, it’s a good job we all have a mug with our name on it!

It is the team behind the Eyeful brand that inspired our fancy new company video (we’re very proud of it).* The video will form the centrepiece of our new corporate brochure and sales collateral which will be released in January, so watch this space!

As this is the official premiere, please ensure you’re suitably attired (black tie please, gentlemen) and have the popcorn ready.

*Hats should be doffed in the direction of those lovely people at ID2 Media for the production of the video. In short, they’re brilliant.

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On The First (Working) Day of Christmas…

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

2012 saw Eyeful introduce our Public Training days…and, by jingo, they seem to have been a roaring success:

Pam, Marketing Manager:

“Very good course!  Well structured and covered a variety of experience”

Jamie, Graphic Designer:

“Really good course, stayed interesting throughout. It was fun being creative with animation. I would recommend the course to anyone who frequently uses presentations”

Why, thank you…

Our presentation training courses currently cover 4 main topics:

You can find out more about our courses, dates and fees by clicking here.

And so to our first Christmas treat… Book on any of our Public Training Courses before the end of January and receive an early bird discount of 30% (offer excludes any other discount and available to the first 3 places on each of the advertised dates).

We look forward to spreading our Passion for Presentations!

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The 12 (Working) Days of Christmas

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

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