Business Speaker Topics

Home Staging: Less is More

What’s it all about? Do you have a firm grasp on the number one objective of home staging? Do you know the principles that guide staging selections and placement? Learning how to merchandise a home to show off its attributes and when preparing it for the market. How much or how little should you use to accessorize each room? How should you take photographs that will compliment staged areas in a home?

Audience: Knowledge suitable for anyone. This talk can be tailored to a luncheon discussion. It can easily be done in a meeting room, showroom, or model home.

Buy with Re-sale in Mind

Home stager and real estate educator; Diane Howard gives her take on how to approach a property with re-sale in mind. What attributes does a home have? What improvements are worthwhile? Which updates will have the greatest impact and help the owner receive the highest? Diane knows that Realtors® get asked these questions all the time. This talk will touch on how to evaluate your listings and how to manage the Dress Your Home for Success process.

Audience: Homeowners, new and experienced realtors®. This talk can be available in a condensed luncheon format or expanded into a classroom environment or training presentation.

Social Media – Marketing

Enhance your business through social media exposure. The best real estate marketers think of social online like they do social offline! Social media provides a way to further connect with your local clients and groups and boost your real estate marketing presence. Being social can build trust, and spread your marketing through friends of friends. Good content management and added links improve SEO. Tips on key words, blogging, etiquette guidelines and more, maximize your exposure.

Audience: This talk can be tailored to a luncheon discussion or break out session topic.

Keeping up with Today’s Home Market Trends

Staying informed of today’s marketing and presentation processes to effectively compete in the real estate industry could be a challenge! The bar continues to rise and this talk from Diane Howard helps realtors® meet that challenge with greater success! She dives into the expectations of today’s Buyers and how to more effectively manage the expectations of your Sellers in regards to home preparation and marketing. Diane will provide a style report identifying the top trends in home preparation and a list of questions that generate their cooperation and positions the agent to help the client make informed decisions. This talk will help you re-set your business strategy for today’s market trends and assist your client with confidence.

Audience: New and experienced sales associates. 45 min to 1-hour keynote, 30 min luncheon format or modified for classroom training.

It’s your journey, never give up!

What does the best version of you look like? What if everything you did was more fun & amusing to you and less stressful, less dreadful? Diane Howard shares her take on how to dive into life with eyes wide open, set your goal and check markers along the way. What’s your plan for the future? Do you still need to find adventure, opportunity and success? Diane asks, “What is the next big thing in your life and how will you achieve it?” We’ll discuss how to help you get to that ideal place. It may seem overwhelming at first, but we’ll explore your new desires and unearth talents and treasures along the way.

Audience: The theme of this discussion can be tailored for a 30-minute talk to a 1-hour keynote. Ideal for retreats, conventions and breakout sessions. This topic works well for junior high and high school kids too!