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Vwo engagement session

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Tam Pham
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This is a module created by Enactus Singapore- Fast Forward Committee in order to help our Student Project Teams have better engagement with the VWOs in Singapore. Read our stories at https://medium.com/@enactussingapore Volunteer with us http://www.enactussingapore.org/take-action/#contact-us Enactus is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring students to improve the world through entrepreneurial action. We provide a platform for teams of outstanding university students to create community development projects that put peoples own ingenuity and talents at the center of improving their livelihoods. Guided by educators and supported by business leaders, our students take the kind of entrepreneurial approach that empowers people to be a part of their own success. Our work transforms both the lives of the people we serve, and in turn, the lives of our students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders.

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Fast Forward Committee Session with NTU How can our project team approach VWOs for help/ partnership? Enactus Singapore Year 2015 2015 NTU Sharing Session
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Objectives 1 2 3 APPLYthe principles into writing good emails IDENTIFYthe alternatives to take while waiting for email replies MAKE DECISIONSon the next course of actions when emails are rejected RECOGNISEthe broader context which is engagement and selling4
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement First things first NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement What do you know about writing an email? What elements should it have? What do you think are the reasons emails get rejected? What are the alternatives to emails? What do you want to learn from todays session specifically? What are the specific questions you would like to be answered? On your post it, write down the following points Put all on the board, and we will track if we have addressed all objectives after 2 hours
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Which stage? Depending on the stage your project is at, your pitch in the email can be adjusted accordingly. You often pitch about your performance in the previous stage Initialising operations Developing prototypes Start commercial production & marketing Market expansion Product Development ? Rough idea Prelim target market But what to pitch when you only have rough idea of what to do? How to engage VWOs for help/ partnership when you have nothing to offer in returns?
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Offer Anyway! You can still pitch by offering something in returns in your email even at the very early stage. Here are a few simple ways Offer a service- help to organize events etc Offer some insights- in forms of videos, infographics, PDFs etc Ask for a timeslot to present
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Right Message Is customised to your audience (i.e. VWOs). Visit their websites, track news on them, and try to understand/ guess. VWO Org Structure VWO Activities VWO KPIs Online Comments by public VWO
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Right Message Shows your Interest in the VWOs
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Interview with VWO Speaks of who you are NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Accept Rejections Even good guys get rejectedOh wells Sucky emails Word misintepre -tation Wrong timing Unnoticeable subject line Wrong assumptions Want Face-to- face interaction Different understanding of values
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Word Misinterpretation
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Wrong Timing A day in Life..
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Subject Line
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Assumptions NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Perhaps you made wrong assumptions
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Values
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Different Preferences We are irrational creatures
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Face-to-Face NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Track to Identify Track your own emails to identify the reasons for rejections
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Move on! There are other ways for you to learn even when you get a rejection from the VWO you approach.
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Ask Anyone! No man is an island unlessyou are Robinson Crusoe Ask questions regarding society's perceptions of your target beneficiaries, ask them if they know anyone who belongs to the beneficiary group youre looking for. In fact, it is the social pressure and the society that can bring "pains/ gain to the beneficiaries
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Do Something! Create quick and dirty prototype based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Online Investigation Create quick and dirty product based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement There should be a few online community groups for your beneficiaries...Track the group activities, analyse the comments of the members etc. If there is none...then you probably have picked an issue (or opportunity) overlooked by the society.
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Not The First Create quick and dirty product based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Someone else most likely would have done something similar to your project. Remember that you are not the first one to come up with the initiative Find out who that is/ in what country and track their stories, learn from them
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Nevermind Create quick and dirty product based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Another VWO - have you exhausted all similar organisations?
NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Check NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement What do you know about writing an email? What elements should it have? What do you want to learn from todays session specifically? What are the specific questions you would like to be answered? What do you think are the reasons emails get rejected? What are the alternatives to emails?
Fast Forward Committee Session with NTU VWO Engagement Enactus Singapore Year 2015 2015 NTU Sharing Session

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  • 1. Fast Forward Committee Session with NTU How can our project team approach VWOs for help/ partnership? Enactus Singapore Year 2015 2015 NTU Sharing Session
  • 2. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Objectives 1 2 3 APPLYthe principles into writing good emails IDENTIFYthe alternatives to take while waiting for email replies MAKE DECISIONSon the next course of actions when emails are rejected RECOGNISEthe broader context which is engagement and selling4
  • 3. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement First things first NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement What do you know about writing an email? What elements should it have? What do you think are the reasons emails get rejected? What are the alternatives to emails? What do you want to learn from todays session specifically? What are the specific questions you would like to be answered? On your post it, write down the following points Put all on the board, and we will track if we have addressed all objectives after 2 hours
  • 4. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Which stage? Depending on the stage your project is at, your pitch in the email can be adjusted accordingly. You often pitch about your performance in the previous stage Initialising operations Developing prototypes Start commercial production & marketing Market expansion Product Development ? Rough idea Prelim target market But what to pitch when you only have rough idea of what to do? How to engage VWOs for help/ partnership when you have nothing to offer in returns?
  • 5. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Offer Anyway! You can still pitch by offering something in returns in your email even at the very early stage. Here are a few simple ways Offer a service- help to organize events etc Offer some insights- in forms of videos, infographics, PDFs etc Ask for a timeslot to present
  • 6. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Right Message Is customised to your audience (i.e. VWOs). Visit their websites, track news on them, and try to understand/ guess. VWO Org Structure VWO Activities VWO KPIs Online Comments by public VWO
  • 7. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Right Message Shows your Interest in the VWOs
  • 8. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Interview with VWO Speaks of who you are NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement
  • 9. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Accept Rejections Even good guys get rejectedOh wells Sucky emails Word misintepre -tation Wrong timing Unnoticeable subject line Wrong assumptions Want Face-to- face interaction Different understanding of values
  • 10. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Word Misinterpretation
  • 11. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Wrong Timing A day in Life..
  • 12. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Subject Line
  • 13. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Assumptions NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Perhaps you made wrong assumptions
  • 14. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Values
  • 15. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Different Preferences We are irrational creatures
  • 16. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Face-to-Face NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement
  • 17. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Track to Identify Track your own emails to identify the reasons for rejections
  • 18. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Move on! There are other ways for you to learn even when you get a rejection from the VWO you approach.
  • 19. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Ask Anyone! No man is an island unlessyou are Robinson Crusoe Ask questions regarding society's perceptions of your target beneficiaries, ask them if they know anyone who belongs to the beneficiary group youre looking for. In fact, it is the social pressure and the society that can bring "pains/ gain to the beneficiaries
  • 20. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Do Something! Create quick and dirty prototype based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement
  • 21. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Online Investigation Create quick and dirty product based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement There should be a few online community groups for your beneficiaries...Track the group activities, analyse the comments of the members etc. If there is none...then you probably have picked an issue (or opportunity) overlooked by the society.
  • 22. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Not The First Create quick and dirty product based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Someone else most likely would have done something similar to your project. Remember that you are not the first one to come up with the initiative Find out who that is/ in what country and track their stories, learn from them
  • 23. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Nevermind Create quick and dirty product based on your secondary research, throw it online & test how people react to it NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Another VWO - have you exhausted all similar organisations?
  • 24. NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement Check NTU Sharing Session- VWO Engagement What do you know about writing an email? What elements should it have? What do you want to learn from todays session specifically? What are the specific questions you would like to be answered? What do you think are the reasons emails get rejected? What are the alternatives to emails?
  • 25. Fast Forward Committee Session with NTU VWO Engagement Enactus Singapore Year 2015 2015 NTU Sharing Session

Editor's Notes

  1. Very early stage What you have to sell: Ermnothing. No credibility No product No proper team in place Early stage What you have to sell: the success of very early stage Growth What you have to sell: the success of pilot stage Expansion What do you have to sell: the successes of growth stage
  2. This is not about fact finding or information gathering. Selling is building relationship. This is about building relattionship
  3. This is not about fact finding or information gathering. Selling is building relationship. This is about building relattionship
  4. This is not about fact finding or information gathering. Selling is building relationship. This is about building relattionship
  5. Show your undersatnding of the aor Show what you can do Show your interest in tem How you can value add Why should employers shoose you instead of others
  6. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  7. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  8. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  9. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  10. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  11. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  12. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  13. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  14. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  15. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  16. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  17. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  18. Circles of different reasons of rejection,
  19. Circles of different reasons of rejection,