Who Am I

imageI am a business professional, a 30-year veteran of the commercial real estate business. Those years have shown me the power of good leadership and good communication skills. Spend some time with me and let me show you how to be a better speaker, listener, and presenter. Let me help you and your company achieve more, and be more successful.

What have I done?

My career in real estate has included owning private real estate companies, serving as a corporate officer for two national real estate franchise systems, and helping to create a start-up commercial real estate web site transaction platform.

I was most recently President of RIISnet, a unique web based commercial real estate transaction platform that facilitates large real estate transactions. My duties were initially to introduce our company and concept to our future users.  Once operational I oversaw all company activities.

Prior to joining RIISnet, I served at the corporate level as Senior Executive Vice President for Prudential CRES, and before that, Vice President of Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate.

I have earned the Commercial Real Estate designation of CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Member of the CCIM Institute, and have I have been an instructor for the Institute for nearly 30 years and continue to teach both live and on line classes. I serve on the Board of Directors for the Institute and currently Chair the Ward Center for Real estate Studies.

I have also acquired the Certified Distance Education Instructor designation. 

 

What I do

Skills and services I offer

I work in the area of Communication Skills for business professionals. I help my clients become more profitable and successful by showing them how to be better speakers, listeners, and presenters. I prefer to train using 2-day sessions, but also work in ½ day and full day formats.

My Work

Communication Skills Consulting

Effective Communication = Increased Efficiency
Increased Efficiency = Increased Profitability

Getting the job done is more dependent on how you present your ideas than about the ideas themselves. Your ability to effectively communicate will create greater efficiency in your environment, and that will translate to greater profitability for you, your associates, and your company.

"When enough people have similar talents and are competing for the same opportunities the real differentiator is interpersonal skills", Todd Smith

Whether you are in the boardroom, addressing a large group or one on one, the key to achieving your goal is not in your content, but your delivery. Learn how to communicate persuasively and effectively on the phone, in person and through written materials. The need for excellent talking, listening, and presenting skills cannot be over-emphasized.

The Communication Skills workshop will improve your speaking, listening, meeting, telephone, email, texting, report writing, and presentation skills.

 

The Two-day Communication Skills Workshop:

 

Purpose

The purpose of the “Effective Communication” program is to build all participants’ capacity to achieve their goals through effective communication and presentation. 
The program will equip the participant with the communication and presentation skills necessary to achieve success. Participants will acquire greater confidence, and have opportunities to practice specific techniques and procedures during the program.
The primary communication areas are covered:
• Speaking skills
• Listening skills
• Presentation skills


The Approach

This two-day process is a combination of presentations by Mark Polon on various communication skills strategies, exercises allowing the participants to practice the skills, and discussions to enhance learning about effective communication and presentation skills. Exercises, group feedback and self-disclosure enhance learning throughout this workshop.


Outcomes

Participants will leave the workshop with a personal plan to improve the effectiveness of their communication. They will also:


1.  Understand the pitfalls of bad/inefficient communication.
2.  Adopt new strategies for communicating ideas to others.
3.  Learn how to get things done by paying attention.
4.  Become more effective speakers, listeners, writers, and presenters.

 

Who should attend?

Every person in an organization that communicates with clients, customers and fellow employees. This program, therefore, is designed for all members of the company.

 

Photos of training and speaking appearances.

Mark speaks at ACRE




Mark Polon, CCIM, CDEI

Speaker, Trainer, Consultant Communication Skills for Business Professionals

Mark Polon brings over 40 years of business experience in training, sales, and marketing to the world of Communication Skills for Business Professionals. A brief history of my work experience follows.

Areas of Expertise:

Company Level Business Development

  • Communication Skills Training
  • Growth Potential/Expansion
  • Market Opportunity Analysis


Mark Polon has over 40 years of business management experience, including 5 years corporate experience with two different National Commercial Real Estate Franchise Companies, Coldwell Banker Commercial and Prudential CRES. During this time he was responsible for training new companies' leadership and their sales teams and working with them to expand their scope of business and increase their profit margins. Both companies saw profit increases of more than 25% during his tenure.

Individual Level Business Development

  • Communication Skills Training
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Marketing Strategies

As President and founder of Polon Ventures, now Polon Consulting, a company founded in 1985 specializing in training business professionals in the hard and soft skills necessary for a successful and profitable business and career, he has provided expertise and training to both new and seasoned participants in for and not for profit companies and organizations worldwide.

He is available to create and deliver company and individual training programs worldwide.

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