21st Century LinkedIn Team Surgeries
Outline Proposal for LinkedIn Training Webinar and Microsurgery, January 2021
21st Century <strong>LinkedIn Team Training</strong> <br/>and 1-2-1 Profile Microsurgery
The Doctor is In: Make your team <strong>visible legible and credible</strong> on LinkedIn
What are you aiming to <strong>achieve?</strong>
What exactly are you and your team aiming for through LinkedIn? And are you reaching your goals?
You're all on LinkedIn. But why?
More and more, smart organisations are using LinkedIn as an effective marketing and sales channel.
As part of this process, the appearance, attitude, knowledge and engagement of your top executives and key staff is pivotal to your success. Everyone on your team needs to act professionally, and use their time on the platform effectively.
That's where I come in.
I offer my services to support organisations seeking to improve the LinkedIn presences of its executives and other staff. This happens in order to help your reputation, increase your visibility, and impact your bottom line. I have focused my work exclusively on the LinkedIn platform since 2006. So I do know what I am talking about.
You may be aiming to —
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Educate and train your team on the value of LinkedIn and how to use it to best effect
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Give your team the tools they need to build a top class profile, build the right following, and reach their target audience
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Receive content guidance for LinkedIn — on what works, and what doesn’t
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Deliver consistency across your team's LinkedIn Profiles in terms of messaging and branding
In order to achieve this, I can deliver bespoke group or individual training on using LinkedIn effectively online. I can follow this by in-depth one-to-one consultations for key staff. As an option, I can work with your team one-to-one to rewrite the key elements of their profiles. Or even rework their profiles from top to bottom.
Here's a common format:
1) Online Presentation —
Webinar presentation followed by Questions & Answers.
This can be supported by the full presentation being available online in an interactive document similar to this publication. This document can include access to additional tips and advice, as well as downloading of visual assets such as your company's logos and custom LinkedIn header images. It can also contain 'boilerplate' company descriptions. This can also be the place for appointment bookings to have follow-up one-to-one consultations.
2) One to One Consultations –
Individuals can then book 60 Minute or 20-Minute Profile 'Microsurgeries' to suit their diaries. These will be delivered remotely for your team members. This allows a one to one focus and the delivery of a personal 'prescription' based on an individual's LinkedIn use patterns, profile, and seniority.
Anytime, anywhere: Delivered anywhere in the world remotely, across all timezones.
Is this the time to mention my unique 100% 1,000 day money back satisfaction guarantee? Yes.
Detailed Proposal
A draft proposal for LinkedIn Training and Microsurgery for your team
Summary
Presenter: Doctor David Petherick
Topic: How to be visible legible and credible on LinkedIn.
Format: Webinar presentation of 40 minutes followed by 20 Minutes for Questions.
Follow Up: 60-Minute (Senior Staff) or 20-Minute (Customer Team) Profile Microsurgeries following presentation remotely by phone, Zoom or Skype for the individuals participating.
Collateral: Full presentation available in interactive online document, along with instructions for booking follow up surgeries.
Audience: Mixture of Staff, approx 25-30 in total
Date: 10th October 2022, 10:30 GMT
Location: Online using Zoom platform
Proposal
David Petherick would deliver a customised presentation of approximately 40 minutes around the following topics, then take questions for up to 20 minutes.
Why LinkedIn is crucially important for individuals inside your organisation in 2022
How to make your LinkedIn Profile more credible and effective
How to use LinkedIn as an effective marketing and networking tool to build personal reputation and credibility, and that of your organisation
Follow Up Surgery
Links would be provided in an interactive document allowing team members to book a personal sixty minute or twenty minute one to one 'surgery' appointment by phone, Skype, Google Meet or Zoom at a future date. Appointments are handled by a smart diary robot.
The booking mechanism and written advice to participants can also contain suitable text templates, messaging and branding from your organisation. For example, it can include a paragraph of text about your organisation for personal profiles, and a branded profile header image.
The surgery booking mechanism can be seen in operation here where you can also book a ten-minute exploratory call with David.
Fees
Outline Fees for providing LinkedIn Training & Microsurgery
Fees
1: The Doctor is In £1200
Customised 50 Minute Presentation by Doctor David Petherick on improving your LinkedIn Presence targeted to the specific needs of your organisation, with 15 minutes of Q&A to follow. 'The Doctor' would be fully liveried with white lab coat and stethoscope. Fee includes recommended 60-minute briefing call and background research.
2: Webinar Platform Fees £0
Zoom will be used to deliver content remotely.
3: 60 Minute Executive Surgery £90 per person
One hour consultations with David Petherick booked online by anticipated six senior members of staff. This will allow for consultation, edits & advice on profiles and using LinkedIn effectively, with written follow up. These will be charged on a per use basis.
4: 20 Minute Staff Microsurgery £30 per person
Twenty minute consultations with David Petherick booked online by anticipated fifteen members of staff. This will allow for consultation, edits & advice on profiles and using LinkedIn effectively, with written follow up. These will be charged on a per use basis.
5: Interactive Guide & Slide Deck access £240
Online interactive guide (similar to this document) to allow those attending the presentation to download the full slide deck, access additional guides with LinkedIn Tips, download company visual and text assets, and to book Executive or Staff Surgeries.
Fixed Fee Total: £1,440
Variable Fees — per use.
Fixed fee payable on agreement to proceed and date confirmation. Balance calculated and invoiced when individual surgeries are completed. All services come with a 100% 1,000 day satisfaction guarantee.
This is an example proposal
I look forward to hearing from you, and to helping to create a stimulating, informative and effective package for your team.
David Petherick
March 2023
"David delivered an excellent package for us. It began with an inspiring and very enjoyable group presentation, which got all our diverse team aligned. It gave us a common sense of purpose and focus.
He followed that up by providing detailed 40-minute remote consultations with everyone on the team. He delivered these one to one, covering the US and UK teams.
He was also able to spend time one on one with our founder and CEO to assist and guide his social media activity.
As a result of his work, our collective profiles on LinkedIn are far more focused and cohesive. We also have more confidence and structure to how we all interact on LinkedIn. We can now better build our audience, and inform and keep close to our existing and future customers.
I can highly recommend his LinkedIn services — he's knowledgeable, professional, flexible and very attentive."
- Karla Rivershaw — Head of Marketing, Turtl
Who is this Doctor?
<strong>The Doctor is In.</strong> Meet David Petherick...
David Petherick
The Doctor is In
Hello, I'm David Petherick.
I am 24 years old with 35 years of experience (aka 59). I have been writing LinkedIn profiles, advising organisations on LinkedIn marketing & advertising, and speaking and training on the effective use of LinkedIn since 2006.
"I was lucky to have David speak at my very first 24 Stories Conference and he delivered a fantastic keynote that people really learned from. David also gave two great workshops in the afternoon of the conference and the feedback from those attending was excellent.
If you are looking for someone to talk about LinkedIn at your event look no further than David.
On top of his expertise on LinkedIn David is also one of the nicest guys I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with, I was blown away by his engagement with everyone at the conference and with his replies to people online after the event was finished. Looking forward to having David back in Cork again in the future."
- Stephen Ryan
Biography
Educated at George Heriot's School and the University of Edinburgh, I have been online since 1989, creating web sites since 1996, blogging since 2003 and tweeting since 2007. I co-founded Russian Communications in 1993, NewsBase in 1995, was the world’s first Digital Biographer in 2007, and first UK Editor for The Next Web in 2009.
I have spoken at several conferences internationally on LinkedIn, and on the broader themes of social selling & digital marketing. Contributed to 2 books on social media. Featured on BBC, TechCrunch, Herald, Scotsman, LinkedIn® Official Blog, MarketingLand, CyberAlert, B2BMarketing & more.
I've delivered LinkedIn Presentations in a white coat, or 'LinkedIn Advice Surgeries' at presentations & at conferences from London to Marseille. I deliver custom LinkedIn-focused and social selling training to company, client or conference audiences in person or online.
You can find 64 recommendations for my services on my LinkedIn Profile.
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, I work & think globally, speaking native English and Scots, good Russian and fair Spanish, and a few words of Catalan, French, and Portuguese.
I married my Russian wife Roza in 1992, and have a daughter preparing to study her second degree in my home town of Edinburgh. I enjoy writing, and do regular theatre and arts reviews, and also love travel, wine, and whisky. I like to cook for friends to enjoy. Myers-Briggs: ENFJ.
These days, I am focused on re/writing LinkedIn Profiles for a living, and on delivering keynotes and webinars. I produce innovative and memorable training and educational events. I am focused exclusively on the world's premier business networking platform: LinkedIn.

David Petherick at 24 Stories Conference, Cork, March 2019

David Petherick at Lloyds Bank Flagship, Manchester, January 2020

David Petherick at Halifax New Oxford Street, January 2020
"David is a honey pot, he can draw people together, enthrall them, persuade people to listen and participate in events or listen to him speak.
I have worked with him on numerous occasions and he can make interviews interesting, words make sense when spoken - he translates technical aspects into real life normal words.
He delivers on time and executes with a professionalism that is second to none, whilst maintaining a clear focus on the audience and goals that are to be met."
- Stewart Townsend (Formerly with Sun Microsystems)
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