Slide deck from the short presentation I did at the Sydney SMBITPro meeting in May 2009 on SharePoint awareness.

2. Survey.
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What is SharePoint.
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Selling Secrets.
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Customer focus.
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The toolbox.
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Conclusions.
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SharePoint Guide offer.
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3. Who uses SharePoint in their business?
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If not why?
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Whose customers use SharePoint?
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4. Just a tool, like Word or Excel.
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2 versions, WSS & MOSS.
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Requires Windows Server + SQL.
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Don’t overlook Search Server Express.
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Runs in the cloud.
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5. Start small.
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Solve a problem.
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Keep it simple.
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Seek a champion.
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Show the possibilities.
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Search.
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6. Money is most important to business
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and time is money.
Employees want LESS technology.
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7. Word = tool for entering information
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Excel = tool for calculating information
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Browser = tool for viewing information
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Outlook = tool for sending information
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Google = tool for finding information
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SharePoint = one tool to rule them all
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8. You gotta use it to sell it.
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Start small and keep it simple.
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Aim to improve productivity.
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New SBS certification HAS SharePoint
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questions.
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9. www.wssops.com
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> 1,200 pages of information.
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Includes DVD with > 4GB.
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Updated monthly.
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Chapter 1 is a free download.
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10. May 2009 only
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Chapter 2 available upon request
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Redemption code for $50 discount
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11. http://supportweb.ciaops.net.au
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http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.mspx
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http://www.slideshare.net/directorcia/slideshows
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http://www.youtube.com/user/directorciaops
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12. Questions / queries?
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13. Robert Crane
director@ciaops.com
Courses
supportweb.ciaops.net.au/blog
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