Michel Villa
speakertrainer, stock market columnist and CPA

Impact to power 2: Everything you need to make a difference!

In the past, knowledge was the key to success. In today's information society, it provides the necessary credibility, but it is no longer the only distinctive element. More than ever, we are talking about the importance of developing soft skills to stand out. In concrete terms, what does this mean? A better management of oneself and one's relationship with others, being more efficient in everyday life and creating a WOW effect at work.

Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur and equity trader, as well as numerous training courses and readings on human behavior, speaker Michel Villa offers a series of concepts that will help you stand out from the crowd. Return on investment guaranteed!

Here is an overview of the topics discussed:

• Overconfidence
• The different levels of learning
• The 18-minute rule
• The art of storytelling
• Charisma
• The languages of love
• The role of luck
• The myth of multitasking
• The importance of remembering first names
• The DOS cocktail
• Energy management
• The art of gossip
• Networking
• The first impression
• The maximum intensity and final stage rule

Decide better!

Ex-trader, Michel Villa has developed a great expertise on human decision making and presents a new conference that concerns us all, on the art of better decision making, by becoming aware of the biased mechanisms of our brain, which too often lead us to the wrong decisions. Understand them better, and DECIDE BETTER!

Whether you are an entrepreneur, a manager, an executive or an employee, every day you make a multitude of decisions. When it comes to making decisions, we naturally rely on our intuition, judgment, experience and lifestyle. This is how our brain works.

While this is fine for most of our everyday decisions (e.g. what do I eat for lunch?), it can become a serious handicap in the workplace or when making important decisions.

When it comes to making choices, especially when urgency and emotion get in the way, our brains regularly fail us. According to Michel Villa, we can do better!

With the help of statistics and hard facts, and after making some bad decisions himself as a trader, Michel Villa, speaker, has taken a closer look at the science behind decision-making, and shares the main rules with you.

Are you a decision maker? Michel will give you new tools to help you make the right decisions.

Knowing and being, the keys to success in finance and in life

For many people, the key to success in finance is knowledge. Whether it is through courses, seminars, books or blogs on how the stock market works, people believe that knowledge is the only valid prerequisite for generating long-term returns.

Unfortunately, knowledge is necessary but not sufficient. Without a doubt, behavioural skills, i.e. the way one behaves in the face of stock market fluctuations, are also a key element in creating added value. Indeed, it is essential to be on the lookout for different behavioural biases in order to reduce our errors of judgement when making decisions.

Of course, this principle also applies in everyday life. Regardless of your academic background, professional experience or general culture, it is essential to be aware of our self-management to achieve professional success!