After you have successfully completed the 3 day ASP Course you are then eligible to
register for and attend the Masters Course with The Creator of Home Staging, Barb
Schwarz, ASPM, AB, RLS and Certified Speaking Professional by the National Speakers
Association.
The Masters Course is named the `Masters’ because you will learn from the Master of
Home Staging, Barb Schwarz. Barb is recognized around the world as The Creator of
Home Staging, which she invented in the early 1970’s. You will benefit greatly from her
35+ years experience of Staging as well as her successful business model of how to run
your ASP Home Staging business. Barb has Staged more homes than anyone else in the
world. Therefore, as The Creator of Home Staging, as a Real Estate Broker, and as a
nationally award winning speaker who has taught more than 18,000 hours from the
platform, you will have an incredibly productive week.
Day 1
Your first day with Barb is super-charged with information and ASPM Home Staging
enlightenment. Role playing and fine tuning helps make the Masters Course the
wonderful course that it is and here you role play with the master. Barb sets the pace for
the week as she talks with you about the importance of your communication and creative
skills. She goes more in-depth about effectively preparing bids, proposals and
consultations.
- ASP Course review
- ASPM Home Staging communication skills
- Building creative ASPM Home Staging ideas and concepts
Day 2
On this day you will prepare a Home Staging bid for a vacant property. After being at the
actual house, you will have time to prepare your proposal and begin to put your bid
together for the property. Putting your proposal together is a very educational and powerful
part of the Masters Course. The next morning you will present your proposal to the class
as to how you would Stage the property and present the bid to the client. How you present
your proposal is very important for your future business. Barb will critique your
presentation and communication in a positive constructive way to help you do the best
proposals possible. This hands-on learning experience with Barb will truly give you more
ideas of how to prepare and present your bids which will lead to more business for you.
- Home Staging bids/proposals
- Preparing a home Staging Proposal for a vacant property
- Turning your ideas into a Home Staging bid for an actual home
- Presentation of your Home Staging bid to Barb and the Class
- Receiving Positive Feedback/Critique about your Proposal and Presentation from Barb
Day 3
On Day 3 you will visit another home with Barb. This home is lived in and occupied. Here
you will prepare a Home Staging Consultation! In the house you will have time to write
down your thoughts and ideas. When you return to the classroom, you will have time to
prepare your consultation. You will learn more about the differences between preparing
proposals and consultations, as well as pricing your projects.
- Home Staging Consultations
- Preparing a Home Staging Consultation for a lived in Property
- Turning your ideas into a Home Staging Consultation for an actual home
- Presentation of your Home Staging Consultation to Barb and the Class
- Receiving Positive Feedback/Critique about your Consultation and Presentation from Barb
Day 4
Marketing your ASPM business is the important topic of your morning session. Barb will
lead you in discussion of the latest in marketing techniques and the skills that set the top
ASPM Stagers apart from others. Marketing is crucial to building your ASPM Home
Staging business. You can be one of the greatest ASP Stagers in the marketplace today,
but if you don’t market yourself, no one will know who you are and the talent you have!
In the afternoon you will do a Home Staging presentation/talk which will be filmed so you
can see yourself and learn from Barb, who is one of the most highly rated gifted speakers
alive today. As you market yourself and your business, it’s important that you give
presentations about Home Staging and the services and benefits that Staging provides.
This is a wonderful opportunity to grow and learn positive speaking techniques and ideas
that work! You will be surrounded by those who care about you, so the support you will
receive from Barb and others in the ASPM Course will be wonderful and plentiful. The
more you are in front of people, the more you learn, grow and become more proficient at
public speaking. From Barb’s 22 years as a professional, award winning speaker, you will
benefit from Barb’s suggestions and feedback and you will come away with ideas galore
of how to make and give presentations in RE Offices to build your ASPM Home Staging
business!
- Who, where and how to market your business
- Successful marketing ideas, techniques and skills
- Presentation of your Home Staging talk in front of the camera in class
- Speaking ideas and techniques taught to you by a master speaker, Barb Schwarz
- Personal and positive critique and feedback from Barb
Day 5
Day five is your time to ask Barb any and all questions you have about building a
successful ASPM Home Staging business. This is a wonderful and rare opportunity to
have your questions answered by The Creator of Home Staging and the one who has
Staged more homes than anyone. Part of the morning session is dedicated to questions
and answers that will help bring the whole week together for you and summarize the keys
to success for building your ASPM Staging business.
Barb will also teach you how to make and keep commitments. Barb believes that making
and keeping commitments is one of the biggest and most important steps you can ever
take. Commitment and accountability lead you to results!
- Major home Staging question and answer time with Barb
- Barb’s steps to commitment and accountability
- ASPM graduation evening cocktails and dinner
Your Graduation Dinner!
On the evening of our last day together is your ASPM graduation dinner. This is a
wonderful evening of celebration of the week you have shared together with Barb and the
other ASPMs. It is a time to celebrate you and your accomplishments of the week. This
special evening features a gourmet dinner and graduation ceremonies with Barb. It is a
grand way to end this fabulous week and the truly the star of the night is you.
In addition to what you received as you graduated from your ASP Course, you will also
receive the following materials with the ASPM Course:
- ASPM® Masters Designation
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Detailed ASPM® Manual supplemental materials
- ASPM® Lapel Pin
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ASPM Certificate of Graduation
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A special 8 page ASPM® Featured Page on StagedHomes.com
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How to Price Your Home to Sell for Top Dollar©! DVD
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How to Stage Your Home to Sell for Top Dollar©! DVD
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Barb’s best selling Book: “Home Staging: The Winning Way to Sell Your House for More Money!”
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Barb’s book: “Speaking of Success”
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“Marketing Made Simple’ Book for marketing and building your business
Meals for the day include lunch and dinner as part of the investment of your ASPM course.
Most days are 12 hour days so come prepared to work hard and learn from the true
Master Home Staging Instructor, Barb Schwarz.
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