Dianne Buckner Biography

Dianne Buckner is best known in Canada as the presenter of CBC Television's successful reality show, Dragons' Den, in which ambitious entrepreneurs pitch their company ideas to a panel of self-made Canadian millionaires. Others may recall her ten years as the host of Venture, the popular and long-running series that followed the exploits of entrepreneurs. Dianne co-created Fortune Hunters for CBC's news network when Venture left the airways in 2007. It aired for two seasons and focused on social and consumer trends that present possibilities for entrepreneurs. Dianne is a part of the CBC News Business Team in addition to her position on Dragons' Den. She contributes a weekly piece about small businesses to cbc.ca, Canada's most popular news website. She also appears on CBC's local supper-hour newscasts around the country on a regular basis, reporting on the day's top business stories. Dianne has talked with prime ministers, famous CEOs such as Jack Welch, and super investor Warren Buffet in the course of her job, and has traveled widely to nations like as Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, and Iceland in search of stories for CBC audiences. Her view on the world, and particularly on the world of business, is one-of-a-kind. THE ART OF PITCHING Perhaps you're looking for a new job or a promotion. Perhaps you require funds from a bank or an investor to build a thriving firm. Perhaps you're attempting to establish a new connection with a supplier or distributor. You may need to make a pitch in any of these scenarios. When we try to persuade someone to buy into our ideas or perform the activities we wish to see, we are 'pitching.' To achieve our goals, both professionally and personally, we must enlist the help of others. Dianne Buckner is a pitching specialist. She's seen hundreds of them as the anchor of CBC Television's popular Dragons' Den show. Some result in large money agreements between cash-hungry businesses and well-connected Dragons, while others are burned by the Dragons! In addition, throughout her ten years as the host of Venture, Dianne observed a diverse range of company proposals. Dianne offers her observations about individuals who are successful and those who aren't in this amusing lecture. Participants will leave with new techniques for getting their way – at work and at home – thanks to video snippets from her television programs. A USER'S GUIDE TO BUSINESS AND THE MEDIA Publicity can do wonders for a company. It has the potential to be more effective than advertising! It's not only free, but it may build credibility; people are aware that businesses pay for advertising, but if a company is written about in the paper, or featured on radio or television, it's apparent that the company has been judged worthy of interest and coverage by an independent media outlet. But how can you get the attention of overworked, critical reporters and editors? Dianne Buckner has almost 20 years of experience in television and print. She is the current host of the popular Dragons' Den series and an anchor on CBC Newsworld. She has reported on hundreds of stories in Canada, the United States, and throughout the world. Dianne provides her insider's perspective on the media with wit and insight. Businesspeople will learn how story meetings work, how to pitch a story, how to pick an angle, and the varying priorities of various forms of media. DIANNE'S TOP TEN BUSINESS SUGGESTIONS The corporate world is a tough and dynamic environment to strive to thrive now more than ever. Dianne Buckner, the Dragons' Den host, is a business journalist with over 20 years of experience who has seen some individuals strike it rich while others struggle and eventually fail. Dianne counts down her Top Ten Tips in this detailed and fascinating presentation, based on her observations of hundreds of business people, both large and small. Dianne illustrates her suggestions using video snippets from both Dragons' Den and Venture, which she hosted for ten years. Dianne walks the audience through a wide range of difficulties, pointing out which elements have the most influence on performance, from financial to human resource concerns; from marketing to frequent blunders. SEVEN STRONG TRENDS How they will impact business in 2011... We live in a dynamic, ever-changing world in which enterprises are influenced by societal and consumer trends. Dianne Buckner, the host of CBC's immensely successful Dragons' Den show, has a unique perspective on the world of trends. Every season, she sees businesses attempting to capitalize on the potential provided by new and growing sectors such as social media, "green business," and customer customisation of products and services. These developments, among others, are not only possibilities for new enterprises; they also have an impact on current firms. Dianne combines video snippets from Dragons' Den, as well as her vast experience covering business for CBC News, to demonstrate how firms are capitalizing on trends to generate new income in her captivating keynote address. She also provides instances of those who are rising to the challenge of adapting to new methods of conducting business in order to avoid being left behind.

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