Interior Arrangements | Five Day Workshop

5 Day Training Workshops

5 Day 'Professional Interior Redesign & Real Estate Staging' Certification Course

IRIS® Approved
(visit www.weredesign.com to learn more about IRIS)

Can you imagine earning a living doing what you love and making a dramatic difference in people’s lives and homes!

Our intense, comprehensive and career-oriented redesign-staging training program has been meticulously designed to provide everything you will need to start, promote and excel in the redesign and staging business.

A redesign and staging business requires a minimal investment to get started, offers a wide diversity in homes and furnishings and in most cases is accomplished within a day ---immediate gratification!

This is a turn key business system for starting, growing and prospering at a redesign and staging business. After an incredible five action and information-packed days, you will walk away with wisdom, confidence and the tools, techniques and step by step checklists for quickly getting your business off the ground. You will have everything you need---guaranteed!

This often referred to ‘experience of a lifetime’ takes place in our state of the art redesign and staging training studio and demonstration lab in Evergreen, Colorado (just outside Denver).

Experience the exhilaration of applying the ‘tried and true’ redesign-staging formula that works in every home---regardless of size or furnishings. You will meet the real estate agents and the homeowners to see their reaction when the redesign-staging ‘reveal’ takes place!

This IRIS approved certification program will thoroughly address:

business start-up strategies
marketing and promotion plans
repeat and referral client techniques
relationship selling/rapport building skills
client scripts: what to say..when…and how?
pricing, contracts and bid proposals
and much more!

Sandy’s promise to you: You will not leave training with ANY question unanswered! Plus! You will have unlimited email access to Sandy after training…no expiration date!

12 Questions you MUST ask before signing up for a Redesign or Staging Training Class!

5 Day Curriculum

Day 1

9:00 - 5:00pm

Studio Tour

•See and learn about the props, inventory and supplies used in redesign and staging
•A variety of table settings on display
•No-sew window treatments
•A multitude of accessorizing ideas and bookcase vignettes
•Display of marketing signs, banners and photo boards that are frequently used in redesign and staging businesses

Key Elements to Redesign

Principles of Redesign/Staging
Reading the Room & Focal Points
Redesign ‘Formula’/Placement Tips
1. How and Why it Works
2. Reading the room
3. Focal points
4. Breaking Down the Room
‘Anchors': Lighting & Greenery
Art & Accessories
Photographing Your Work: How to's

Lunch & Learn

Tool Time: Live Demonstration

•Learn how to use the tools of the trade
•Practice using power tools and equipment needed in your business
•Artwork hanging exercises

Supply List & Set Up
Inventory: Top Props for staging vacant properties

Key Elements of Staging

How to stage vacant properties

Helping clients determine a staging budget: three options

Day 2

9:00 - 5:30pm

Live Demonstration & Hands On Practice: Greenery and Floral Arranging

Live Color Presentation & Practice Session

How to choose color
Helping clients make color decisions

Lunch & Learn

Project House #2

Day 3

9:00 - 5:30pm

Decorating Principles

Furnishings: having too much or not enough
Color and Fabric
Artwork: display and hanging techniques
Demo: The Art of Accessorizing
Troubleshooting: confusing floor plans & overcoming obstacles

Live Demonstration: Fabric and color selection techniques

Working with Clients: 'Magic' Words, Scripts, Explaining Your Services

Property Previews and Consultations

The difference between an preview and a consultation
Interior Redesign vs. Real Estate Staging

Lunch & Learn: Power Point Before & After Photo Presentation

Project House #3

Identifying your ‘choice clients’

Communicating and Building Rapport with Clients
Explaining Your Services
Client Anxiety & Attachment Issues
Client Profile Form & Questionnaire
‘Client Speak’ & Special Words that Work!
Attire & Safety Issues
Powerful Presentation Portfolios
Personality Profiling
Overcoming Objections and Dealing with Anxiety Issues
“What to do if…” Problem Solving Scenarios

Day 4

8:30 - 5:00pm

Building a Successful Business, Part I

Legal structure, names & tag lines
Business plans, goal setting, insurance & licenses
Setting up an office
Invoicing and bookkeeping
Contracts, client and business formsDynamic database marketing
Staying on track: focus, discipline & action steps

Assistants: Finding, Hiring, Paying & Training

Variety of Services to Offer Clients: How to 'Bundle & Package' Your Services

Pricing Your Services: How and what to charge; Who pays?

How to 'up sell' your services
Pricing Issues: Bids, Proposals, Leases, Deposits

'Per room' Time Calculator

Projected Income Grid

Lunch & Learn: Guest Presenter

Project House #3

Day 5

9:00 - 4:00pm

Identifying your 'choice clients'

Communicating and Building Rapport with Clients
Explaining Your Services
Client Anxiety & Attachment Issues
Client Profile Form & Questionnaire
'Client Speak' & Special Words that Work!
Attire & Safety Issues
Powerful Presentation Portfolios
Overcoming Objections and Dealing with Anxiety Issues
"What to do if..." Problem Solving Scenerios

Networking and Your ‘Sphere of Influence”

Prospecting Techniques: finding clients
Trade shows and Events
Affiliating with Key Organizations
Building Resources and Alliances
Branding
'Maximized Marketing Campaigns
'Presentations with Panache!': techniques, content & overcoming fear
Ads, press releases, flyers, brochures...and more
Web site, email and voicemail savvy

Marketing, Media and Creating your Professional Portfolio

Off Site Field Trip: Sourcing Product and Finding Inventory

'Live' Property Preview and Consultation (off site): Shadow Sandy as she facilitates an actual consultation!

•Course Certification Exam
•Graduation & Presentati8on of Certificates
•Alumni Benefits and IRIS Application Packet

Your investment of $3,000.00 includes:

Instruction from the creator of the program, Sandy Dixon, ‘The Home Staging Master’® and IRIS Redesign-Staging Instructor
Live demonstrations and practice sessions utilizing actual props and inventory used in staging both furnished and vacant properties
Hands on instruction on how to assist clients with color and fabric selection; accessorizing layering technique and artwork placement strategies.
Practice creating silk greenery and floral arrangements for any size space.
Three, hands-on redesign and staging projects in local homes where you will transform 9-16 rooms AND get dynamic before and after photos to start your professional portfolio!
A live consultation where you will shadow Sandy as she consults with homeowners. Hear the words and phrases she uses when addressing a variety of issues within the home. Listen to the questions clients ask her. See first-hand how she builds rapport with clients!
You will be given a comprehensive redesign-staging manual ---an invaluable reference tool as you grow your business.

Click here to open and read the complete 5 Day Training course manual outline.

60+ redesign-staging business, marketing and client forms---so you won’t have to spend time creating your own!
Continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages for three days
Transportation between Evergreen hotels and studio and between studio and project houses
Expert, guest presenters
Lunch and Learn Sessions
PLUS! ‘tools of the trade’ daily gifts
PLUS! Sandy’s newest book ‘Vacant to Vibrant’…giving vacant properties the FULL advantage
PLUS! Sandy’s best selling ‘Insider Secrets to Skyrocketing Your Real Estate Staging Business’ 3 CD Audio Set
Plus! Sandy’s highly acclaimed ’12 Ways to Rev up Your Repeat & Referral based Business’ Audio CD program
PLUS! ‘IRIS in the House’ decorating book

NOTE! This is not a franchise or licensing arrangement where manual and course materials have been purchased from another source.

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• Alumni Benefits and Post Course Support. As an IAI Graduate you are eligible for the following:

Free Listing on Interior Arrangements ‘Locate a Specialist’ Web Page
Alumni-only (password protected) web bulletin board with monthly tips, suggestions and advice
Alumni-only (password protected) blog---your own alumni discussion forum (you will be sent log-in information after completing course)
Hot topics! 1 hour alumni-only conference call every month
Continual updates of new forms, manual revisions, procedures, tools and supplies
Qualified graduates are able to register for the Masters Course
Ability to audit future classes to refresh your skills – no charge!
Unlimited email access to Sandy---no expiration date!
1st Year IRIS Membership included! Completion of this course and successfully passing the certification test allows you to join IRIS (Interior Redesign Industry Specialists www.weredesign.com) and use the following IRIS Designations for yourcredentials:

° IRIS® Certified --CIRS (IRIS ®Certified Interior Redesign Specialist) for graduates of the 5-day Redesign Program

° CISS (IRIS ®Certified Interior Staging Specialist) for CIRS’s who have challenged and passed the IRIS Staging Test

10. You can also immediately use the IAI Staging Certification Seal

certified Interior Arrangements Real Estate Stager

Let's talk!

We feel it’s important to be comfortable with the choice you make and encourage you to call Sandy to discuss the specifics of the course and to answer any specific questions you may have.

Sandy also has a long list of former students and IAI Alumni who would be happy to share their training experience with you. Sandy can be reached toll free at 877-674-8667.

Course Details

Training Location

All classes are held at the Interior Arrangements Training Studio & Practice Lab in beautiful Evergreen, Colorado -- just outside Denver.

Class size is limited for optimum learning.
Class confirmation, detailed agenda, area and hotel information will be sent upon receipt of payment.
Registration can be facilitated online using Master Card or Visa. You may also choose to download the Registration Form and mail or fax with check or credit card information to:
Interior Arrangements, Inc., P.O. Box 2347, Evergreen, CO. 80437
Fax#: 303-845-9903

Deposit Option: To secure a place in a particular class, you have the option of sending in a $500.00 deposit (by check or credit card) instead of full tuition. The balance will be due 30 days prior to the first day of class.

*Tuition of $3,000.00 does not include airfare or lodging. Transportation to and from the airport will be provided for out of state students. Please visit our 'Lodging' page in the Register section for more information. View workshop dates.

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Location: All classes are held in beautiful, Evergreen, Colorado - just outside Denver
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