With 10 years of experience in financial training, education and analysis, Hamed has been consistently acclaimed by his trainees in South Africa and abroad. His workshops combine professional knowledge along with excellent presentation skills. Participants’ comments of Hamed’s workshops indicate that they leave with deep understanding of the material covered and conclusive ability to apply these concepts at their workplace through excel models and real life case studies.
What is your background?
I qualified with BCom(honours) accounting- top student, cum laude and BCom(honours) Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management- top student, cum laude. I used to lecture accounting and financial analysis in Alexandria University in which I was selected as the best teaching-talented lecturer for three successive years. Currently, I work as a research analyst and modeler at RE•CM. I am a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). In addition, I am a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) level II candidate. On top, I am a regular financial trainer.
What are you passionate about?
In two words: “Value Add”.
What makes you unique?
I think that there are 5 basic qualities that an exceptional trainer should possess:
1-Logic:
While presenting, I never make a statement that isn't an explanation of the previous or a link to the next. In this, “easier said than done”-way, I manage to keep my audience attentive for hours.
One comment I received from a delegate who attended one of my seminars recently was: “Hamed is extremely effective in conveying information & making sure that it is absorbed! He grabbed my attention from the beginning and held it all the way until the very end- remarkable given the duration of the session”
2-Stories:
Stories make dry concepts juicy enough to absorb. People tend to remember concepts through stories, not formulas.
3-Entertainer:
Being a logical presenter with tons of stories in your mind is not enough. If your voice is hardly heard, your body is static or you are generally a boring person, the odds are high that you will lose the attention of some or all of your audience within minutes of your start. I manage my above-average voice tone, non-verbal motions and humor very effectively.
Another comment I got from an attendee was:
“Hamed is an excellent presenter. He captivated his audience not just with "comedy & gimmicks", but with pure technical skill also. Great combination.”
4-Caring:
I never set assumptions about the level of knowledge of my audience. I always start from the bottom roots and move up quickly to the core concepts. That is the only way to ensure that EVERY one is standing on solid ground.
5- Preparing, preparing, preparing:
As a trainer, there is nothing worse than standing in front of a group explaining a concept then stopping in the middle of the way confused about a point then starting to mmmmm, rrrrrr, shshshshs, bbbb..
A delegate commented:
“Thank you for the course, it is undoubtedly the best course I have been on (and I have been on a few). Your presentation of the material was excellent and your knowledge excellent."
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