60 Second Speeches are at the heart of the BNI meetings. They are each member's opportunity to tell other attendees at the meeting about their business, the kind of leads they are looking for on the day, and about things that will help other members in business.

A 60-second presentation may seem very brief, yet BNI learned to appreciate the power of such communication. The company regularly organizes free training workshops to allow its members to improve their self-presentation so that they are more remembered.

This system has practical benefits outside BNI as well, in concrete business situations. Every BNI member is able to explain effectively in several sentences what they do.