Many executives, experts in their fields still find themselves shaking and nervous before a presentation. It’s not uncommon for people to confess that they sweat, get butterflies or even feel dizzy.
If you have symptoms of presentation anxiety, there is help. You can gain a new found sense of confidence and comfort by having a roadmap.
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I just was speaking with a Director of Training at one of the world’s most successful companies. And she was furious. She said, “I’ve had it up to here with boring presentations!”
And the real thing that was bugging her was the most common error that bugs every single person in the audience.
Reading the slides.
Are you [...]
No one ever complained about a meeting or presentation that was too short.
So…have you taken a good look at your presentation through this lens? Could you say more with less?
This kind of surgery is one that you’ll get better and better at.
Ask yourself at every level of your presentation….
At the entire presentation level: Do I [...]
Did you just find out about a new feature of Power Point? An animated character…a fade…a whirring sound that you think is just the coolest?
I have to break the bad news to you.
It’s distracting. Even if you love it. It’s distracting.
No one will remember your key message. They’ll just recall that annoying whirring sound. Or [...]
Last week we looked at the problem of ‘grab and go’ and this week, I talked with several road warriors and clients who have hundreds of consultants non-stop on the road.
There’s another problem that came to my attention: you may have the perfect presentation slide deck already in your laptop.
Or so it seems.
It’s the one [...]
