Going over your time limit is unprofessional and annoys everyone; the audience, the next speaker, and whoever organised the whole thing. It may seem unimportant to you, but it could mean that your audience infers from you a sense of unreliability or arrogance. Either of which is a sure-fire way of sabotaging all your hard […]
Presentation Fails and How to Fix Them #18: Time Limit Read More »
You have to give a presentation. You’re nervous; what if something unexpected happens? What will you do? Here’s the most important thing to remember: something unexpected will happen. The Problem Most people I work with are terrified of what might go wrong when they speak, and that if something does (and it probably will) that
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Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man) is a popular Marvel superhero; a genius who has created a flying suit of armour which elevates him to a physical demi-god status. However, while his Iron Man ‘suit’ enables him to dramatically save the world from threats such as alien invasion, it also fuels his arrogance. And of course,
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You’ve written a great presentation: inspiring, concise and full of useful information. So far, so good. You start to rehearse. This – in principle – is an excellent course of action (one I like to bang on about) because most people sabotage their presentations by not rehearsing enough. Then comes the day of the presentation:
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“Sorry about this, I know it’s really boring.” “I hope this is OK, I wasn’t sure what I should do.” “Sorry, this isn’t as good as the last presentation, I only put this together yesterday” Sorry, But We Don’t Care Being typically British* and apologising for everything (including things you’re not responsible for) may seem
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