The Technical Wizard – You’ve prepared a dazzling PowerPoint, Prezi or Keynote which will blow their socks off. However, you completely rely on it, so if there’s a technical fault, the audience doesn’t get a presentation. All socks remain firmly in place. The Rambler – You’ve prepared some great material, but you have too much of it and didn’t rehearse properly. You speak without any […]
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Pitching or presenting? Just give me the good stuff, please. A great fighter won’t prance about trying to be impressive before engaging; they’ll end the conflict as quickly as possible, with minimum effort. I don’t need to know how wonderful you are, or the background on how you came to be here today. Communicate the
“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.” – Plato Make it Count If you’re going to speak, make sure that it’s good. Something that matters. In Western society we fear the silence in a conversation, and feel we have to fill the gaps, which can
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For your next presentation, try throwing Powerpoint and Prezi in the bin. Then you’ll take advantage of this fantastic fact: You don’t have to use any visuals. Conventions You may think having some projected material is: What the audience expect Good for information retention A useful prompt Just what a presentation is If so, you’re right
Embrace your fear. It’s not your enemy, it’s your essential companion during any important verbal communication, and it’s not going anywhere. So respect it and move on, because it’s possible to actually gain power from it. The people in the image above have no fear, because they’re clinically insane. The Facts Here’s what you need
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