Have you had enough of presentations that make you want to swallow a nest of wasps?

When it comes to talks, there are lots of reasons that annoy us and make us feel like we’ve had enough of presentations. Here are some things that I’ve had enough of especially…

I’ve had enough of people who:

❌ insist on telling us all they know and cramming it in ten minutes
❌ don’t take the time to find out about their audiences
❌ fail to prepare because they prefer to speak from the heart
❌ put their scripts on PowerPoint so they don’t miss anything out and then read them
❌ don’t practice
❌ generally list information
❌ speak to all corners of the room except the people in it
❌ keep eye contact with only one person in the room
Rant over.

Many of these behaviours come about because of three faulty premises:

Faulty Premises

It is all about what the speaker has to say rather than what the audience has to hear.
If you practice and plan you will squash any authenticity and genuineness.
It is enough to know your content, and there is no need to craft a message and shape that content so it resonates and makes sense to the listener.

✅What lifts a speaker is someone with the balls to stand up and speak.

✅Someone who can influence and have an impact on their listeners is:

✅A person who can see and talk from the perspective of the audience
✅Someone respectful of the audience enough to craft and shape a message that is meaningful and relevant
✅An individual who takes the time to practice their delivery so that it engages, informs and inspires.

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