If you have a presentation coming up, here is a step-by-step guide to make your life easier. This summarises many of the points that arise when we work with our clients to develop confident and effective presentations. You will save yourself a huge amount of time by following this planning process: Do NOT open PowerPoint Be clear on who your audience is and what you want to achieve. For example, you might be addressing just 10 people in an audience of 1000; or you might want everyone in the room to change their behaviour slightly. The more tightly you define your objective, the greater your chance of success. The better you understand your audience, their fears, concerns and desires, the more focused you will be. Have a single message that summarises your talk – boil …
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