In a previous post, we explained how to avoid being annoying during your presentation. Many of the points we mentioned were similar to those lampooned in an Onion article titled, “Hotshot Commencement Speaker Jumps Straight Into Speech Without Even Defining ‘Courage’.”
Following are tips for improving your presentation skills.
Continue reading “How to Avoid Giving a Bad Presentation, Part 2”
Don’t you hate bad, boring and irrelevant presentations?
I’m very conscious about this, since I teach PR/marketing and social media classes, guest lecture at various universities and give about 12 paid presentations a year. I also sit through about two dozen or more presentations each year.
In the restaurant world, good service can cancel out bad food within the overall dining experience, but good food doesn’t make up for bad service. Similarly, a good presenter can overcome a bad presentation, but a good presentation is dead with a bad presenter.
In this first of a series of blog posts on the same topic, here are annoying things to avoid doing during your presentation that will elevate your status as a speaker. Continue reading “How to Avoid Giving a Bad Presentation, Part 1”