Preparing for a Presentation
Regularly I give presentations to colleagues. I'm not always happy with the way my presentations go. Sometime s I loose track of time. Or I don't get the point I wanted to make across. Etc. For some time now I'm practicing a new presentation strategy that really works for me. I didn't read any books or articles on the topic. And didn't go to a presentation course (- but I hope to shortly!). So, maybe my approach is dead-wrong. If so, please tell me. And if you have other tips and tricks you want to share, please leave a comment. Most of the time I get a limited amount of time to give the presentation. Say 30 minutes. My new approach to presenting is like this: I start a document (not a new slide!). I write down the rough outline of the presentation in short lines of text. Then I start detailing that outline. I literally write down what I want to say. This is my script. Then I read the text and time it. Once in silence and once out loud. If that ...