Presenting for IMPACT

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What is the one time when you are in the spotlight?

You guessed it, when you are presenting to your audience on a given subject.  Your credibility is at stake during this presentation, so be prepared to answer questions and be concise with your PowerPoint slides and vocals.

Here are some tips:

  •  Know your audience:  research the people you will be presenting to before the meeting
  • Memorize the material:  Be sure to study both the slides and the script before conducting a presentation
  • Ask for feedback:  how can you better your presenting skills, without polling your audience
  • Be honest:  if you can’t answer a question, write it down and when you figure out the correct answer, get back to that audience member

Presenting is a formal way of letting your audience or manager know that you exist and add value to the business.  The difficult part is the pressure that you endure before you present because you are being judged on your verbiage and subject knowledge.  This is why preparation is the key to your success.

Strong presentation skills is a clear path for leadership, which corresponds to management.

A lot of people think that they can start a business but they don’t really understand the day to day work involvement.  Selling a business can be a great way to cash out.

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Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin’s Press) and the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing), which combined have been translated into 15 languages.

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