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He probably also knew what to focus on, which helps tremendously with any presentation.
by vanderZwan 9y ago
He probably also knew what to focus on, which helps tremendously with any presentation.
- Cthulhu_ 9y agoFor sure; I think for many people that have to make a presentation, the message they want to tell is organized in bulletpoints, and they think of that while making the presentation, adding bulletpoints as they go. The presentation then becomes their own speakers notes, the crutch for their presentation. The alternative is to, if you need that crutch, write down the presentation in bulletpoints, memorize it, and make an accompanying / illustrative presentation alongside it. That requires a bit more effort and practice though. And if you have enough practice, if you have your message in your head already, along with the structure, you won't need the crutch anymore. But this is a very specific skill, if you're not doing regular presentations you won't acquire it. There's a lot of people that travel the world doing conference talks, they can reuse the same material a few times if need be, spend more time preparing, and just know their exact message. Getting paid to do presentations instead of having to do it as a side-thing does make a difference.
- gregmac 9y agoEven if you build your presentation this way, you can fix it: start again. Use your first presentation as literal speaker notes and just rebuild the while thing, but extract the key ideas, be very limited in writing down any words you want to say, and substitute charts, diagrams or photos wherever possible.