A report to a senior executive group is not a conversation, although it should sound conversational. It is a communication designed to facilitate a prediction or a decision. In order to sound conversational you need to be relaxed. Ironically, relaxation
When does a polished speaker become slick? I ask this question because I occasionally see so-called “professional speakers” behaving in peculiar ways. They have developed a presentation “style” that doesn’t seem natural, that smacks of late night infomercials and snake
The perils are listed in no particular order. Needle in a haystack The audience will be drinking data from a firehose. The savvy presenter recognizes this peril as an opportunity. To capture attention—do something that stands out from the environment.