On the Job by Anita Bruzzese How to Make Your Presentations Much, Much Better

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese How to Make Your Presentations Much, Much Better Everyone can give a fantastic presentation. Not so, you may think. Youve seen plenty of horrible ones, and may even believe that its something youre only so-so at doing. (If youre being completely honest, you may even admit your last presentation sucked.) Thats OK, right? Everyone has their gifts, and for some people, presenting an idea to a bunch of strangers or co-workers isnt one of them. But thats the wrong attitude to take, especially since effective presentations are so critical when it comes tomoving up the career ladder, no matter your job. Dan Roam, author of Show and Tell: How Everybody Can Make Extraordinary Presentations, may be finally able to break you free from presentation jitters and propel you into the world of great speakers and presenters. The first key, he says, is telling the truth. There are a lot of people who are like snake-oil salesmen or deliver such crappy presentations we dont believe a word they say, Roam says. But if you speak the truth as you know it without spinning it or lying then two-thirds of your worry over a presentation will evaporate, he says. Another key is to simply tell a story, he says. Its in our genetic code (read more here)