The Five Biggest Mistakes People Make When Giving Presentations – And How to Avoid Them

by Chris on August 19, 2010

Created by Dianne Lowther of Brilliant Minds NLP. Visit her at www.brilliantminds.co.uk

1. Lack of Clear Purpose
I’ve seen lots of presentations that contained interesting, maybe even useful, information but still left me thinking, ‘So what?’ And I’m sure you have, too. This is what happens when the presenter lacks a clear purpose. The presentation rambles around, covers various topics but never really seems to come to a point.

To avoid this, take time before you start to prepare your presentation and clearly identify its purpose. Then, when you prepare your presentation, only include material that is relevant to that purpose. [click to continue…]

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by Chris August 18, 2010

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by Chris August 9, 2010

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by Chris July 28, 2010

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by Chris July 26, 2010

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