It takes one hour of preparation for each minute of presentation time. – Wayne Burgraff
Preparing for presentations is a tough job. I have done tons of presentations and every presentation doesn’t go as per the plan. We might rehearse, prepare and dry run a million times before we get on the stage. But the reality is, the situation and time we get on stage is completely a different story.
If you are a frequent presenter, you need to think on our feet before we get our chance. A number of times my presentations have been cut to half the time or even lesser by the organizers. It is tough and I thought of sharing what most presenters go through.
Do feel free to check my Presentation Tips that I wrote long time back. It is a long read but worth read if you want to become a regular presenter.
There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. – Dale Carnegie
If you have tales to share, drop your comments. I am sure you would have also gone through such times in your presentation. Do tell me about your presentation bloopers.
No one ever complains about a speech being too short! – Ira Hayes
Even the best have their bad days :) – Have fun:
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Hello Vinod,
I have also given some presentations and I can say even though you have 10 mins session you have to spend a lot of time and you have to plan really well. There are some factors which are not in our control. Superb blog!
There is no substitute to preparation. Thanks for the note Abhishek.
Forgot to mention, its an awesome video :)
Thanks for the mention !!!
Hi Vinod,
Aptly Portrayed picture. The projector failure is something that often happens inspite of having facilities support etc., It is in deed a challenge to reorganize the presentation based on the situation. Another common obstacle is question by “so called” smart person before you even start the presentation :).
I did not deliver a presentations in public forums, but luckily whatever the sessions that I took interal to our organization went on with little issues and I could recover on time.
I have seen your sessions and keep tracking the practices you follow and try to get the gist out of it and use it while I present sessions. Thanks for all your contributions to the community.
Regards,
Phaneendra