Think back to any of your last presentations: whether you last presented giving an elevator pitch at a networking event, or gave a report in a team meeting, or rocked the house on the platform talking with a group of a thousand people.
Stop and answer the following statements with just one of the words in the Scale of Words. Remember, the more honest your answers are the better understanding you will have of your presentation skill level. This will allow you to make the best choices of actions to take to improve.
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Never |
Rarely |
Sometimes |
Often |
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Planning | |||||
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My preparation included an audience assessment | |||||
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I visited the room and space I would be presenting | |||||
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My point of contact discussed the meeting objective with me | |||||
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I used the meeting objective to guide my presentation | |||||
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I practiced, not memorized, the content | |||||
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CONTENT | |||||
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My opening was strong enough to break the audience preoccupations | ... |