When you are a speaker, planning your seminar includes preparing to give the best presentation possible. I have helped a lot of speakers and marketing executives with their seminars and want to share what I've learned about the "do's and don'ts" of public speaking.
I was working for a corporate client on one of their major events. They had invited experts outside their organization to speak to their audience of top executives. One of the experts was not accustomed to speaking in front of a large crowd so we rehearsed several times with a presentation coach the evening before the event.
During his presentation the next morning, the expert rambled, lost his place and seem very scattered. We later discovered that his hotel room mini-bar tab, which was billed to my client, was quite high. He had apparently had quite a bit of alcohol the night before and was not able to pull off a professional presentation during our breakfast event. This expert was not asked back and probably lost a few potential clients that day.
My suggestions-
Do - make sure you rehearse your presentation on-site
Don't - partake in too much of anything that could jeopardize your presentation or your relationship with your audience and your clients
About Me
- Sharon Hill
- I'm really passionate about helping people plan professional events that get their audiences to know, like, and trust them.
