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You
missed a great time on Monday if you weren’t on our call, Does Your Business Presentation
Suck? with Rick Brake and myself.
Not only did Rick share with us the fundamentals of a successful
business presentation but we heard some funny stories (well
maybe not funny at the time but definitely in retrospect!)
about nightmare business presentations.
Rick
blogged recently about his nightmare presentation. If you want to
read the whole story
click
here. But
here’s a short clip from his blog piece:
"I
remember well the first time I went to show my
business. All I had was a canned presentation that
belonged to someone else. I was terrified! I prayed
they wouldn’t show up!
And guess what? They
didn’t! I was so relieved but what a dilemma. I
knew I had to present to build a business yet I never
wanted another appointment as long as I lived!"
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How many of you have experienced something like
this? Certainly
I have.
I remember my business presentation from
hell
There were
about 30 people in the room. Most of them were guests! I
lived in Lake Arrowhead CA, a small town. I knew most of
these people personally.
Excel
had a business presentation video. Anyone can do it right.
Just pop in the video and push play. Only as I pop in the
video and go to walk away it won’t play. The video was
broken so I had to do the presentation myself (gasp!).
I
was so scared as I was about to start, I got light headed,
dizzy and thought I might be sick. Talk about stage fright.
I did something I don’t typically do. I lied.
I
thought I was going to pass out and rather than tell the
room I was scared, I told them I thought I was getting
the flu. I was so embarrassed, everyone jumped to help
me. There were some, “Oh no” stories, “I just got
over the flu it’s nasty.”
We
found a flip chart and I actually sat in a chair while
someone else turned the pages until I could get my cool
back. I’ll
never forget the night. It was a dreadful experience.
Like Rick I made up my mind right there and then to figure
out what it took to do a good, fun (for me!) business presentation
so others would like to hear it.
We
heard some funny now but not – so- funny experiences
at the time on our call. How about you? Do you have a nightmare
business presentation story? Click here to share
it on the blog. We
will pick the top few stories to share in our next ezine, just
for fun and so you know you aren't the only person with a
horror story. ;-)
For
those of you who missed the call Monday, yes, we recorded
it. And it’s definitely worth a listen so go
here to access the recording. Rick outlined
the essential parts of a business presentation so it will
flow and keep your listener’s attention.
He
talked about “who” you need to be to give
a business presentation either to one person or to a crowd.
It’s always amazing to me that in the end it comes
down to us. It actually makes things easier. The only person
we have any control over is ourselves.
If
you did miss the call I heartily suggest you listen to the
recording. Rick
was in the top 20 money earners in Excel Communications
for years. (And that’s saying something, Excel was
a huge company.) Rick is also one of the most laid back,
never pushy guys you’ll ever meet. Yet, Rick learned
to give a great business presentation and to close and close
and close and never never be pushy.
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Class
Starts in Just 5 Days...
If you’d
like to stop second guessing your business presentation get that puppy into tip top shape once and for all
check out our new six week “Killer Business Presentation” program
starting on Monday, April 2nd.
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