How can you become a more powerful presenter?
The Challenge
Before your next presentation (whether it will be at a small team meeting or a large convention hall), practice your presentation in front of someone whose opinion you trust. Ask them to tell you one thing you did well, one way you make your message clearer, and one way you could improve the delivery of your message (that is, your stage persona).
Why do this?
This action will allow you to reflect on your how effectively you communicate during presentations, and to identify ways to make your point more clearly.
Being able to reach your audience with a clear, concise, and confidently-presented message will increase your influence and ability to share ideas.
What’s next?
After you give the actual presentation, reach out to someone who was in the audience and ask him or her to share one thing that they appreciated about how you communicated, and one thing they think you could improve on. It will be interesting to see whether their feedback aligns with the previous person's.
