From the course: Presenting to Senior Executives
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Managing meeting technology glitches
From the course: Presenting to Senior Executives
Managing meeting technology glitches
- We coach professionals to be prepared for times when technology goes offline. I remember when one young manager was just hours away from his big presentation when he got a call from the CEO secretary. Mr. Hall cannot attend your presentation because his flight has been rescheduled. He asked if you would ride to the airport with him and summarize the main theme of your talk. The young manager didn't sweat this, he was prepared. Here's some strategies to help you fend off this kind of potential stress and frustration. Plan for visual display fails. Prepare your presentation so that you can easily talk through it while only using printed handouts of your slides. Make sure you have more than enough copies on hand in case more people are in the meeting. If you have animated slides, be sure your handouts display the essential information. Rely on your verbals. With today's busy schedules, you can assume that someone will be…
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