From the course: Design a Compelling Presentation
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The privilege of speaking
From the course: Design a Compelling Presentation
The privilege of speaking
- You present for many reasons. Sometimes, you present to teach. Sometimes, you present to share. Sometimes, you present to lead. And sometimes, you present to persuade. In every case, though, you're in front of an audience. And if you're like most of us, that can make you a little nervous. Sometimes a lot nervous. But you don't need to be. In our modern world, to have a voice is a precious thing. In this day of two-second attention spans and Twitter and Instagram and Snapchat, to have an audience sit quietly and give their attention, even for a short time, to you and to what you have to say, is pretty cool. Even if it's routine. Even if they're your fellow employees and they've been forced to be there, it's a privilege to be listened to. So you want to be your best. You have everyone's ear, and you want to make the most of it. And I'm saying this as a preamble before we get to design, because the better you feel about yourself and your talk, the better the slides will be that you're…
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