Keep the focus where it belongs: On you.
By Steven E. Sacks
The NEW Fundamentals
Have you ever attended a conference where the presenter plans to supplement his or her key topics by showing an illustration of what is being currently said?
Do I look at the speaker or do I look at the slides? Will the slides be available later or should I take notes now? Should I move up 50 rows so the microscopic wording improves to barely readable? Can I ask the speaker to back up a couple of slides?
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Whenever I give presentations I try to put myself in the shoes of the listeners and create a presentation in a way that relies on them briefly glancing at the slide transition and then redirecting their full attention back on me. But what we see today is too many speakers just reading what appears on the slides. They should simply begin their session by saying, “I’ll read out loud and you’ll follow along silently.” Thank goodness there was never a request made for responsive reading.
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