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Josh at Business Leader Daily's avatar

Great post. One thing I would add is that it is around internal presentation standards or customs.

I have found most executive teams have a certain framework that they would like all presentations to follow - to make things easy to digest. For example, some like to have the recommendations presented first followed by the supporting data and story.

Another custom I have seen is that they would like the presentation sent before the meeting so they can review and come prepared with questions to maximize time. Knowing these traditions upfront are important to make your presentation a success

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Michał Poczwardowski's avatar

What resonated with me is the importance of trials and rehearsals. Great musicians have rehearsals, and great public speakers do many trials before their great talks. I highly recommend practising for the high-stakes ones.

Thanks for sharing your lessons on presenting, Akash — and I appreciate the shoutout!

PS One of the best books I read on public speaking was the guide released by TED (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41044212-ted-talks). I can recommend it as an enhancement to what you prepared.

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