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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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Thanks, glad you liked it.

Absolutely, how and what they want is important to research beforehand. I’ve had situations where I was handed a template, makes it easy to consume information.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, those are excellent points 👌

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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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Glad the article resonated with you, Michal.

Thanks for sharing the book, it looks very promising. Anything particular that you want to highlight from the book?

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TED has many engaging public speeches, and the book sheds a lot of light on its backstage, and what it takes to prepare for the talk.

"We don’t see the hours of preparation or rehearsals, only the result, the final performance. Great public speakers practise with the same level of determination and discipline as musicians or athletes."

— that's my highlight (taken from my review published some time ago: https://read.perspectiveship.com/p/review-ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide)

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That’s so true, it applies to so much more in daily life. Thanks for sharing, Michal.

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Great article. Very well explained

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Thank you, glad you liked it!

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Systematically explained and very helpful

Thanks fir giving tips which will add value to our efficiency

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Thank you for the kind words 🙌

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Great post, thank you for sharing such practical tips.

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Thank you, glad you liked it 🙌

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Very insightful read for me personally Akash. Especially helpful was starting with stating the objective of the meeting which will help with providing a direction to the meeting.

What do you recommend for offline communications in groups where leaders are present ? Do we need to have this same level of interaction in offline chats ?

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I’m glad you liked it, Kartik.

That’s a great question. Groups are generally more informal, but we always have the same fear, “I don’t want to sound stupid “ in front of execs.

The best part about offline though is you get time. My suggestion would be to keep a balance between over enthusiasm and completely missing in those chats.

One thing I’ve noticed, concise and clear communication goes a long way, across channels.

Does that help?

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