I'm not trying to be smug, that comes with out effort, but it's a question I asked myself today. And here are my answers- based on exhaustive research (none) behind the ranking- The 5 most irritating things that good presenters do, but great presenters don't are-
- Think that they can get away with 'winging it'.
- Ignore the people in the seats until the presentation starts.
- Assume that the audience knows and/or cares who they are.
- Ask people to save their questions until the end.
- Ask questions of the audience that they know the answers to already.
NB- the question came to me when I started thinking, honestly, about my own performance highs and lows- Physician heal thyself! What have I missed?
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Jim: What an interesting list of irritating things that good presenters do, but great presenters don’t!
ReplyDeleteI also agree that these things are irritating.
I’d like to share 3 other things to add to your list of what good presenters do, but great presenters don’t:
1) Good presenters often run out of time, so they feel rushed and can’t get through all their information.
2) Many good presenters are often still too dependent on PowerPoint, which includes them listing every point on the slides.
3) A lot of the good presenters that I coach overestimate the amount of information that audience members can absorb and retain in a given amount of time.
Jim, please feel free to add your "two cents" to my presentation skills-related blog this week, on 10 tips to avoid succumbing to Death by PowerPoint: http://marjoriebrody.wordpress.com/
Marjorie