I’ve shamelessly cherry-picked the presentation tips from Scott’s book that I most agree with.
1. Let go of perfection
If you’d like to be good at something, the first thing to go out the window is the notion of perfection. Every time is I get up to the front of the room, I know I will make mistakes.
I so agree. I get so annoyed by courses, books and articles that claim to help you deliver the perfect presentation. Not only is there no such thing, that type of thinking will sabotage your efforts to deliver a competent, effective and engaging presentation.
Olivia Mitchell picks the top six tips from Scott Berkun's Confessions of a Public Speaker. Click through for five more.