If you believe you are a good presenter and can’t articulate the details of what makes you good – you don’t know why – beware! You are headed for surprise failure.
If you are a poor presenter and want to get better – take heart. You can build on the fundamentals. The leaders in any field stress the importance of knowing and doing the fundamentals.
The best presenters are skillful presenters – not talented presenters.
The ability to deliver good and great presentations is based on using the techniques of successful presentation skills. Skills can be learned and honed. All it takes is study, practice and training.
If you want to be a better presenter, understand the principles, practice the techniques, and get expert coaching. That’s how the best in any field get to be the best and stay there.
I have met many fabulous presenters. I have not met one yet who claimed to be a natural born presenter. I am a top notch professional presenter and executive speech coach. Yet I was not a natural born presenter. I can reveal to you examples of my own frustration along the journey. I invested time, effort and money to become a great presenter. To get better I studied and analyzed hundreds of presenters. I received advice, coaching and mentoring from the best that I could find. And I haven’t finished learning yet.
How about you? Where do you want to be?
If you want to improve your presentation results – improve your presentation skills.
Read tips, articles and books on presentation skills. Study other public speakers to learn from their success and mistakes. Listen to audio programs. Watch videos. Attend conferences, course and seminars. Hire a presentation skills coach.
If you really want to improve your presentations invest time, money and effort in improving your presentation skills.
George Torok
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Good Post and you are correct: Skills are learned.
ReplyDeleteSmall town newspapers still do this:
Birth Announcements: Boys and Girls are born, but no Presenters are born.
Obits: People die for a variety of reasons, but I've not seen where someone passed away because of presenting.
Conclusion: There is not a Presentation Gene we are born or not born with. Presenting is also a safe activity to engage in.
Therefore it is a skill that is learned!
Thanks!