Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes - The Goodman ...

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The Sorry State of the Art
Why the Average Presentation Earns a Below-Average Grade – cont’d
Five Glimmers of Hope
While presenters may have an inflated sense of their own ability, and even if they are
working in a climate that drags them down, there are reasons to believe improvement can
come. The final open-ended question posed in our survey was, “As a presenter yourself,
where do you see the most room for improvement?” The most frequent answers match
up very well with the areas that need the most improvement. Specifically, respondents
expressed the desire:
• to find ways in which they can get audience members more involved;
• to learn how to better organize their material;
• to be more confident at the podium;
• to find more time to prepare for their presentations;
• to learn how to create more compelling visuals.
In the following four chapters, we’ll suggest specific ways to reach each of these goals.