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Scott Rayburn reckons he’s been giving his clients the wrong advice all these years.
Rather than telling them all will be fine and that the audience will not revolt if the novice presenter is slightly nervous or fluffs a line, Scott asks if he has in fact been doing a disservice — to his clients AND their audiences.
Says Scott,
“Don’t worry, I say, your audience won’t walk out on you.”
… So, what would the world be like if audiences gave themselves permission to slip away when threatened by a dreadful presentation?
Well, maybe, just maybe, some folks would begin to invest a little more time and thought into crafting a good presentation, rather than waiting until the last moment and then winging it.
Scott rails against the lazy presenter who cares more for “positioning their reputations than preparing their presentations”
And the thing is… I have been guilty of being under-rehearsed and under-prepared myself. Overly confident in my own abilities to ad-lib and ‘cobble something together’, I have (more times than I care to admit) given more attention to myself than to giving my best for my audience.
And I bet I’m not alone amongst my community…
Thanks for the kick up the proverbial, Scott.
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