Chapter 3
Coming Across as a Consummate Presenter
In This Chapter
Defining the consummate presenter
Advancing from good to great
Meeting the needs of the situation
Measuring your success
Men and women who drive themselves to success and aim for self-actualization — the pursuit of inner talent, creativity, meaning, personal and professional potential, and fulfillment (from psychologist Abraham Maslow’s highest hierarchy of needs) — hate being considered just one of the crowd. Because you bought this book, you likely are one of those special people who want to stand out and above the crowd. You have no tolerance for a performance that’s average, adequate, or acceptable. Those are not the A’s you yearn for and strive to achieve. You love originality, change, and doing something different — not just to be different, but to be vastly better. And that’s what innovation is about.
If you want to be that exceptional innovative presenter, you embrace Ralph Waldo Emerson’s advice, “Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” You want to make a difference, ...
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