Set Up the Facilities and the Equipment

Based on my own hard experience when it comes to setting up the facilities, my advice is for you to arrive at the presentation site at least 40 minutes early and to take total responsibility. This is truly an area where if anything can go wrong, it will, and that will undermine the confidence you’ve worked to develop so far. This is even more true as the media become more sophisticated. Here’s the tip of the iceberg for all that can go wrong and how I’ve learned to handle the situations.

The Facilities are Doing it to You

Problem: The light panel requires a rocket scientist to operate … if you can find it in the first place. And what about temperature controls? And what about the window shades?

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