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Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies
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Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies

by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts
September 2023
Beginner content levelBeginner
384 pages
9h 7m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 13

Poised to Present

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Dressing comfortably and confidently

Bullet Getting in enough practice

Bullet Handling technology snafus

Bullet Creating a culture of inclusivity

Bullet Getting help for stage fright

Don’t strive for perfection. We’re not human topiaries to be pruned and preened.

–JO BOWLBY, A BOOK FOR LIFE

Striving for perfection can be exhausting. You’ll never think you’re good enough. Instead, strive for mastery — being as well prepared as you can be. When you strive for mastery, you embrace the process rather than limiting yourself by an ideal.

This chapter leads you through dressing the part, the art of practicing, using notecards, punctuating with your voice, dealing with technology snafus, creating a culture of diversity and inclusivity, and putting you on the path towards mastery.

Okay. Once you’ve completed the Start-Up Brief (Chapter 3) and prepared your stories and storyboard (Chapter 7), you’re ready for your dress rehearsal to ensure that all details of your presentation ...

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