Chapter 22
Presenting Someone Else’s Content
IN THIS CHAPTER
Nipping and tucking
Personalizing the presentation with stories
Acknowledging the elephant in the room (you)
Coming from the corporate office
Stories are memory aids, instruction manuals, and moral compasses.
–ALEKS KROTOSKM, BROADCASTER, JOURNALIST, AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST
You arrive at work on Monday morning and learn that Jesse — who was supposed to make an important presentation at 1:00 — called in sick. People have flown in from different parts of the country, so it’s too late to cancel. Your manager has charged you with filling in. You weren’t involved in the preparation and know less than Jesse about the subject matter. Delivering a presentation is stressful enough, but delivering someone else’s in a pinch — yikes!
If you find yourself in this situation, take a deep breath and follow the advice laid out in this chapter. It lays out the path to making you shine, getting rid of the elephant in the room (you), reclaiming the presentation as your own, sharing your unique stories, and much more. Don’t worry. You’ll get ...
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