Comments on: How not to give a presentation http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/ Mon, 07 May 2012 22:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Simplify, simplify, simplify! « NeilCocker.com http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/#comment-273 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:20:31 +0000 http://neilcocker.com/?p=236#comment-273 [...] gave a talk a while back about my desire to simplify my life, and the last few days have been hammering it home [...]

]]> By: Hannah Suarez http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/#comment-200 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:16:00 +0000 http://neilcocker.com/?p=236#comment-200 Once did a 30-40 minute presentation on the same afternoon that I need to present it.

Lesson from that: don’t hold paper. Just wing it!

Don’t see what’s really wrong with it to be honest! I always feel like as if I haven’t said enough or provided enough answers or should work on the body language or provided more of those inspirational quotes but it’s all good..

]]> By: Marcus http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/#comment-199 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:43:19 +0000 http://neilcocker.com/?p=236#comment-199 It’s a great point and a good presentation.

Don’t beat yerself up. Do it again in the mirror and try and reduce the amount of words by 20%, and less anecdotal stuff.

Can I have a copy please? I need it…and so do a lot of my colleagues.

]]> By: Neil Cocker http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/#comment-194 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:54:07 +0000 http://neilcocker.com/?p=236#comment-194 Thanks gents. You’re very kind.

Just shows what happens when you’re not fully prepared!
:-)

Might have to re-record the talk sometime with a little more coherence, and some of the unnecessary stuff taken out.

]]> By: DK http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/#comment-193 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:37:29 +0000 http://neilcocker.com/?p=236#comment-193 I agree with Carl – we’re our own worst critics and I also enjoyed the talk.

Could it have been smoother, slicker etc – yes, although it certainly wasn’t incoherent and the messages were still there.

Using the experience as a learning curve it vital though and everytime you get in front of people only sharpens your mind/tongue :-)

Well done.

]]> By: Carl Morris http://neilcocker.com/2009/10/17/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/#comment-192 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:22:04 +0000 http://neilcocker.com/?p=236#comment-192 It was pretty good actually.

The other lesson is, one is one’s own worst critic. It’s all new to your audience. So chill out.

You should post the Stevie Wonder vid you once told me about – the one where he picks out bum notes in Songs In The Key Of Life.

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