Article of Interest: Five Presentation Mistakes Everyone Makes

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Getting ready to give a winning presentation to a client you have been wooing for months?  Well, you better get it right from the start because first impressions matter.  Below we share Nancy Duarte's five presentation mistakes everyone makes.  See if you have made any of these yourself.  After all, you want to land that new million-dollar client, right?

Five Presentation Mistakes Everyone Makes

1. Failing to engage emotionally.
2. Asking too much of your slides. (I am definitely guilty of this one!)
3. Trotting out tired visuals.
4. Speaking in jargon.
5. Going over your allotted time.

Related post: Presentations That Matter (also by Nancy Duarte)  

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Article of Interest: Presentations That Matter

Who hasn't put together what they thought was a killer presentation in their professional lifetime only to find out later on -- during the presentation -- that the audience has a glazed-over look in their eyes, some even falling asleep?

Fear no more.  One of my favorite presentation experts, Nancy Duarte, in the following article provides two big ideas on how to make the audience the stars of your presentation and deliver a presentation that matters.

Create a Presentation Your Audience Will Care About

About Nancy Duarte:  She is the author of the all-new edition of the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, as well as two award-winning books on the art of presenting, Slide:ology and Resonate. Her team at Duarte, Inc., has created more than a quarter of a million presentations for its clients and teaches public and corporate workshops on presenting. Follow Duarte on Twitter: @nancyduarte.

Illustration credit:  Nancy Duarte, Harvard Business Review