Archive for January, 2010

When it comes to presentations and/or teaching, what is your favorite type or method? I’ve set through many a conference, client presentation, seminar, training session and other teaching experiences. Over the years, I’ve been the presenter/teacher lots of times; and one thing I have come to learn is that my least favorite of these experiences is sitting in room filled with people and listening to a monologue about the topic at hand.

So now, I often dread client presentations. Not because I don’t like being a presenter and feel that I am not good at it; on the contrary, I am quite comfortable standing in front of a crowd. What I dread about client presentations is that moment after you’ve presented everything and you’re awaiting their response. Did you nail it? Will the client be able to think as the customer, not as themselves? Do they agree that you know exactly how to take their product to the masses? Read the rest of this entry »