{"id":1715,"date":"2017-04-13T08:23:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T08:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:54:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:54:12","slug":"dont-talk-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/dont-talk-too-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t talk too long"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Business presentations take many forms! How long will you talk for?<\/p><\/div>\n

Adapted from an original article by Roger HB Davies, Think on Your Feet International Inc<\/em><\/p>\n

Do a \u201cdry run\u201d to focus on the timing of your presentation. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Listeners commonly complain that speakers waste their time and talk too long. If you don\u2019t do a dry run, you risk preparing forty minutes of material for a twenty-minute presentation. At the fifteen-minute mark, you\u2019re surprised when you\u2019re only halfway through your material. You panic. You speed up the last part, glide over the most important points, and never get that hard-hitting conclusion you planned.<\/p>\n

The Skilled Presenter™<\/span><\/u><\/a> always does at least one dry run to focus on timing. Be willing to remove major sections of your presentation. Ask the following questions: Do my listeners really want to know this? Is it engaging? Is it persuasive?<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if your dry run shows your presentation is short, stretch the time by adding more examples or by devoting more time to a question-and-answer period.<\/p>\n

More ways to improve your presentations:<\/p>\n