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50 Ways to Blow a Great Presentation

Julie Hansen - 22 January 2019

So many ways to blow a great presentation…and so little time.  You likely work hard to get the opportunity to present to a prospect, so why risk blowing it on one (or more) highly preventable mistakes?
Here’s my Top 50 ways to blow a great presentation.  Check off which ones you’re guilty of – if you dare!
Spend a lot of time “chatting” with your prospect in the beginning to get comfortable.
Talk about yourself or your company right away.
Take your time getting to the value you bring your customer.
Don’t confirm who will be in the audience.
If you find out anything’s changed before you start, just forge ahead with what you planned, regardless of whether it’s still relevant.
Don’t practice. You don’t want to be phony!!
And be sure and tell your audience you didn’t have as much time to prepare as you’d like.
Don’t plan out the key points you want to convey. Your memory

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