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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:You may also find that presentations simply take X% longer with a certain audience.
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Burk Hufnagel wrote:If you notice that things are taking longer than expected due to unexpected questions or requests for more detail, it may be possible to ask the audience to wait until after the presentation is complete before you respond so that you can deliver the information to everyone on time and those interested in more detail can get their answers without inconveniencing the others.
Burk Hufnagel wrote:If it's a meeting with managers, and the questions/details are pertinent, then they may agree to set aside more time for the presentation.
Dirk Haun wrote:For a meeting with managers, who are usually short on time, the approach by Joey Asher from his book "15 minutes including Q&A" may be better: Give the shortest possible presentation with only the minimum of required information and then do a Q&A where you answer all the questions about details.
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Burk Hufnagel wrote:
Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:You may also find that presentations simply take X% longer with a certain audience.
If you notice that things are taking longer than expected due to unexpected questions or requests for more detail, it may be possible to ask the audience to wait until after the presentation is complete before you respond so that you can deliver the information to everyone on time and those interested in more detail can get their answers without inconveniencing the others. If it's a meeting with managers, and the questions/details are pertinent, then they may agree to set aside more time for the presentation.
Burk
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:When very senior people in an organization have a question, sometimes you have to answer it...
Dirk Haun wrote:Yep. But presentations in a corporate environment have their own rules and are quite different from giving a conference talk. Have a look at Joey Asher's book (see above) - I think his approach will work much better there.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:I didn't realize we were limiting the discussion to conference talks.
Dirk Haun wrote:
Just pointed this out since my book isn't really covering the specifics of presentations in corporate environments.
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Dirk Haun wrote:Just pointed this out since my book isn't really covering the specifics of presentations in corporate environments.
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Burk Hufnagel wrote:Is it aimed at just technical presentations for technical conferences, or is it wider than that?
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