Following on from last week’s post about My simple process on how not to get interrupted when presenting to senior executives, here are five tips to prepare for you next Leadership Team or Board presentation.
1. Think of developing relationship with the senior executives, not as a presentation to them.
2. You will be judged. Acknowledge that and step up to meet that challenge.
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A number of my mid-level, executive clients are frustrated when delivering important presentations to their Leadership Team or Board.
They’re frustrated because soon after they start speaking, a member of the Leadership team or Board often interrupts them.
This interruption interferes with their speaking flow, and then a free flowing discussion between the leaders in the room occurs, leaving the presenter stranded and often resulting in deferring a decision on the matter at hand to a later time.
and it can take months before a final decision is made.
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With the re-start of ‘normality’ in Australia set for early July how will you decide when to have a face to face meeting versus a video meeting? What’s the best mix of face to face and video meetings?
From my research and discussion with executives below are overall thoughts on the topic and list of suggestions on when to hold face to face and when to do video meetings – for you to adapt.
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Hi Everyone,
Last week I mentioned a new complimentary, 30 minute keynote presentation (delivered by Videoconference) titled: How to Reshape your personal communication for a videoconference world.
I’ll be conducting several of these presentations in the upcoming weeks. Points covered in the presentation include how to limit daydreaming, and how to adapt your voice and gestures to deliver impact ‘through a screen’. Let me know if this presentation interests you or someone you know.
Thanks,
Michael K
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What’s a simple practical way to practice inserting more impact to your speaking. Impact that might approach that of 90 year old Nicholas Parsons analysed in last week’s post.
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Picture this.
You’ll got an important pitch coming up to your Leadership team and you have 10 minutes for the entire presentation.
But you have so many ideas – disorganised in your mind – that you’re not sure how to choose the best ideas to get sign off on what you want.
Here is a SIMPLE, powerful process to determine your key message(s).
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