My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy!
The Podcast:
The Transcript:
I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for January 10, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Start Your Public Speaking with Internal Presentations
Which presentations “should” you start with? Consider these alternatives:
- Start with the presentations that offer *you* the least value as an attendee or participant. Volunteer to change them.
- Offer a brief presentation about what you know that you think other people should know. (This might be at a team meeting or other team learning experience.
- Say, “Yes,” when someone asks you to deliver a presentation to more senior people in the organization.
Regardless of whether your colleagues know about your expertise, consider the What, So What, Now What organization to clarify how you might organize your presentation. Especially if the way people currently present offers little to no value to the attendees or participants.
And, here's the video.