I have done lots of formal presentations. Despite that, I always put in hours of preparation. Each one is brand new, crafting a clear message. A cardinal sin of presenting is apologising to the audience that you were busy, “I did not have time”, and so “slapped a few slides together.” Like arriving late for a meeting, that is the same as saying your time is more important than theirs. Except, you can multiply that by the number of people giving you their attention. I did lots of dry runs. As many as I could with dummy audiences. Ideally people who give good feedback, and are anal in slightly different ways. Some about typos. Some about visuals. Some about facts. The key to communication is realising that how you intend to say something, and how it is heard… is not the same thing. Listening is a part of sharing information. That is why we are all wired to detect the difference between a conversational tone, and someone vomiting their world view on us. The only world view that matters is the one that connects us.
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