Tag Archive for: closing a presentation

Believe the Four B’s of No-Panic Presentations

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For five years I served on the faculty of the American Management Association International, traveling and teaching one-day seminars. More specifically, I worked the five-cities-in-five-days circuit. For example, Monday might find me in Denver; Tuesday in Salt Lake City; Wednesday in Boise; Thursday in Seattle; and Friday in Portland, Oregon. Read more

Presentation Closing Clunker: How To Avoid Just Fizzling Out at the End

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We’ve all seen it happen. A presenter hasn’t practiced closing statements, so he or she says something along the lines of, “Any questions?” Read more

Presentation Closing Clunker: Should You Save Q&A for the End?

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At professional conferences, the question-and-answer session is an integral portion of many presentations. I’ve spoken at events where it was mandatory to save time for questions from the audience, and the allotted time can be anywhere from five minutes to sometimes 30 minutes. Read more