Comments on: Tiers to tears http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/05/26/tiers-to-tears/ hints, tips and articles ~ to help the impact you make Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Simon http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/05/26/tiers-to-tears/#comment-44917 Simon Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:22:00 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/?p=144#comment-44917 Hi Terry - I think it's fair to say that being 'overly deferential' isn't a general habit of mine..... or so my friends tell me! :) S Hi Terry - I think it’s fair to say that being ‘overly deferential’ isn’t a general habit of mine….. or so my friends tell me! :)

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]]> By: Terry Gault http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/05/26/tiers-to-tears/#comment-44660 Terry Gault Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:55:05 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/?p=144#comment-44660 Simon, As the presenter, it is your job to create the best environment for your audience to have a good experience, so taking charge of the space is crucial. If you need to move something, move it. If you need to write something on the flip chart or white board, do so. If you become too deferential, it can be seen as a lack of confidence , which will undermine your authority and thereby your presentation as a whole! If the space is huge, you are right....ask them to come and sit closer. This will make the presentation more personal. Simon,

As the presenter, it is your job to create the best environment for your audience to have a good experience, so taking charge of the space is crucial. If you need to move something, move it. If you need to write something on the flip chart or white board, do so. If you become too deferential, it can be seen as a lack of confidence , which will undermine your authority and thereby your presentation as a whole!

If the space is huge, you are right….ask them to come and sit closer. This will make the presentation more personal.

]]> By: Breaking Murphy’s Law » Blog Archive » The Weekly Might Have Missed List (6/01/08) http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/05/26/tiers-to-tears/#comment-43251 Breaking Murphy’s Law » Blog Archive » The Weekly Might Have Missed List (6/01/08) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:52:10 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/?p=144#comment-43251 [...] Dr Simon Raybould anticipates that the architecture of the room he is presenting in might present some challenges — Tiers to tears. [...] [...] Dr Simon Raybould anticipates that the architecture of the room he is presenting in might present some challenges — Tiers to tears. [...]

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