You’re a better presenter right now, simply because you are considering presentations more consciously. You’re a better presenter because you want to stop the presentation paradox. You’re a better presenter because you have visited this site, even if that is just with questions. You’re a better presenter because you want to see change in presentations.
Part of my sadness regarding presentations is that it frequently feels like I am sweeping the tide with a broom. For every presentation workshop I run, every polemic lecture I deliver and every visit to this website, I am well aware that there will be 100 other presentations highlighting the current standard of presentations rather than being one that prompts improvement. The presentation paradox of disquiet and yet conformity is powerful.
Reframing that, however, allows me to recognise that even if only one person reads this blog post, they are a better presenter simply for engaging in the process. So very few presenters go beyond the default template, very few plan effectively and the majority deliver their presentations in a manner they fully understand could be improved. And yet so few make that change. Simply by considering presentations beyond this position means that you’re a better presenter.
You’re a better presenter if you have questions about presentations. It might be questions about how to brainstorm audience needs or steps to effectively limit the overwhelming distraction of supportive media or to better understand how to effectively use the microphone. You’re a better presenter because you want to improve your presentations. I hope you can find answers to those questions here.
You’re a better presenter because you want to see changes in presentations. I have made it repeatedly clear that the change we seek is because we recognise lost opportunities in presentations, whether inspirational, research or educational. Stories are being told that will be lost in time, like tears in rain and you want change. You’re a better presenter because you don’t believe that there is only one way to improve presentations, but you are looking for a new direction, new ideas and direction from the science. You’re a better presenter because you want presentations to be something to be excited about rather than simply endured.
Presentations are a fundamental tool in communication in our modern world. The current construction and delivery is not effective because of science. You’re a better presenter because you want change. Keep being amazing; you’re a better presenter already.
Hallelujah!