Don’t be boring. Don’t be fake. Don’t be trite. Avoid using cliches.
What does this mean when it comes to presentations?
Most people do not possess the personality, charisma, and skills of Freddie Mercury when he performed in front of Live Aid in 1985. There’s a lot to learn from him…about the right way to inspire and connect with an audience.
Have you attended a seminar, presentation or some other event where the person on stage asks how is everyone doing this morning? Or does everyone feel good? And it felt hollow?
Congratulations, you have been manipulated by someone too lazy to invest in the speaker-audience relationship. It’s filler. It’s lazy. It’s unimaginative. And that person is betting that no one will break the herd mentality and say something different.
At best it’s manipulative...at worst it’s lazy and insulting. Don’t be that. Be better as a presenter, professional, and a person.
