I am at a two-day company meeting with a client. There are a number of internal presenters of content. All of them are doing a good job because they went through a process where their content was reviewed, an initial presentation was critiqued and finally they got personal one-on-one coaching the day before the event. A Lot of effort? Yes! Worth it? I think so, and so do they.

These are not professional speakers but they learned how to present better in front of an audience. and like it or not, that is a skill worth having and working for in corporate America. It is true that we find better speakers to be more credible, intelligent, successful, etc etc…While we don’t as readily attribute such characteristics to poor speakers. The actual truth may be different but the perception is what matters here.

One of the single biggest things you can do to improve your visibility and promotability is to get better at speaking in public.  Rehearsals and coaching are a good start.

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