How to manage your time during a presentation
No matter how much—or how little—time you’re scheduled for, keeping track of every minute is vital to a successful presentation. Remember these three points to use your time wisely.
Presentation professional Guy Kawasaki preaches that the average length of a pitch presentation should be no longer than 20 minutes. Depending on the purpose of the presentation and the type of content covered, though, a presenter could have anywhere from two minutes to two hours or more. The worst mistake a presenter can make is keep his or her audience over the allotted presentation time. That’s why we’ve put together this list of three tips to effectively manage your presentation time:
1. Energy management vs. time management
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