3 worst mistakes people make in a presentation Truly memorable disaster not just happen. They require a special mixture of misunderstanding and poor effort. Here are three ways to ensure a catastrophe in its next budget, and how to avoid them. Error # 1: Believe in Magic Show for the hope that a coherent, powerful, useful presentation magically appear once you start talking. Avoid any kind of preparation. Just wing. > What's the whole world is surprised by the presentation because it is more expected. They are also bored and disappointed. They may also become a nuisance because it insults the audience by presenting prepared to lose your time. Unprepared audio, ben oil, events. > Instead of preparation. Identify the purpose of your conversation. Design of a presentation that allows you to achieve this goal. Speak with key members of the public about their expectations. Test. Error # 2: Memorize your speech Skip committing countless precious hours every word in memory that can recite, but awoke in the middle of the night. > What it sounds like a machine. And if you stumble on a word, it can be pasted – without words. I have seen this happen, and it is painful. > Instead of learning from its presentation. Yes, writing a screenplay. Remember the first and last sentence, and then the presentation of practice regardless of the script. The practice often. Finally, we learn to convey the key ideas in a natural, normal. Error # 3: Talk to focus exclusively on you upon himself. Speaking of his life, credentials, and history. Tell us your story. Only talk about yourself. Making the presentation to all of you, you and your life. > What to listen politely. If you can be quite fun, you can pay attention. Otherwise, the public reacts to think, "So?"> Instead of talking about hearing. That is, talk about what they need and how they can achieve.