We had oral presentations again this week in my MCOM class. This week I had to present. I learned lots as I prepared for this. I had spent the previous classes observing and noticing what other people did that worked well and what didn't work very well, and had figured out a pseudo structure that I wanted to follow. As I researched and developed a hook and an agenda, the presentation came together really easily. I was able to prepare a good presentation in a remarkable short period of time. Of course, that only included putting the content together, not actually practicing it.
As I was giving my presentation the next day, I realized that I had actually put together something that was high quality. I spent less than a fourth of the time preparing the content of my presentation as I do the content of a talk in church, and this is significant, even though my talks in church are typically 10 minutes long.
Therefore, what I learned is that f you prepare the proper elements, such as a hook and an agenda, then the rest of the presentation (including a paper or a talk) will come together much faster than they would otherwise. The content of the presentation will also be of much higher quality.
This is important because it allows to to present better quality presentations, which can be a big deal if you want to be influential. I will, therefore, remember these important things and use them in the future when preparing anything I need to present to an audience.
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