http://christopherspenn.disqus.com/Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your SuperheroenThu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:41 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/what-martial-arts-can-teach-us-about-improving-presentations/#comment-6200392<p>A great way to make sure you;re making sense is to ask the audience if they have questions periodically. Don't just wait til the end.</p><p>And don't say 'Did that make sense?' ... nobody is going to say no, for fear of looking dumb :-)</p>Martin NgThu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:41 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/what-martial-arts-can-teach-us-about-improving-presentations/#comment-1920678<p>I highly encourage clients to have an audio or video record of their presentations. Often an ad-lib will contain a moment of brilliance and you want to make sure that you don't lose it.</p><p>I find a post it note or cocktail napkin is a good size for some key presentation points.</p><p>Some of the best talks I've ever heard have had a quality of freshness even though I know the presenter has give the same speech many times. </p>Ken OkelFri, 29 Aug 2008 18:55:11 -0000