Comments on: Presentation Pressure? Too Much? Not Enough? http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/presentation-pressure-too-much-not-enough/ The blog of Bobbi L. Newman, geek librarian, USA Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Liminal Librarian » Blog Archive » Shuffling back from Buffalo http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/presentation-pressure-too-much-not-enough/#comment-1928 The Liminal Librarian » Blog Archive » Shuffling back from Buffalo Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:22:04 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=897#comment-1928 [...] enough to attend one — anyone else? At Librarian by Day, Bobbi L. Newman references Bell in Presentation Pressure? Too much? Not enough? in noting So do I think there should be more pressure for good presentation skills?  In a perfect [...] [...] enough to attend one — anyone else? At Librarian by Day, Bobbi L. Newman references Bell in Presentation Pressure? Too much? Not enough? in noting So do I think there should be more pressure for good presentation skills?  In a perfect [...]

]]> By: Kathy Reiffenstein http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/presentation-pressure-too-much-not-enough/#comment-1922 Kathy Reiffenstein Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:04:24 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=897#comment-1922 Hi Bobbi, I stumbled across your post surfing out there in the great www. I must respectfully disagree with your position that there shouldn't be more pressure or emphasis on good presentation skills (of course, I am a communications consultant who teaches presentation skills...so what would you expect???). I think you are the exceptional audience member who will suffer through a mediocre presentation, look for the learning and wisdom from the expert and not be distracted or annoyed by poor presentation habits. Many, if not most, do not have your dedication, particularly in a business presentation, and will simply tune out. The main reasons I think there should be more pressure put on presenting effectively are: 1. The presenter squanders a "magic moment" to educate, inspire and lead when s/he causes an audience to become disengaged because of bad presentation techniques. 2. Doing it right doesn't take extra time. It takes caring enough about the audience to make sure you know WHAT to do (and not do) to do it right. Hi Bobbi,

I stumbled across your post surfing out there in the great www. I must respectfully disagree with your position that there shouldn’t be more pressure or emphasis on good presentation skills (of course, I am a communications consultant who teaches presentation skills…so what would you expect???).

I think you are the exceptional audience member who will suffer through a mediocre presentation, look for the learning and wisdom from the expert and not be distracted or annoyed by poor presentation habits. Many, if not most, do not have your dedication, particularly in a business presentation, and will simply tune out.

The main reasons I think there should be more pressure put on presenting effectively are:

1. The presenter squanders a “magic moment” to educate, inspire and lead when s/he causes an audience to become disengaged because of bad presentation techniques.

2. Doing it right doesn’t take extra time. It takes caring enough about the audience to make sure you know WHAT to do (and not do) to do it right.

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