I create online presentations and I was excited recently to be able to attend a webinar that would focus on new ways to add animation to my segments. The presenter obviously knew his stuff as he had sent out an impressive preview clip of what he's able to do with programs like Powerpoint.
But during the webinar he lost all credibility. Why? After a few minutes it was obvious that he had never practiced his talk with the webinar system. So he was talking about slides that didn't appear at the correct time. Then he would be silent for long stretches as he tried to figure out what he was doing wrong. Later he had a coughing spasm and didn't have any water nearby, which is something any speaker needs to have handy.
In the end, a guy who may know a lot about one type of technology was undermined by another. His poor performance convinced me to never hire the guy.
Giving effective presenations requires practice. Don't be undermined by a poor understand of the technology you'll have to use to get your message out.
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