Comments on: When presenting, cut it in half. http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/08/21/when-presenting-cut-it-in-half/ Individuals - Companies - Industries: How We Work Now. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tim Walker http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/08/21/when-presenting-cut-it-in-half/comment-page-1/#comment-15426 Tim Walker Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:10:15 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=3692#comment-15426 Right, Elaine. Asking "Are there any questions?" -- especially when you've only left five minutes at the end of an hour -- means you think (a) there might not be any questions, and (b) that's okay. I recommend the approach I do precisely because it upsets those expectations. This approach can change the entire way the speaker composes the presentation. Right, Elaine. Asking “Are there any questions?” — especially when you’ve only left five minutes at the end of an hour — means you think (a) there might not be any questions, and (b) that’s okay.

I recommend the approach I do precisely because it upsets those expectations. This approach can change the entire way the speaker composes the presentation.

]]> By: Elaine W Krause http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/08/21/when-presenting-cut-it-in-half/comment-page-1/#comment-15425 Elaine W Krause Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:21:40 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=3692#comment-15425 I love this -- particularly the alternative questions (alternative to the standard one: are there any questions?). I think a lot of the audiences I've been part of had a lot more to ask and kick around than they were given the opportunity for. But, obviously, the presentation itself also shapes the outcome. I love this — particularly the alternative questions (alternative to the standard one: are there any questions?).

I think a lot of the audiences I’ve been part of had a lot more to ask and kick around than they were given the opportunity for. But, obviously, the presentation itself also shapes the outcome.

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