Best Practices for Making Presentations

Following-up on my previous post outlining best practices for moderating panels, this week’s post is highlighting best practices for making presentations. While both involve public speaking, the approach and purpose are different. I hope this blog post helps the presenter in alleviating some of the anxiety associated with making presentations, as well as the audience from dying of boredom. Off we go!!

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Best Practices for Moderating Panels

I began my career as a technology analyst in 2005. In this role I had the opportunity to moderate my fair share of panels. As any member of an audience can attest, panels can be mind-numbingly boring or a great time to catch-up on cute kitty videos. However, if you’re reading this, it is my hope that I can make future panels less painful for everyone involved and a more valuable use of everyone’s time. In that spirit, I have listed below my top five best practices for moderating a panel. Enjoy!

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