How Do You Make An Effective 10-Minute Presentation?
You only have 10 minutes to present before your Chamber group, networking organization or BNI (Business Networking International) group. You’ve never spoken before a group of diverse business peers before and don’t know where to start. If you do your job well, you’ll be well-remembered and well thought-of, but if you don’t…don’t worry – you’ll do fine, as long as you don’t turn your presentation into a sales pitch and you practice what you’re going to say beforehand. Ten minute presentations can help build your platform, and they can establish your credibility and visibility in your profession, as long as you don’t sell directly to your audience. Of course we’re all in business to make money, but instead of throwing everyone a sales pitch you need to choose a topic that will engage your audience that will prompt them to ask you questions. Your networking peers will then refer people to you who have questions without the fear of being “pushed” into anything. You want to be known as th
