Honing Your Presentation Skills
Presenting information about a project whether it is in a formal or an informal setting is a critical part of any project manager’s responsibility, writes PMPlanet columnist Ron Ponce of Fog City Consulting.
“Strong presentations skills are a must have for a project manager. They need to be able to deliver a clear and concise message to their audience. This is critical in keeping executive stakeholders engaged in an ever-changing landscape.” says Darwin Lui a Sr. Project Manager for a Silicon Valley firm.
So like any other communication, there must be a great deal of thought and reflection about when and where it will be the most appropriate to deliver the presentation. In some cases, these decisions are made for you. Your management may request a formal presentation on the status of the project, and so you in theory have some time to properly prepare. An informal presentation may be more like a “brown bag” lunch presentation to an internal audience about the project and its objectives.
No matter the type of presentation, there are some clear best practices that need to be considered in order to ensure the success of the presentation in being able to meet its objectives. They are:
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