The day we had all been waiting for was finally here. We all agreed to wear black pants and smart white tops for our presentation today. Since we were reporting on a toy company, we also decided to be creative and wear playful accessories like polka dot ties, multicolored scarves, bright bow ties and a mickey mouse head piece. As the first group presenting, we were told to arrive early to set up our power point slides. However upon arrival at the venue, we realized that the doors were locked . After waiting for a few minutes, the examiners finally arrived and we entered the room.
The presentation started off with a general introduction and over view, followed by our findings, conclusions and recommendations for each section. Some of us were a bit more nervous than others and as a result, the presentation wasn't as smooth as it could have been. Though the group eventually regained its composure and finished strong, we went over our time limit by over two minutes.
As entrepreneurs, its in moments like these that we learn to appreciate geniuses like Steve Jobs, who mastered the art of public speaking and captivating an audience. Today I learned a very important lesson about communicating: WHAT you say is important but HOW you say it is what separates the good speakers from the great speakers. Entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs knew that in order to get people to buy into his vision, he had to first of all grab their attention by connecting with their minds and hearts. As entrepreneurs, we still have a lot to learn about communicating with passion and conviction. Slowly but surely, we will get there....
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