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Going off script and dealing with interruptions

Going off script and dealing with interruptions

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Going off script and dealing with interruptions

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- In financial presentations, there's the presentation that you plan to give, the presentation you actually gave, and then there's the presentation you wish you had given. It's common to face interruptions, and that's especially true when presenting to senior leaders and executives who may have their own interests and agendas. They may steer the discussion towards topics or issues that interest them, so if they get off on one of these tangents, that can derail your planned delivery, making it challenging to stay on track. Balancing the desires of the audience with the objectives of your presentation, it's no easy task, but there are a few solutions that you can implement, which I'll share with you here. First, preparation and flexibility. Mark Twain famously said, "It takes three weeks of rehearsal "to be spontaneous." Now, I make the distinction between preparation through rehearsal and preparation through memorization. Rehearsing means practicing your delivery, knowing your points…

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