From the course: Sales Skills: 12 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Persuasive Presentation
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Mistake #11: Running into technology or demo issues
From the course: Sales Skills: 12 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Persuasive Presentation
Mistake #11: Running into technology or demo issues
- Technology or demonstration failures refers to experiencing an equipment or software malfunction, a product or service that fails to perform correctly during a presentation. This mistake can include good old fashioned human error in executing a demonstration or utilizing technology ineffectively. - I developed a great rapport with the people right in front of me in the conference room, but I completely forgot the online participants were even there. I didn't interact with them virtually or even acknowledge their presence, and I lost their attention. I should have taken steps to customize a hybrid talk to reach both audiences. - The speaker was engaging, but he was entirely focused on the in-person audience and didn't seem to realize he had a sizable group of online participants, hello. After a while, I lost interest because it was clear he wasn't even trying to keep our attention. - The presenter in this scenario was…
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