From the course: Sales Skills: 12 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Persuasive Presentation
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Mistake #5: Misusing the allotted time
From the course: Sales Skills: 12 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Persuasive Presentation
Mistake #5: Misusing the allotted time
- Misusing the allotted time refers to ineffectively using the time allotted for your presentation, which results in a critical imbalance of content. This could include running out of time to make key points, spending too little time on key points, or simply having a lack of awareness of how much time you have to present altogether. Has this scenario ever happened to you? - So I thought we were going to meet for an hour, but once I got into the meeting, they told me we only had 30 minutes, so I had to adjust for my presentation in the moment. When I realized I was running out of time, I rushed through the second part of my talk, and the whole thing was lopsided. The client had to leave, and I wasn't able to cover all the key information. (presenter sighs) It wasn't my greatest moment. - I felt badly because we had to cut the meeting short, and it seemed to really throw him off, and he just couldn't adapt. It just…
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