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I Want to be a Better Presenter, But I Doubt If . . .

Updated: Jul 28

I doubt if you’ll read all of these doubts – especially the last one!

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I Doubt If I’ll ever get any better at presenting.


 I Doubt If  they’ll be interested in anything I have to say.


 I Doubt If  practicing would make a difference.


 I Doubt If  reading books and blogs on public speaking would help me improve my presentations.


 I Doubt If  video taping my presentation would help me improve my delivery.


 I Doubt If  having a digital recorder to capture ideas is worth the investment.


 I Doubt If  joining Toastmasters is a good idea.


 I Doubt If  asking people for feedback would help me.


 I Doubt If  delivery really trumps content.


 I Doubt If 

non-verbal communication trumps verbal communication.


 I Doubt If 

using pauses in a presentation can have an effect.


 I Doubt If 

a smile really is universal.


 I Doubt If 

a strong opening and strong closing are really necessary.


 I Doubt If 

repetition really reinforces a message.


 I Doubt If 

using props would help the audience GET IT.


 I Doubt If 

the body language and facial expressions of the audience really give me feedback.


 I Doubt If 

my body language matters in my presentation.


 I Doubt If 

Q&A should be before the conclusion of my talk.


 I Doubt If 

I should redo those slides.


 I Doubt If 

using industry buzz words and acronyms really hurts my presentation.


 I Doubt If 

I should be supplying the text and use images rather than bullet points in my slides.


 I Doubt If 

high quality images are better than cheap clip art.


 I Doubt If 

blanking’ the screen really takes the focus off the screen and onto me.


 I Doubt If 

refreshing my speech would make it better.


 I Doubt If 

writing my own introduction is better than just handing my bio to the emcee.


 I Doubt If 

arriving early to met and greet people as they arrive would ease my fear of public speaking.


 I doubt if

mind mapping is a tool I could use to develop, practice and deliver a speech.


 I Doubt If 

speaking really gives me credibility and would help my career.


 I Doubt If 

I really need to study all the elements of verbal and non-verbal communication.


 I Doubt If 

blogging regularly would help my speaking.



Finally, I doubt if you have any doubts.  Do you? If so, please comment.

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