You Can’t Over Prepare for a Presentation

06 Mar 2020

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Writing a speech or presentation is challenging, and memorizing it takes even more time and effort. But whether you’re speaking at a conference, setting a direction for your team, or persuading upper management to greenlight an idea, it’s important to know your presentation cold. Transitions can be especially tricky, so break your talk into sections and rehearse the shifts between the sections. Note any troublesome segues and practice them repeatedly. Then, spend time each day memorizing your speech. You might consider recording and listening to it whenever you’re driving, exercising, or running errands. Or you can rehearse a portion of your script right before bedtime or multitask as you brush your teeth. Finally, have a plan for any slip-ups. Prepare two or three go-to phrases, such as, “Let me refer to my notes,” or “I’m struggling to remember my next point. Let me take a moment and step back.” The lapse will be less awkward for everyone when you don’t panic and do what you need to move on.
This tip is adapted from “Don’t Just Memorize Your Next Presentation — Know It Cold,” by Sabina Nawaz

 

Source:  Nawaz, S.  (2020). Don’t Just Memorize Your Next Presentation — Know It Cold. Harvard Business Review.  From: https://hbr.org/2020/02/dont-just-memorize-your-next-presentation-know-it-cold?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=mtod_notactsubs . Retrieved on Mar 5, 2020, 4:37 PM

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  1. Monica Vania Stephanie (2001590796) Sun, 08 March 2020 at 03:54

    For me, this article is very useful. Because it’s reminding us how to speak properly at a conference. Beside how to speak properly, it shows that the transitions for each slide maybe tricky, so it will break you concentrate when you talk. After we set our presentation and how we talk in front of the conference. We have to spend some time each day to memorizing our speech. Memorizing our speech can be done by multitasking some work jobs such as brush our teeth, driving, etc.

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  2. Melyana Pangestu Sun, 08 March 2020 at 11:45

    Melyana Pangestu / 2001553112 I agree with this article that we shouldn't only memorize presentation material, but we must sharpen the art of speaking quickly / effective continuously, one of which is by taking the time to arrange the words or order of the material we want to convey. There are several techniques that can facilitate the preparation and mastery of our presentation scripts, namely deciding how we will make our scripts, making natural parts (making a flow from each part), studying the scripts over time, don't just practice from beginning to end but also provide conclusions, have a plan if we forget our scripts. With these tips, we can make our presentation perfect.

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  3. Calvin Sioe (2001551460) Thu, 12 March 2020 at 11:44

    Calvin Sioe / 2001551460 In opinion, It's more important to understand the presentation material rather than just memorizing it. It helps us answer detailed questions from audience. If we only memorize without understanding the material, it will be harder for us to answer detailed questions from the audience. Therefore, memorizing important keywords in the presentation material can help us present better.

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  4. Andi Wijaya Thu, 12 March 2020 at 23:21

    Andi Wijaya - 2001592372 - it's important to try to understand and rehearsing the presentation material and keep in your head and also listening by recording can also help you, prepare before doing the presentation and that first and then you can do it again in next time.

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  5. Afra Soraya - 2001600393 Fri, 13 March 2020 at 14:44

    I agree with this article, actually we don't need to memorize the material but rather understand the material to be presented. if we understand each slide in the presentation, the percentage for forgetting the material will be less than memorizing. but if we forget we can ask the audience politely for permission to see the notes. and if indeed we lack preparation, it is best to acknowledge the audience and ask for help or advice. Thank you, Afra Soraya - 2001600393

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  6. Wulandari Fri, 13 March 2020 at 18:37

    This article is very useful so that we better prepare to understand the material during the presentation rather than just memorize the material. We also have to prepare ourselves to practice understanding and how to deliver the material so that the presentation goes properly. Learning your 'script cold' allows you to move from one point to the next without thinking about it. When you’re not worrying about what comes next, you’re able to be fully present with your audience and adjust to their reactions.

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  7. Ghia Sakanti Narendrakanyaka - 2001578374 Sat, 14 March 2020 at 11:24

    When we are presenting, we usually memorize all of the material. I think we just need to understand the material so when we feel nervous, we don’t forget what we have learned. And i think this article is very useful because it helps us to know how to learn the material that we presented and it teaches us for what are we gonna do if we forget the material while we are presenting.

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  8. jemmy young Sat, 14 March 2020 at 23:43

    Nama: Jemmy Young NIM: 2001624651 artikel ini sangat tepat setelah saya mencocokan nya dengan pengalaman saya. memahami seringkali membutuhkan proses dan usaha yang lebih besar namun dengan memahami, kita akan jauh lebih lama mengingat suatu hal dan bahkan bias menjadi memori jangka Panjang. sedangkan menghafal, seringkali lebih cepat dilakukan tapi akan lebih cepat juga kita lupa.

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  9. Brian Richard - 2001580321 Sun, 15 March 2020 at 14:26

    It's important to keep practicing your speaking skills because memorizing all the presentation materials would be useless if we didn't know how to speak properly. Don't be nervous, always take feedback from others while you're practicing. Understanding the materials is better than memorizing it. But still, from the article above, the key is to have better speaking skill by keep practice and practice.

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  10. Ferrel Enoch Ibrahim Sun, 15 March 2020 at 15:06

    Ferrel Enoch Ibrahim - 2001547671. This article is very good. In my opinion, one thing that I must do is I have to make preparation from every presentation.

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  11. Edo Roy Mon, 16 March 2020 at 00:26

    edo roy -2001547665 presentasi yang terlalu berlebihan dapat membuat yang melihat presentasi menjadi bosan dan jadi tidak mendengarkan. so keep it simple and give information accurately.

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  12. Fatah Panji Firmansyah Mon, 16 March 2020 at 00:49

    Fatah Panji Firmansyah (2001579780) From this article, a way to make interesting presentations and be heard by others is by not only remembering the presentation material but also having to understand what is being presented, for that the thing that can be done is by practicing well how the presentation will later be done and maybe it can be done with practice recording and hearing the sound of your speech practice

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  13. ade hafizh arifta Mon, 16 March 2020 at 09:05

    ade hafizh arifta(2001596244) dari artikel ini dapat diambil kesimpulan tentang bagaimana menyiapkan sebuah presentasi yang baik. dengan menyiapkannya sambil melakukan kegiatan sehari-hari akan mudah untuk dimengerti tentang isi presentasi itu dibanding dengan menghafalnya. dan jangan panik tentang presentasi anda, siapkan lah dengan baik dan simple.

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  14. mohammad rahadian Mon, 16 March 2020 at 22:25

    M Rakhel Rahadian Harris/200157726 In my opinion, it is important to understand the material that we will present rather than memorizing it. So that we master the material and It helps us answer the questions given from the listener. If we only memorize the material that we will present without understanding the material, it will be more difficult for us to answer detailed questions from the listener. Therefore, memorizing the material that we are going to present and important keywords in the presentation material can help us to present it better and also listeners better understand what we are conveying.

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  15. mohammad rakhel rahadian harris Mon, 16 March 2020 at 22:30

    Mohammad Rakhel Rahadian Harris/200157726 In my opinion, it is important to understand the material that we will present rather than memorizing it. So that we master the material and It helps us answer the questions given from the listener. If we only memorize the material that we will present without understanding the material, it will be more difficult for us to answer detailed questions from the listener. Therefore, memorizing the material that we are going to present and important keywords in the presentation material can help us to present it better and also listeners better understand what we are conveying.

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  16. m ramadhan aditia - 2001570623 Tue, 17 March 2020 at 17:08

    when we understood the concept of what our presentation is, and master the material, there is no need to over-prepare our presentation or side note needed, the only thing that we need to focus on is how well is our presentation is visualized to comfort audiences and easy to understand.

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  17. Irfan Arsyad - 2001583752 Tue, 17 March 2020 at 17:49

    In my opinion , it is so important to understand our presentation or speech material not by memorize it but by understand it before we presented, because it help us when we speak infront of many people & help us to master the material that we want to presented.

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  18. Irfan Arsyad - 2001583752 Tue, 17 March 2020 at 17:50

    In my opinion , it is so important to understand our presentation or speech material before we presented, because it help us when we speak to the audience confidentially & help us to master the material that we want to presented.

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  19. Bayu Pratama Wed, 18 March 2020 at 23:35

    Bayu Pratama 2001624336. Saya setuju dengan artikel ini, betapa pentingnya kita untuk memahami materi dibandingkan menghafal materi untuk presentasi. Kalau lewat metode menghafal biasanya harus secara runut dari paragraf awal sampai akhir, jika salah sebagian yang tidak sesuai atau lupa dari materi yang dihafal akan mengacaukan seluruh presentasi.

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  20. Verent Angelia - 2001609745 Thu, 19 March 2020 at 23:14

    Bridging is one of important things in speech to connect each topic into "a interesting speech". We can't only memorize our speech, we have to understand what the meaning of the speech. Prepare for slip-up plans also a good thing to do, this will minimize "awkward" situation in the presentation. We also have to prepare the answers for estimated questions that maybe asked by the audiences.

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  21. Raden Mikail Akbar Aulia - 2001615205 Fri, 20 March 2020 at 12:24

    Preparation is just as important as the presentation itself. If we’re not enough prepared, it will be choppy and disorganized, and that will diminish its impact on our audience. In this article, I learned why we need to be well-prepared for a presentation. Thankyou sir! Raden Mikail Akbar Aulia 2001615205

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  22. Kevin Bangun Renaldy Sat, 21 March 2020 at 15:48

    Kevin Bangun Renaldy - 2001536453 I have principle about presentation or speech, if we alone doing the presentation or speech, im sure we know the detail of speech or presentation. ya its important to exercising and remind the main point. but the more important is be calm, because if we panic, everything gonna gone. take speech or presentation easy, and prepare the main point of speech or presentation. im sure thats gonna work

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  23. Agustin Savira - 2001604246 Tue, 24 March 2020 at 09:22

    on this article, i learned that break the presentation talk into sections and rehearse the shifts between the sections is important and not forget to note any troublesome segues and practice it repeatedly. Then, Prepare two or three go-to phrases for a slip-ups on presentation. Thank you for the article, Sir. — Agustin Savira 2001604246

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  24. Daniel Nalom Thu, 26 March 2020 at 08:15

    Daniel Nalom 1901497174(LA26) Surely this would fix my presentation in the future time, to be able to perform my presentation to be cold and worth to get attention to.

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  25. Erlyta Agustin Wilarto Wed, 01 April 2020 at 22:38

    Erlyta Agustin - 2001598956 - Saya setuju dengan artikel ini dengan segala pengetahuan yang diberikan , dapat menambah wawasan saya mengenai bagaimana saya harus mempersiapkan diri saat akan menjalankan detik detik presentasi , bagimana mempersiapkan diri tanpa mendadak , dengan persiapan yang baik semua akan menjadi lebih lancar, dan bagimana kita haarus menulis poin poin yang ada untuk kita ingat supaya menjadi pendukung pengingat apa yang akan kita hafal. terimakasih pak sudah berbagi artikel ini

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  26. Aji Sinta Prameswari Thu, 02 April 2020 at 01:41

    Aji Sinta Prameswari/2001541283 Rehearshing for presentation or speech in front of much people will help you to know on which part you lack of. Also audio record is helpful to memorize things better.

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  27. Maximilian Fajar Linus - 2001574874 Thu, 02 April 2020 at 19:38

    Maximilian Fajar Linus - 2001574874 - LA26. Keterampilan dalam berbicara harus dilatih terus menerus agar kita bisa mendapaptkan hasil yang masksimal. Menurut saya dalam melakukan presentasi yang terpenting adalah pemahaman terhadap materi yang ingin disampaikan dari pada menghafal semua yang akan kita ucapkan. Artikel tersebut sangat bagus menurut saya karena menurut artikel tersebut suatu hal yang terlihat rumit jika kita kerjakan sedikit demi sedikit dan konsisten pasti akan memberikan hasil yang baik. Dengan melatih pembicaraan yang di bagi menjadi beberapa bagian akan lebih mudah bagi kita untuk menghafal dan memahaminya.

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  28. Sri Wulan H.T (2001548535) Wed, 08 July 2020 at 05:34

    Mastering the material at the presentation has its own added value, because it means we are confident in what we say on the topics we take, take the time to not only memorize the material but also master it

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