I’ve been lucky to have been speaking professionally since 1997 (when I was nearly chased off stage by the audience of teachers for suggesting the model of classrooms segregated by ages was outdated). Along the way, I’ve made my share of mistakes on the circuit.
Here are ten things that I wish I had known when starting out…
Attend as much of the conference as possible
Ask to speak to groups in the same city
Record your client calls
Don’t hand out copies of your slides
via todmaffin.com
Those are just three of the suggestions in this terrific post by Tod Maffin. Well worth reading for anyone planning to take to the stage professionally… or who just wants to be more professional when they get to the mike.
