1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: tip is that when you are presenting your work, start 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: by identifying what you are excited about so you can 5 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: get your audience excited too. Today's tip comes from the 6 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: book Broken Wrong When the career latter breaks for women 7 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: and how they can succeed in spite of it. Authors 8 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: coiln ellingrid Lorena Yee, and Maria del Mar Martinez draw 9 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: on their experiences at Senior Partners at Mackenzie to offer 10 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: strategies for women in particular, but really for everyone to 11 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: thrive in their careers. They recount the story of an 12 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: associate brand manager who was about to present her annual 13 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: plan to the president of her company. The president said, 14 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: before you dive in, always explain why someone should be 15 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: excited about your plan. This employee took the advice to heart. 16 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: Ever since, they say, she never starts a presentation with 17 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: the deck. Instead, she opens with, these are the things 18 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: you're going to hear about that I'm most excited about. 19 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: They continued, It allows her to intentionally position any conversation. 20 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: This seems like smart advice when you are getting ready 21 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: to give a presentation, get clear on why you are 22 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: excited so you can get others excited too. You want 23 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: to sound conversational when you say why you are excited, 24 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: but I would still be inclined to plan what you 25 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: are going to say and rehearse it. You want to 26 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: be sure that whatever you are excited about comes through clearly. 27 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: You don't want there to be a disconnect between what 28 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: you are excited about what you spend most of your 29 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: time talking about. For some presentations, it will be easy 30 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: to articulate what you are excited about, and for others 31 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: it may be a little harder, but there is probably 32 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: still something. If you are presenting on a new set 33 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: of options for health insurance, you may be excited about 34 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: how a new plan will give your employees the same 35 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: level of care while saving your company money. In a 36 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: presentation about a marketing plan, you might be excited that 37 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: you've identified an emerging market of customers and a strategy 38 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: for reaching them before your competitors do. Maybe you are 39 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 1: excited about your role in executing whatever plan you're presenting. 40 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: It might be a chance to use new skills you've gained. 41 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: You could mention that too. You want to be strategic 42 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: in choosing what you say you are excited about. I 43 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: mean it should be something you are genuinely excited about, 44 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: but also something that will be relevant and meaningful to 45 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: your audience too. So do some thinking. Nobody likes a 46 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: dull presentation. You don't want to give one, and your 47 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: audience really doesn't want to sit through one. When you 48 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: convey your excitement as a prelude to your presentation, you 49 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: liven things up. You connect with your listeners and get 50 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: them excited so they will be engaged and invested in 51 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: you and in what you present. You show you care 52 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: so they care, and that is as important as however 53 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: fancy you have made your slides. In the meantime, this 54 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 55 00:03:49,720 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: most of our time. 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