Daniel J. Stoner

Top Three Things Never to do During a Presentation

It’s time for another round of what not to do during a presentation.  This week we’ll talk about Number 2: never display a distracting blog post in the background.

So you’re standing in front of a huge crowd, talking about yourself or someone you represent.  All is going swimmingly, until this appears:

Now everyone is distracted by the Dinosaur eating the innocent kayaking pirate person.  Nobody is still listening to you, and you have completely lost control of the situation.  Way to fail, mein freund.  Which is why you should never display a distracting blog post behind you during your presentation.