Why? Because we rush to build the deck before we build the connection.
In live learning, connect before content isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s the difference between people listening and people caring.
A few reminders I share often when coaching presenters:
💡 Presenting means leading – you lead the presentation, not your slides.
Your deck is a supporting actor. You set the energy, pace, and tone.
💡 You’re not the most important person in the room – your audience is.
When you design your message around what they need to think, feel, or do, everything sharpens.
💡 Your own passion, motivation and enthusiasm for the topic is crucial to transmit emotions. People won’t feel something if you don’t. Enthusiasm is contagious and so is indifference.
💡 Just informing isn’t enough. People want to be entertained.
Not in the “tell jokes” sense – but in the “keep me engaged, surprised, involved sense”.
And remember: 💡
Start by clarifying your message. Then build your slides to support it (if you need them at all).
A sharp, one-sentence point will travel far further than 40 perfectly formatted slides ever will.
When you lead with connection, clarity, and emotion, your message doesn’t just land -it moves people.
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