{"id":5098,"date":"2010-10-15T07:13:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T12:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conniedieken.com\/fired-for-poor-public-speaking\/"},"modified":"2010-10-15T07:13:17","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T12:13:17","slug":"fired-for-poor-public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conniedieken.com\/fired-for-poor-public-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired for Poor Public Speaking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump is my new wingman. Alright, I\u2019ll be\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0wingman since he\u2019s a lot richer than I am. Let me explain.<\/p>\n

While channel surfing last night, I came upon\u00a0The Apprentice\u00a0<\/em>on NBC. I was intrigued because just as I tuned in, one of the contestants was mangling a public speaking opportunity. (And you know that gets my attention as an executive communication coach.)<\/p>\n

As a result of the awful presentation skills, the speaker blew the challenge for his entire team. They were left in the boardroom to face the axe.<\/p>\n

Trump was livid. In a rare\u00a0double<\/em>\u00a0firing, he canned not only the speaker with poor presentation skills, but the guy\u2019s project manager, too. Why? Because the project manager didn\u2019t require a rehearsal.<\/p>\n

The entire team was caught off guard \u2013 and horrified \u2013 at how nervous and totally ineffective the guy was communicating in front of an audience. Especially because the guy\u00a0volunteered to present<\/em>, saying he was experienced and naturally good at it. Unfortunately, he didn\u2019t bring his \u201cA\u201d game with him that night. Or even his \u201cD\u201d game, for that matter. He was unprepared and flustered. The more he buried his head in his laptop to read his notes word-for-word, (even mispronouncing words left and right) he more he tanked everything his teammates worked so hard for.<\/p>\n

My point? Rehearsing presentations is critical. Poor public speaking reflects not only on you, but on\u00a0everyone else<\/em>\u00a0whose hard work and reputations are on the line when you\u2019re at the front of the room. You owe it to everyone to connect, convey, and convince your audience.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Donald Trump, for the televised example of why bosses should require rehearsals when money and reputations are on the line. I owe you one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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