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I did my very first business presentation yesterday. Before I was assigned this task together with several other colleagues, I was asked the million dollar question — “Have you ever done a presentation before?”

I sheepishly replied, “Errr…yes…back in my university days”.

Naturally, that wasn’t a very comforting reply. Nevertheless, I was given the chance to shoulder the responsibility and was given between 10 to 15 minutes to finish my part of the presentation.

All these while, I have only been involved in the development process behind the scenes and meeting up existing clients for support and further enhancements. Therefore, this is a totally new experience for me. Needless to say, I was very nervous.

I only had a couple of days to rehearse my slides. Since most of the slides weren’t prepared by me, I needed to do some research on the things mentioned in the slides. The last thing I want is to get caught with my pants down not prepared during the Q&A session.

I started rehearsing my slides only on the night before the presentation. I did a few more rehearsals with my colleagues a few hours before it and that has helped me in preparing a lot.

My presentation went O-K. Well, there were one or two minor hiccups in between but very much acceptable to me. I have learnt a lot by observing how others conduct their presentations. Maybe I should have searched for some tips on how to conduct a successful business presentation first to better prepare myself. Oh well, maybe next time.

At least I know that I survived my first business presentation.

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