February 26, 2010 – 9:37 am
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey… Q7. How much time do you actually spend practicing for a “high stakes” presentation? 12.1% I seldom practice at all 16.2% 5 to 30-minutes 17.3% 30-minutes to an hour 29.2% One to two hours 25.2% More than two hours We had to look at [...]
February 22, 2010 – 10:28 am
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey… Q6. What do you find the most challenging part of creating and delivering a presentation? 35.7% Putting together a good message 8.9% Creating good quality presentation slides 13.8% Delivering the presentation with confident skills 41.6% All of the above! With a new version of [...]
February 19, 2010 – 10:20 am
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey… Q5. We expect our managers to model good presentation skills. How would you evaluate you own manager’s personal presentation skills? 13.8% Very strong presenter 49.5% Above average 25.2% Just average 11.5% Not very good or very poor Ok, we were a little surprised. Over 63% [...]
February 16, 2010 – 9:55 am
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey… Q4. What best describes the PowerPoint presentations your team delivers? 26.1% High caliber and well-designed presentations 25.2% Pretty simple – sometimes bordering on too elementary 33.3% Way too much information being communicated on our slides 15.4% Other (Possible meaning just “average”) Nearly 60% were not [...]
February 12, 2010 – 12:48 pm
More survey results from Distinction Communication’s 2009 Annual Presentation Impact Survey… Q3. Which best reflects your ability to get honest & constructive feedback on your presentation skill? 30.8% I get pretty regular & helpful feedback 52.8% The feedback I receive is very infrequent and not helpful 16.1% I never receive direct input or my manager [...]