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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 this result a few times. Really? Over 50% [...]
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 PowerPoint popping out every few years and [...]
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% of those surveyed actually thought their [...]
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 very proud of their presentations! (Remember, [...]
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 doesn’t know how to give [...]
