INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS – Entrepreneurs here’s how public speaking can help you

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GUEST – Vanessa Bukasa - CA(SA) & Vice President in Financial Risk Management and Governance at Absa Group



WE’VE ALL SEEN SOMEONE TANK IN A BUSINESS MEETING OR PRESENTATION!

We’ve all been to meetings that didn’t achieve what we hoped. For most of us, this happens daily! We know what it feels like to sit in a meeting feeling bored, annoyed or frustrated by the presenter and/or their content. Maybe at the time they didn’t grab your attention or they lost control of the meeting at some point. It’s not pretty regardless of whether you’re the presenter or the audience member.

The important question you should be asking yourself if you want to be even more successful in business is, have YOU ever been the presenter who tanked? Have you experienced leading a meeting that ended with you experiencing that sinking feeling that you’ve missed the chance, or you’ve let yourself (and your team) down? It’s awful when you realize that based on your own performance (and you can’t blame anyone else) there is no way on earth that your client would be willing to establish a business partnership with you. That feeling really sucks. And if your business partners or Board members were in the room while you were crashing and burning, or they just found out about it from your client’s feedback post-the-meeting, it’s a serious career-limiting moment – cringe!
17 May 2023 6PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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