So you've got an opportunity to present on a panel that's great.
Number one and number two it's fantastic that you're taking it seriously enough that you're watching
this video and taking this course.
Here's the real danger of panel presentations as people kid themselves.
They say well I'm not giving a speech.
Of course I'd practice and spend a lot of time on air.
This is just a panel present.
It's just a panel talk.
It's no big deal.
Wrong.
That is absolutely the worst possible mentality you could have about presenting on a panel.
In some ways our panel presentation is exactly the same as a keynote speech for an hour with you on
stage in front of 20000 people.
Now I know that sounds strange but hear me out every time you're speaking.
People have to make judgments about you.
And I would submit there's four possible outcomes from your panel presentation.
The first one the worst possible scenario is it's so awful You're sweating you you collapse you run
off the stage you say something so ridiculous you embarrass yourself.
Now that rarely happens every once in a while.
But that's extremely rare.
I hope it never happens to you.
It's highly unlikely it will happen to you but that is one potential outcome could happen on any panel
presentation could happen in a speech.
The next outcome is perfectly professional.
You present your stuff whether you're sitting or standing.
Everything's professional towards the organizers.
Thank you very much.
Good presentation.
And nobody remembers anything you said.
It was professional It was straightforward it was boring it was bland it was unmemorable it was devoid
of great stories or anything else instantly forgotten.
It is my belief that that is what happens more than 99 percent of the time for most executives in every
industry when they are on a panel discussion.
I would say that's almost as awful as the first scenario.
We wasted time wasted a huge opportunity to really communicate with people and we blew it by so-called
playing it safe.
Just sticking to the information.
Maybe read something maybe or read off some notes.
Maybe you just are winging it.
But she didn't make any impression didn't make a bad impression.
But you did make an impression.
The third option is you come across as engaging confident authoritative likable maybe stood up and walked
while it was your turn to present.
Maybe you said something witty.
So people actually leave the conference where you were speaking on the panel with a favorable impression
about you.
Hey that's pretty good.
It's nice to have people like you think you're great.
Think you're commanding but there is a fourth option.
Every single time you're on a panel that fourth option is people actually understand the messages you're
talking about and remember the messages you're talking about so they can take actions or filter that
into what they're doing in your industry and only add to the fact they conclude that you're a good speaker
and comfortable and confident.
All those wonderful things and the third option.
So everything we're doing in this class is about helping you get that fourth option.
It is my belief that you should have that goal for every panel presentation you're on.
I don't care if you're only given two minutes to talk or 20 minutes as a part of the set the schedule
of the panel.
I don't care if it's just answering questions.
You still have the ability to communicate ideas in an interesting and memorable way and have people
come away with this with a positive impression of you.
That's our goal.
I hope that your goal for every panel presentation you're a part of.