How to Prepare for a Live Presentation

Whether giving a speech at a conference, pitching a client, or making an internal presentation at a firm or corporate retreat, time and again lawyers are waiting until the last minute to prepare. Work and other life demands often result in punting preparation. Besides, we typically are well informed about the topic and we are born communicators, aren't we? Or, we are duped into believing that we have prepared because conference organizers request our slides in advance. So, we write our speech out and pepper the slides with the full details. We then rest assured that we are prepared and feel pleased that the detailed slides will serve the dual purpose of being a great takeaway handout for our audience.