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Want your
sales presentation to
bore at new extremes?
Here are 10 of the most unattractive
presentation ideas and off-putting ways
to pitch your prospects.
1. Put everything
you’ll say on
your slides.
2. Use small font
so it all fits.
3. Read every slide.
4. Write your data
out in bullets.
5. Show off
A LOT of data.
Don’t worry about
telling a story.
6. See how long you can talk
without stopping.
7. Never
stop for
questions.
8. Focus your
presentation on you,
not why it matters to
the audience.
9. If online,
keep your
webcam off.
10. Lengthen
your presentation
to an hour,
every time.
Ready to lose the
boring presentation
for a sales pitch
that gets a “yes”?
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