Comments on: Stop Throwing Solutions at People

By: Best Public Speaking Tips and Techniques [2009-07-04]

Best Public Speaking Tips and Techniques [2009-07-04] — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:15:24 +0000

[...] Witt advises identifying the problem before proposing solutions. The fatal presentation error is to throw [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:09:56 +0000

Andrew,

Thanks for bringing the question back to where it belongs — in the minds of the listeners. Too often presenters assume that the listeners are aware of the problem. I always want to make sure they agree with me, that they know — in their minds, not just in mine — what the problem is, its extent, and its impact.

By: Andrew Lightheart @alightheart

Andrew Lightheart @alightheart — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:15:56 +0000

So true.

The presentation doesn’t happen in the words of the speaker, but the minds of the listeners.

Who cares if you’ve talked about the problem - if it hasn’t created the response in the listeners, it hasn’t happened!

Nice work, as ever…