It’s showtime. This is the make-or-break moment in your career, and you just know this presentation is going to knock them dead. It has to. That uppity new hire is gunning for your promotion and this presentation is the key to winning your boss and his peers over to your side.
You’ve spent months working your butt off on this breakthrough project, sacrificing much of your personal life in the process. You stayed up most of the night polishing the deck to perfection, just to be extra sure. You’re better prepared than you’ve ever been.
Then, it happens… As soon as you bring up your powerpoint slides, the audience’s eyes start to glaze over a little. They’re being polite to keep it from being totally obvious, but you can see it.
