Three years ago, the way we shared presentations at work (and school) drastically changed. Anyone used to presenting in person had to adapt, revise, and change their public speaking strategies. Whether you were a student sharing work with your class, a sales associate pitching to prospects, a consultant advising clients, or in any other field, you likely shifted your mindset and skills to make the most of presenting virtually.
This included learning where to look (at the camera? at the little black boxes? at the deck?), how to engage an audience that may or may not be paying attention, how to create a professional background that hid a pile of laundry, and how to be resilient when the technology wouldn’t cooperate — again.
Now, as most workplaces and institutions shift to a hybrid model, many of us are getting back to presenting in rooms where the audience is physically present. I can personally speak to the difficulty of this transition. Having delivered most of my keynotes and workshops virtually over the past three years, I’m now standing on stages to deliver my messages to hundreds of people.
