Nail Your Presentation — Even When Your Time Is Cut Short

One of the most common unpleasant surprises that you’ve likely faced as a public speaker is getting your time cut short. You go into the meeting with a plan for what you’re going to cover based on the allotted time you’ve been given. And then, the technology doesn’t work until 15 minutes into the meeting. Or the decision-maker shows up late, and you’ve waited to start until they arrive. Or someone (and maybe everyone) in the group runs a few minutes over, and by the time it’s your turn, those few minutes have compounded and you’re left rushing to finish. Being an excellent public speaker requires planning as well as flexibility and resilience. Just because you don’t have as much time as you’d planned doesn’t mean you can’t have as much impact as you intended. This article covers three Plan B’s that every speaker needs in case time gets cut short.