You have a lot of knowledge and little time. So you want to see results as quickly as possible. That’s exactly why you fall into thinking traps that end up costing you more time. Hours of tinkering, and still no story.
1. “I’ll just let AI make a first version.”
Fast, tempting, and within a minute you have fifteen slides. But AI doesn’t know your audience. Not your goal, not your experience, not that one anecdote that explains everything. You get an average presentation: everything is correct, nothing moves anyone. And you’re straight back to shuffling slides instead of thinking. The same trap as starting in PowerPoint, only faster.
Smarter:
- Think for yourself first. What should your audience feel, remember and do afterwards?
- Then use AI as a sparring partner. Let it challenge your key message or ask critical questions. AI as co-pilot, you at the wheel.
2. “I’ll just reuse my last presentation.”
Fast, familiar, tempting. And often the shortest route to an incoherent story. That old presentation was made for a different audience, with a different goal. If it already had gaps back then, why would it work now?
Smarter:
- Use it as raw material at most. Not as a structure.
- Start from one question: what does this audience still need to know tomorrow?
3. “I have to tell them as much as possible.”
A classic among experts. You know so much, and everything seems important. But if you try to get everything across, nothing sticks. Your audience isn’t a hard drive. They’re people who have to listen, watch and remember at the same time.
Smarter:
- Choose your essence and repeat it a few times.
- Save the rest for your handout or for questions afterwards. Anyone who wants to know more will ask.
In short
Starting fast is not the same as finishing fast. If you think first, you build a presentation that persuades faster.
Recognise yourself in one of these thinking traps? With the Presentation Check, we look together at where your presentation gets stuck. In the training, you learn an approach that saves you time with every presentation, from first idea to last slide.
