20 Top Tips

Top TipsBad Presenting at Interviews

  1. Reading the words off the screen
  2. Photocopying your CV as your acetate
  3. Jargon: not all on the panel are medical
  4. Cramming too much on each slide
  5. Forgetting to introduce yourself
  6. Not preparing for questions
  7. Looking at one person throughout
  8. Apologising for your talk
  9. Not believing in yourself
  10. Standing between audience and screen
  11. Telling lies or exaggerating
  12. Sitting down for your presentation
  13. Not rehearsing, as you’re ‘better that way’
  14. Relying on the spellchecker
  15. Looking at the people who aren’t interested
  16. Making long lists to prove your point
  17. Telling them everything about your subject
  18. Copying your friend’s talk
  19. Reading neutral Body Language as negative
  20. Not rehearsing your introduction
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