It’s easy to put off working on your presentation. But the best presenters give themselves more time to create their presentations. Here are a few quick reasons why it pays to start early:
- Anticipate the unanticipated – For starters, it always takes longer to create a slide deck than you think it will – for example from unanticipated challenges. Perhaps you have to assemble a lot of information. Or maybe you have to create a lot of new slides.
- Percolate – It also pays to give your creative juices time to percolate. “Sleeping on it” can help you to come up with new ideas or connect others in new ways.
- Socialize – Oftentimes you’ll want to socialize your ideas and slides to get input and approvals from others. This always takes longer than you think.