74. Be Honest and Authentic
In the previous section I stressed how important a first impression is. But what if you blow it? What if you trip on a cord as you go to the front of the room? What if you plug in your computer and the image doesn’t show up on the projector?
This—and much worse—happens to every presenter at some point. In my career as a presenter and speaker I’ve had the following things occur:
• No one brought a projector yet my entire presentation consisted of slides.
• No one picked up the handouts from the printer as they said they would.
• The electricity went out in the building just as I started my presentation.
• I looked down to realize I was wearing two completely different shoes (long story).
• My luggage didn’t arrive with ...
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