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This email started as a list of 5 things you can do to nail your next speaking engagement. 

Reps, iterations, practice, outlines… the usual suspects.

No amount of personality could save it. It was giving Google results and not even the good kind. 

The truth is, you don’t need to be told to practice your speech. 

So I scraped it and am here to tell you the ONE thing that will transform the way you present.

(What’s even better is that Google won’t tell you this one.)

The one thing that will transform the way you present:

THINK ABOUT THEM, NOT ABOUT YOU

If you think back to any time you’ve crashed and burned, it can probably be tied to the fact that you were focused on you. Likely not even on purpose.

It’s 100% human nature.

That’s why it’s major key to be aware and fight to the death against it.

Because no amount of preparation can outwork the wrong mindset. And that’s why inward focus is the sneaky, silent killer of presentations.

One of our favorite ways to combat the tendency to focus on ourselves is to repeat thoughts like these:

“They are excited to hear from me.”

“This will help someone so much.”

“Someone needs what I have.”

If you stay focused on the people you’re there to serve through your speech, you could forget every bullet point on your notes and still have a soft place to land. 

I asked Macy a few questions about how she prepared for her presentation at Myron Golden’s Offer Mastery Live event. Watch the 90-second mini interview for more insight into how a Salesgirl prepares for a big* speaking engagement.

*What qualifies as a “big” presentation for you is totally subjective. Keeping the focus on others has helped us make an announcement to a room full of PTO moms and ace a capstone defense, too.

Fight to focus on them.

Xo, The Salesgirls