Re:Do Not Stand While Presenting To VCs
by juanpablo on Friday October 12, 2007 @05:55PM
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>>1. It makes the format feel more formal, reducing your ability to develop a rapport with the VCs and making the interaction more awkward.
I'm not sure about this. A standing presentation gives you the opportunity to communicate a lot using body language instead of 'hiding' behind the table and your laptop.
>> 2. It implies that you expect to walk the VC through your presentation slide by slide which may make you look green - seasoned entrepreneurs know that the flow of the conversation will be anything but predictable.
Hu? YOU are the presentation, not your slides.
>> 3. It limits the length of the meeting, as few presenters can stand for the length of a meeting.
Good! No presentation should last more than 15 minutes.
>> 4. Your partner will be forced to focus on flipping slides rather than engaging in the dialogue.
Not necessarily true. Whoever leads the presentation can change the slides with a remote control.
>> 5. Most people look awkward when it comes to delivering a standing presentation.
Sure. That's why you must practice before. It's a presentation! Face your audience!
I'm not sure about this. A standing presentation gives you the opportunity to communicate a lot using body language instead of 'hiding' behind the table and your laptop.
>> 2. It implies that you expect to walk the VC through your presentation slide by slide which may make you look green - seasoned entrepreneurs know that the flow of the conversation will be anything but predictable.
Hu? YOU are the presentation, not your slides.
>> 3. It limits the length of the meeting, as few presenters can stand for the length of a meeting.
Good! No presentation should last more than 15 minutes.
>> 4. Your partner will be forced to focus on flipping slides rather than engaging in the dialogue.
Not necessarily true. Whoever leads the presentation can change the slides with a remote control.
>> 5. Most people look awkward when it comes to delivering a standing presentation.
Sure. That's why you must practice before. It's a presentation! Face your audience!