Presenting Business Plans: Why People Feel Nervous and What You Can Do About It
If you're preparing to pitch your business idea, or if you've recently invested into a business plan and fear it will fail, this post is for you. Learn what people feel nervous about with business plans and how you can ease their worries. Even if your plans don't make it out of the pit of daunting feelings that they've just been faced with, these strategies will help reassure everyone that all is not lost!
Presenting Business Plans: Why People Feel Nervous and What You Can Do About It
As a soon-to-be entrepreneur or investor, when faced with presentations from others in the same field as yours, most people will feel nervous and often anxious about presenting their own idea. It's normal! When you start to feel too nervous about presenting your plans, it's best to focus on the people you're presenting to.
People don't like being in a situation where they have no idea what is going on. Try not to make the people you're presenting to feel nervous by doing some simple things. Here are some pointers:
1) Don't be disorganized! Even if your presentation is just a PowerPoint, make sure it has been programmed out in advance so that you can talk through it at a nice pace.