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Careers Leadership Feb 4, 2019

Podcast: Knock Your Next Business Presentation Out of the Park

From eliminating surprises to setting up the room, the best presenters do a lot more than practice.

Yevgenia Nayberg

Based on insights from

Timothy Calkins

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If you’ve ever had to give a presentation at work, then you know: There are a million things to worry about. How do you write the presentation? How should you prepare? Where in the room should you stand?

On this episode of the Kellogg Insight podcast, Tim Calkins, a clinical professor of marketing at and author of How to Wash a Chicken: Mastering the Business Presentation, shares five tips to make your presentations better, cleaner, and more powerful.

Note: The Kellogg Insight podcast is produced for the ear, and not meant to be read as a transcript. We encourage you to listen to the audio version above. However, a transcript of this episode is available here.

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Timothy Calkins

Clinical Professor of Marketing; Associate Chair of the Marketing Department

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