FREE GUIDE
Presenting to senior leaders? Prepare what you want to say.
Get Say Less, Prep More, a free, eight-page guide to preparing for your next project update, recommendation, or difficult conversation. Consider what your audience needs, organize your message, and practice before the meeting.
Prepare for the conversation before you build the slides.
You know the work. Preparing your presentation means deciding what the people listening need to understand, which details to include, and what should happen next.
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Understand your audience.
Clarify the purpose of the meeting and the priorities your message should address.
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Organize your message.
See how What, So What, Now What works in a project update.
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Work through the details.
Complete ten questions about your message, evidence, resources, risks, and next steps.
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Practice aloud.
Rehearse your opening, your close, a difficult question, and a shorter version if your time gets cut.
Use it for a meeting already on your calendar.
Sharing an update.
Explain the current status, the effect on the work, and what happens next.
Making a recommendation.
Present your proposed action, supporting information, and the decision you need.
Delivering difficult news.
Explain the issue, its implications, and your plan for responding.
A note from Summer
I’m Summer Alexander, a public speaking and leadership development coach. I’ve spent more than 15 years helping professionals strengthen how they communicate and lead. I’ve coached more than 130 leaders, facilitated leadership development sessions across four continents, and led teams in global technology organizations.
I created this guide to help you prepare for the everyday moments when you need to explain your thinking, share a recommendation, or guide a conversation. Choose an upcoming meeting and work through the pages with that conversation in mind.
Summer Alexander
Give yourself time to prepare.
Download the guide, choose an upcoming meeting, and work through your message before you present.
