We waste countless hundreds of hours sitting through boring, sleepy, and hastily-prepared presentations. This episode serves as a warning to would-be public speakers. If we are annoyed by these pitch mistakes, the rest of your audience is also.

In this episode:

· Stop reading your slides!

· Less is more when it comes to public speaking

· Short presentations force you to prepare more

· Why you must nail the first minute of your speech

· Why Adele restarted her performance at the Grammy's

· How to leave people with a compelling call to action