3. Technical Issues

A third terrible way to open your presentation is drying attention to technical insecurities. Hey is this thing on, can you hear me in the back, should I use the mic, I think my voice is pretty strong, what do you think, can you see my slides are okay. This kind of opening commons are extremely disrespectful to the audience. It signals that speaker didn’t bother to do a recheck before the presentation. Don’t waste your audience’s time. Make sure you check your technical issues before your presentation.