Board-level presentations should drive decisions, not just share information. Most board presentations fail because they include too much information and not enough value. The presenter tries to prove how much they know. The board is trying to work out what matters, why it matters, and what should happen next. Those are not the same thing. A strong board presentation is not about showing your workings. It is about helping a group of time-poor, strategically minded people make a decision. If...

Record your practice presentations and ask for high-quality feedback After a presentation, people ask “How was that?” And they hear: “It was good. Maybe slow down a bit.” That is not feedback. That is reassurance. The issue is timing and specificity. If you ask for feedback after the presentation your audience has not been primed to analyse anything properly. They are relying on memory, not observation. They default to generalities because it feels safer. As a result, nothing meaningful...

Even excellent content is ignored if the delivery fails to engage the audience.