Research shows that 71% of executives admit to falling
asleep during a presentation.
Study: Most execs sleep their
way to the top
- Results released this week from an online poll by a data
visualization software company reveals that 71 percent of business
executives surveyed have fallen asleep or felt sleepy during dull presentations.
- The survey of 382 business managers was conducted by San
Diego-based Infommersion.
In addition to the 71 percent who admitted to dozing off, another 43
percent have caught other people napping during presentations.
- The most difficult types of presentations to stay awake through
were individual speeches, followed by training sessions, and then general
meetings, according to the Infommersion poll. Interestingly, Webcasts were
said to be the easiest type of conference to stay alert though with only
11 percent of respondents saying they were difficult to sit through, the
company reported.
- Survey participants said that the most important elements for a
successful presentation were an 'animated and enthusiastic' speaker (at 51
percent), followed by an 'interesting and interactive' presentation (at 36
percent of the votes). It helped if the presenter was 'good looking,' 3
percent of respondents said.
I spoke to an Association last week in Phoenix and we
spent my two presentations laughing and having so much fun. They were terrific! If you know the secrets, you can have terrific
audiences every time you have a meeting. Participants in my public speaking training tell me with the new tips they energize their delivery and will never have people yawning and nodding off during their Power Point presentations. Read my article How To Make Your Content and Delivery Engaging. If you want coaching or training on how to make your presentations more dynamic check out my website at Dynamic Delivery, Coaching Or Training or email me atPatti@PattiWood.net or call 678-358-6160.
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
