Vendors come to us at Media Training Worldwide and the Speaking Channel quite frequently to pitch us their wares (as we do with prospects as well). The atmosphere is relaxed, with people sitting around a conference room chatting. Normally, the sales pitches are interesting, engaging, and useful, even if we don’t ending up hiring the company.
But the funny thing is…many of these salespeople and consultants will tell me “I’m no public speaker†or “I don’t like public speaking†or “I’m no good at public speaking.†And these people are obviously lying to me. No, they’re not intentionally fibbing. It’s just that, in most cases, I’ve just seen them give an excellent presentation, so they are obviously good at giving presentations.
