2024-12-22T08:38:22-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149941421/archinect-s-guide-to-presentations-part-ii-the-lecture Laura Amaya 2016-04-25T10:23:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lc/lc52xdczo380kyig.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Just like planning out <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/144427542/archinect-s-guide-to-presentations-part-i-the-visuals" target="_blank">the look of your presentation</a>, taking your time and planning ahead will take you a long way when putting together your script. Practicing again and again will give the polish you need to seal the deal. Take a few friends out for coffee and talk them through it. Refine your thoughts in the shower. Present again in front of the mirror, looking at yourself in the eye. The more you run through it, the surer you&rsquo;ll feel about it.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/144427542/archinect-s-guide-to-presentations-part-i-the-visuals Laura Amaya 2015-12-29T14:21:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0z/0zxyzf9xjd4f132j.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It&rsquo;s 4:30 in the morning, and you are just heading to bed after polishing your latest project. The client meeting starts in three hours and you have yet to go home, change, and come back to whip up a quick presentation. What you don&rsquo;t realize in the wee hours of the day is that excellent design will get you nowhere without a compelling presentation. How do we convey our fa&ccedil;ade intention to a client who has never heard of a detailed wall section? How do we convince government officials to allow the development of air rights above a listed building? How do we demonstrate to our future employer that we are the candidate of their dreams?</p>