Steven Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is preparing for a presentation. My friend David spent weeks preparing for a 20-minute

presentation. He didn't know what to prepare and it scared him silly. Today we'll explore a simple set of

questions that will make preparing fast and easy, so you'll be done with plenty of time

left over to pursue those tuba lessons you've dreamt of since you were 12. They say the number

one fear in the world is public speaking. People are afraid the audience will laugh at them,

except for comedians who are afraid the audience won't laugh at them.

If that's really the world's number one fear, why aren't there horror films about it?

We see Freddy playing Iron Chef with tonight's special ingredient being innocent teenager,

but we never get to see Freddy giving a speech at his local Legion of the Damn Chapter meeting,

only to realize halfway through that he's

actually naked. That would be scary.

Don't let this happen to you. In the immortal words of the great Tom Lear, don't be nervous,

don't be flustered, don't be scared. Be prepared. Begin with the end in mind. Start preparing

with a few simple questions.

Who's your audience?

If you're talking to business people whose company is tanking

and who expect you to save them,

that's different from presenting to nuns

who care about your spiritual salvation

and will stop at nothing to claim your soul for eternity.

What does your audience really want to hear from you? You might think

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