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Today's tip is that when you are presenting your work,

start by identifying what you are excited about, so you can get your audience excited, too.

Today's tip comes from the book, Broken Rung, when the career ladder breaks for women and how they can succeed

in spite of it. Authors Quelen Elingred, Lorena Yee, and Maria Delmar Martinez draw on

their experiences at senior partners at McKinsey to offer strategies for women in particular,

but really for everyone to thrive in their careers.

They recount the story of an associate brand manager who was about to present her annual plan

to the president of her company. The president said, before you dive in, always explain why

someone should be excited about your plan.

This employee took the advice to heart. Ever since, they say, she never starts a presentation

with the deck. Instead, she opens with, these are the things you're going to hear about

that I'm most excited about.

They continued, it allows her to intentionally position any conversation.

This seems like smart advice when you are getting ready to give a presentation.

Get clear on why you are excited, so you can get others excited too.

You want to sound conversational when you say why you are excited, but I would still be inclined

to plan what you are going to say and rehearse it.

You want to be sure that whatever you are excited about comes through clearly.

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