Welcome to Darren Daly on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

I'm about to show you the most terrifying statistic you'll hear all year.

By the end of 2026, there will be two types of professionals,

those who can captivate an audience and those who get replaced by somebody who can. That's it,

just two. And if you think I'm being dramatic, you're about to get a brutal wake-up call,

because the AI presentation Ap apocalypse isn't coming.

It's here. Let me paint you a picture of what just happened to one of the smartest people that I know.

Meet Darius, a brilliant financial mind, 15 years managing portfolios, senior advisor building his own practice.

Last month, Darius walked into the most important presentation

of his career, a room full of invited guests, all high net worth prospects, at least $25 million

in potential new business in the room. But Darius couldn't present to save his life. He read

from notes. He showed a dizzying array of charts and graphs.

He drowned them in data. The prospects sat there, eyes glazed, looking dazed, many checking

their phones, all of them mentally tuned out. After 45 dizzying minutes, Darius finally finished.

There were polite thank yous, many will think about it. And the room After 45 dizzying minutes, Darius finally finished.

There were polite thank yous, many will think about it, and the room just cleared out.

Six weeks later, Darius got the news.

Three of his biggest prospects had signed with somebody else.

The other advisor?

Half of Darius's credentials, a fraction of his track record, and had only basic investment knowledge. But here's what that advisor did have. Magnetic presence, simple

explanations, and trust-building delivery. And Darius? Darius lost more than a million dollars

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