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Audience first
When preparing presentations, people often start by focusing on their slides
instead of on their audience. It’s a common practice and one of the biggest
mistakes you can make, according to Amit. “It’s really helpful to apply a lot
of the same principles from regular marketing and product life to your
audience,” says Amit. “I found it really helpful to humanize the audience.”

The more direct contact with your audience, the better. When unfamiliar with
certain board members, talk to the people who work directly with them. “Try to
figure out some of their other portfolio companies, so you have a good idea of
the level of sophistication they might be used to.”

Optimize your content
“With content, there are two approaches,” says Amit. “One, here’s
everything we did. Two, here’s what’s really different from last time. Your
business performance numbers will determine which approach you take. If the
numbers are great across the board, then you want to spend as much time on them
for the positive reinforcement that things are going well. If you need to ask
the board for more support, and you have some numbers are not so good, you
don’t ever want to dance around that issue either. You want to address it with
a plan because the board will ask you for a plan.”

Know what to optimize in your presentation. “Do you want to inspire confidence
or reinforce confidence, or is it more of a check-in and forward-gazing?” If
you don’t optimize your content, your presentation “becomes a series of
status updates – which is what a board meeting should never be.”

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