The Five Misconceptions Most People Have About Giving Presentations

Join professional speaker, leadership expert, presentation skills coach and owner/operator of YourNextSpeaker, LLC, Rhett Laubach (pronounced Law-Buck), for this interactive, motivating and instructional session covering the five misconceptions most people have about giving presentations. Rhett will take us through why the misconceptions exist, how to tell if we have fallen prey to them and, most importantly, how to overcome these traps.

11:30 AM – Introduction  – Annie Storey, Illinois Section AWWA Executive Director

11:35 AM – Why Communication Matters in our Industry – Randy Lusk, Illinois Section AWWA Chair

11:45 AM – The Five Misconceptions Most People Have About Giving Presentations

• Why Misconceptions Exist
• Examples of Presentation Skills
• Skills to increase your presentation skills

12:45 PM – Q&A from the Audience

12:55 PM – Closing – Annie Storey, Illinois Section AWWA Executive Director

Speaker: Rhett Laubach

Rhett has changed the way thousands of people across the nation think about leadership. As a professional speaker, author, presentations coach, leadership expert and owner of YourNextSpeaker, LLC, Rhett Laubach has taught leadership skills for more than 25 years, to one million audience members and in 48 states, the Bahamas and Canada. Rhett's clients include students, educators and business professionals in the agriculture, sales, human resource, banking, health, transportation and insurance industries. His programs are high-energy and high-impact. You can find links to all of Rhett’s material, as well as information about his keynotes and workshops atYourNextSpeaker.com. You can also view Rhett’s messages at http://tinyurl.com/WhatRhettSays. Follow Rhett on Twitter at @RhettLaubach and on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and Spotify. Rhett and his family live in Edmond, Oklahoma.