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Hi there, I'm Julie,
a human resources generalist at Treehouse.

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In my role, I get to be involved in
a lot of different areas of the company,

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everything from recruiting, to processing
payroll, to performance management.

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But one of my favorite aspects
of my job is providing tools for

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employees to develop themselves.

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In this course,
I'm going to give you tools and

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resources to effectively deliver
high quality presentations.

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Before we get too far,

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let's first cover why it is important
to develop your skills as a presenter.

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When you communicate effectively,
you are creating an opportunity to share

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information in a way that can be
understood by everyone in the room.

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It feels great to know you just
delivered a strong presentation.

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More importantly, when you really
impress and engage your audience,

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you are more likely to have your voice
heard, so you can help guide decisions,

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influence change, and
make an impact on the business.

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Have you ever been to a dry,
drawn out presentation?

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The slides are wordy and the presenter
never seems to connect with the audience.

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You can tell that the presenter has done
a lot of research and preparation but

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the audience is distracted
by an ugly slide deck and

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poor delivery, and they don't hear
what the presenter is saying at all.

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That research and
preparation may have been for nothing.

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In these lessons I'll make sure
you don't become that presenter,

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by covering the things you should
be doing in order to prepare

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before you ever even
create your side deck.