Presenting to international audiences

Even if you never leave your home town, you may have to present to people of different cultures and backgrounds. Today’s world of business is the whole world, and you are expected to participate as a world citizen. Are your presentations as global as you would hope? This presentation will guide you in economically adapting your message and delivery to a global audience.

Topics include:

• Why won’t anybody speak out?
• 10 ways to insult your audience without even trying.
• Modesty, propriety, and social taboos.
• But they said they spoke English.
• Graphics are not a universal language.
• Nor are music or math.
• The secret to winning over any audience.

Handout file: PDF 1.6 MB (Be sure to right-click on the link and choose to download the file to your computer.)

Related items

Presentation: Planning and design forms