Stay Cool: How to Handle Presentation Slip-Ups

17 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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TJ Walker (YouTube) offers practical coaching on handling small presentation slip-ups without showing embarrassment. Advice includes: make brief, factual corrections (e.g., "the number is 2 million"), avoid over-apologizing or self-criticism, pause calmly to recall a forgotten word, and move on confidently because audiences typically won't remember brief hesitations.

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If you need to make a correction, just say the actual number is 2 million, not 2 billion, and keep going. Don't say, oh my God, I said billion. That's crazy. That's so stupid. Why did I say that? I meant to say 2 million. No, just say the number is 2 million and keep going. Give yourself a brief little correction, trying not to act like you're flustered, embarrassed, and overly emotional about it. If all you do is forget a word for a second, don't say, oh, I'm sorry, senior moment. Just stop, pause, give yourself a second, wait for the word to come to you. Keep going. No one is going to remember that. It took you a second to remember that word.