Be the Best Bad Presenter Ever: Break the Rules, Make Mistakes, and Win Them Over

Karen Hough doesn'Äôt want you to be 'Äúperfect.'Äù People fear public speaking because they worry about having to conform to all sorts of handed-down rules that tie them up in knots and put their audiences to sleep. It'Äôs authenticity and passion that win people over, she says, not 'Äúpolish.'Äù But you can'Äôt be authentic if you'Äôre following guidelines that drain the life and personality out of your presentation.

Hough debunks over a dozen myths about presenting to make it more fun a...