# Preparing for Presentations (Posters you might like)
*Published: 2014-07-19*
*Tags: marketing-communications*
*Source: https://chrislema.com/preparing-for-presentations*
---Today I gave a 45 minute presentation on how I prepare for presentations. I know, very meta. But if you saw my video on "[the first two minutes of your talk](https://chrislema.com/two-minutes/)" - this just went further in terms of preparation.

If you want to see it, not live but recorded, you can go buy access to the [presentation at WP Sessions](https://wpsessions.com/sessions/good-wordcamp-presentations/).

Anyway, today I didn't speak with slides. Instead, I created three posters that I thought I would share with you today.

**Clicking on each one will take you to the high res version of it.**

The first reminds you that you control exactly how much you prepare for a talk. Don't short change yourself. I spend six weeks on every new talk I give.

![PrepareSmall](https://cms.chrislema.com/api/media/file/PrepareSmall.png)The second poster focuses on the fact that your material exists for only one purpose - to cause others to act. And to that end, you need to understand your audience so that you can inspire, challenge and encourage them.

![HearSmall](https://cms.chrislema.com/api/media/file/HearSmall.png)And my last poster focuses on the power of stories - which by now, you know, I'm a huge fan of.

![StorySmall](https://cms.chrislema.com/api/media/file/StorySmall.png)So there you have it, the low-res versions and (on click) the high-res (300 dpi) versions. Print them and hang them on your wall - for free. That way you always remember what's important about presentation preparation.

If you find that you want some help preparing presentations, and don't find answers in [my other posts](https://chrislema.com/category/presentations/), feel free to hit me up on [Clarity](https://clarity.fm/chrislema).