Re-purposing your content

What do you do when you’re asked to give a presentation and the one you’ve already prepared doesn’t quite match the brief?

I used to spend unnecessary time starting again from scratch, or even worse, turned down opportunities due to lack of time to prepare a new talk.

But not anymore. With a bit of creative crafting, it’s usually possible to adapt the piece you’ve already prepared.

Different angle? Spotlight the part of your content that touches on the new angle and bring that to the fore. Include another story to illustrate the angle.

Ask a reflective question inviting the audience to consider your content from the angle you’ve been asked to address.

Different audience? Include different stories more relevant to them. Include something to let them hear you know who they are and what they do.

Sometimes an added sentence, question or short story is all that’s needed.

For more help with creating and crafting your content, hop over to the Work with Me page to look at my individual coaching programmes.

Rachel Maunder is a communication skills and speaker coach and professional speaker.

She has been in the world of competent communication, in different guises, for more than 30 years so has a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to pass on to her clients, both through her signature programmes and her own presentations.

You can find out more about her coaching programmes here and about her speaking topics here.