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THE SPEAKERY SURVEY
Hi. I'm Marcus. I founded
Speakery.de
back in November 2019 and I've made it my mission to help people thrive when they're presenting. I'm trying to understand more about who presents, what's being presented and what people see as barriers to a successful presentation. That's the point of this survey. I hope you'll take a couple of minutes to answer these questions. The results will be anonymous, obviously. I'll be publishing the results on the
Speakery Newsletter
.
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Career Level/ Work Experience
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Choose
0-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20+ years
Do you speak at conferences regularly?
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Yes.
No.
No, but I would love to.
No, and I'm not interested in speaking at conferences.
Sometimes, but not as often as I'd like to.
What line of business are you in?
What comes closest to describing where you work?
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Student.
Teacher/Professor.
Agency/Consultancy.
Moderator/ Facilitator/Mentoring.
Marketing/Sales.
Tech/Engineering.
Start Up/Venture Captial/Investment.
Events/Conferences.
Other:
Have you had speaker/presentation training
Yes.
No.
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What kind of presentations do you normally give?
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Keynotes on conference stages.
Large internal presentations in front of peers.
Smaller internal presentations in meeting rooms.
Smaller client facing presentations in meeting rooms.
Larger presentations and lectures in front of students.
External livestreams and webinars
Internal webinars and virtual meetings/presentations
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How would you
rate your presentation skills?
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1 = Awesome 5 = Hopeless
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2
3
4
5
Storytelling
Structure of message
Deck design
Voice
Physicality
Confidence
English
Audience focus
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2
3
4
5
Storytelling
Structure of message
Deck design
Voice
Physicality
Confidence
English
Audience focus
How do you feel about these aspects of presenting?
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Let's go!
Love it!
I feel comfortable with this.
Not bothered either way.
I feel uncomforable with this.
Hate this.
Panic!
Being the center of attention
Big audiences
Small audiences
Virtual audiences
Let's go!
Love it!
I feel comfortable with this.
Not bothered either way.
I feel uncomforable with this.
Hate this.
Panic!
Being the center of attention
Big audiences
Small audiences
Virtual audiences
How many presenations have you given in the last 30 days?
less than five.
5-10.
10-15.
more than 15.
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Of the presentations you have given during the last 30 days,
were they completely new completely new presentations or adaptations of older presentations, or both?
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Brand new presentations.
Adaptions of older presentations.
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Of the presentations you have given during the last 30 days, how many of them did you write yourself?
All of them.
Most of them.
None of them - marketing and corporate comms make my slides.
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How do you feel when you present?
Oh, God, yes!
A little, yes.
Neither.
Not really, no.
Hell, no!
Like an imposter
Completely in control
Calm and relaxed
Excited and happy
Oh, God, yes!
A little, yes.
Neither.
Not really, no.
Hell, no!
Like an imposter
Completely in control
Calm and relaxed
Excited and happy
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You've just presented in English. How did that make you feel?
Oh, God, yes!
A little, yes.
Neither
Not really, no
Hell, no!
Like a God because it's my first language
Like an imposter
Completely in control
Calm and relaxed
Excited and happy
Like a bag of nerves
Oh, God, yes!
A little, yes.
Neither
Not really, no
Hell, no!
Like a God because it's my first language
Like an imposter
Completely in control
Calm and relaxed
Excited and happy
Like a bag of nerves
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Think back to the last time you presented. How did it go?
I survived.
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2
3
4
5
I thrived.
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Do you ever plan and practise the Q&A session after your presentation?
Yes.
No.
Maybe.
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Of the presentations you have given during the last 30 days, were they each completely different or did you present the same presentation over, and over again.
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Each was a different presentation.
Repeated the same presentation.
A mix of both.
How much time do you invest in your presentations?
(let's assume the average presentation is 17-minutes long)
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less than 30 mins
30 to 60 mins
60 to 3 hours
1 day
more than 1 day
Planning
Writing
Designing
Editing
Practising
less than 30 mins
30 to 60 mins
60 to 3 hours
1 day
more than 1 day
Planning
Writing
Designing
Editing
Practising
You have to give a presentation. Do you
Create a brand new presentation.
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2
3
4
5
Adapt an old presenation.
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PowerPoint is:
The work of the devil.
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2
3
4
5
I couldn't live without it.
Clear selection
Virtual Presentations are:
Great, I love them!
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2
3
4
5
Horrible, I hate doing them!
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Since Jan 2023 your presentations have been mainly...
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Virtual
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2
3
4
5
In person
What are the challenges and risks involved with giving a virtual presentation?
Virtual makes this much easier and adds real value
Has neither negative nor positive impact
Virtual makes this slightly harder
Virtual gets in the way and makes this much harder
Virtual is trash and I want to present IRL
Audience interaction/Feedback
Reading the room
Q&A
Networking
Technicalities (software, cameras, etc)
Virtual makes this much easier and adds real value
Has neither negative nor positive impact
Virtual makes this slightly harder
Virtual gets in the way and makes this much harder
Virtual is trash and I want to present IRL
Audience interaction/Feedback
Reading the room
Q&A
Networking
Technicalities (software, cameras, etc)
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How long, on average, are the presentations that you give?
N/A
5 mins
10 mins
17 mins
30 mins
45 mins
60 mins
longer than an hour
Keynotes
Internal Presentations
Sales Presenations / Pitches
Webinars
N/A
5 mins
10 mins
17 mins
30 mins
45 mins
60 mins
longer than an hour
Keynotes
Internal Presentations
Sales Presenations / Pitches
Webinars
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How much text do you use on your slides?
I write a novel.
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2
3
4
5
I only use bold statements.
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Do create your presentations as documents to be read without a presenter and to be sent as a pdf?
Yes.
No.
Sometimes.
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Of the presentations you have given in the last 30 days, how many of them were in English?
All of them and English is my mother tongue.
All of them. I work for an international company. English is a second language.
Some of them. English is my second language.
Some of them. English is my mother tongue but I also present in another language.
None of them.
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You've been asked to give a presentation in English. How does this make you feel?
Sorry, I'm confused, do people present in languages other than English?
Great! I speak fluent English so that's one less thing to worry about!
Hmmm... Yeah, I speak fluent English, but I'd much prefer to present in my mother tongue.
Oh, for heaven's sake. I speak English, but this is a layer of stress that I could frankly to without!
Well, that's my week ruined. No sleep for me!
I'm never asked to present in English, so I'm not bothered.
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If there was one thing you could improve about your presenting skills, then what would it be?
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I'd like to be more confident.
I'd like to have more focus.
I'd like to be more spontaenous and improvise.
I'd like to be better at the Q&A.
I'd like to improve my storytelling skills.
I'd like to look better on stage and have better posture.
I'd like to have a louder voice.
I'd like to feel like less of an imposter.
I'd like to improve my practising skills.
I'd like to become a professional keynote speaker.
I'd like to have more control over the overall process.
How would you rate yourself as a presenter/speaker? Where are you on your public speaking journey?
Beginner.
Intermediate.
Professional.
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