I recently returned from Paris where I had the honor of speaking to 3,000 people who attended LeWeb, a conference notable for high-profile technology leaders. In addition to innovators like fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, speakers included the leaders of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Virgin Galactic, and many other brands transforming our world. Unless they were on a panel, speakers were given approximately 20 to 25 minutes to deliver their presentations. I think that’s a good amount of time for most presentations. Twenty minutes is long enough to expand on key points but short enough to keep the audience’s attention. John F. Kennedy inspired a nation in 18 minutes. If you need much more time to get your point across, you need to edit!
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