Fight for Yourself: How to Sell Your Ideas and Crush Presentations

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Don't let your blood, sweat, and pixels be overlooked, great creative doesn't sell itself. Every presentation is a story, an opportunity to sell not just your work, but what people actually buy — YOU. This presentation will walk viewers through three core aspects of winning at any presentation, Confidence, Comprehension, and Conviction. These concepts, central to your work as a creative professional, are backed by science and bolstered by thoughts from some of the world’s leading creative professionals.

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