Preparing for the Big Presentation
Thursday, December 3, 2009@ 12:51 PM

Last Friday, the company vice president sprung a real surprise on me. When he came over to my cubicle, I was fully expecting to be admonished for one reason or another. Much to my shock and delight, he instead asked me to make a financial presentation to the board of directors at their next meeting. The only catch? The meeting was to be held Monday.
With just a single weekend to work on the technical and oratorical aspects of the presentation, I had to bear down. I picked out a nice set of clothes and rehearsed my speech for hours. I also tried to anticipate any questions that might come up at the meeting. Luckily I already had a few laptop backpacks to choose from, allowing me to transport my computer to the meeting in style.