Self-Correction in Business Presentations

Self-Correction

What to Do When You Make a Mistake

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Course: EL314 การนำเสนอทางธุรกิจ (Block 4)

Instructor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Janpha Thadphoothon

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Objectives

• Normalize mistakes (Everyone makes them!).
• Learn professional phrases to correct yourself.
• Avoid over-apologizing ("Sorry sorry sorry").
• Practice recovering smoothly from a slip-up.

Don't Panic!

Even Steve Jobs made mistakes on stage.

The Wrong Reaction:
"Oh no! Sorry! I am so stupid. Sorry, sorry. Wait..." (Panic = Audience feels uncomfortable)

The Professional Reaction:
"Correction... what I meant to say was..." (Calm = Audience trusts you)

Self-Correction Phrases

1. Small Slips (Wrong Word/Number):
• "Correction, that should be 50%, not 15%."
• "Or rather..."
• "Let me rephrase that."

2. Getting Lost (Forgot what to say):
• "Excuse me, let me check my notes for a moment."
• "Let me backtrack for a second."

3. Wrong Slide shown:
• "Apologies, let me just find the correct slide."

Practice: Wrong Number

You said: "Our profit was 1 million."
But the slide says 10 million.

How do you fix it?

Practice: Wrong Word

You said: "This product is very expensive."
You meant: "This product is very exclusive."

Final Quiz

Q: Why should you avoid saying "Sorry" too many times?

Summary

• Mistakes are human. Recovery is professional.
• Use phrases like "Correction," "Rather," or "What I meant was..."
• Stop. Breathe. Correct. Move on.
• Assignment: If you make a mistake in your group presentation, use one of these phrases to fix it calmly.

Keep Practicing!

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