Can’t Decide What To Wear For Your Speech? 5 Tips For Your Presentation Outfit.

Steve and his famous turtleneck

You’ve practiced your speech, you’ve calmed your nerves, and you’ve called your mom. All that’s left is to pick your presentation outfit and leave the house. However, it’s complicated because you’re in the tech industry and you’re wondering what to wear to a presentation. The following tips will help you feel great about what you choose to wear.

First tip: Know your audience

Dress like your audience (or just a little better). If you’re presenting to a tech start-up, you want to dress like them, which probably consists of jeans, a shirt, and comfortable shoes. Dressing in a full-blown suit in this case would be a mistake. More specifically, it could deliver a wrong message: that you are taking things more seriously than them and you are not familiar with the work environment. This lessens your ability to connect with the audience!

These moms know what to wear to a presentation

*A note on presenting to investors*

If you’re a techie presenting in front of investors, be aware of that maybe a polo would work better than a band-tee. Keep it casual, but a little nicer. They know you are start up! Also, do a little research on where these investors are coming from. Is there a cultural difference? Keep this in mind as you don’t want to offend someone by the way you dress.

Cleanliness is key. I’ll leave it at that.

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