I need help. I have been with Deloitte for 4.5 years, even got promoted to Manager last year. But I’m terrified of working on a deck live (collaborating live). Synthesizing multiple instructions from different people on the zoom call and updating a power point or an excel live is my nightmare. I need to get over this fear, I can’t keep relying on the junior resources. Are there any tips or tricks I can use to get better and overcome my attention deficit?

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When I was a manager I often had 5-6 partners standing over me under pressure to make live changes to the master deck -sometimes 5 mins before a client presentation. Here’s a few rules when collaborating on a live deck:
1) listen to one person at a time; do not attempt to please all people and their demands at the same time - sequence and prioritize, based on rank;
2) do not take it too seriously. It’s okay to pause, breathe, laugh and ask for forgiveness if you stuff something up.
3) ask for clarification and ask to repeat their instructions if you’re not sure. Often partners are just barking out meaningless directions that they can’t remember 5 seconds later.

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Thank you so much for your thoughtful response.

As an experienced hire, who didn’t grow up making slides, my other concern is knowing the hot keys, remembering ppt options quickly. So, it’s a double whammy - trying to listen to instructions and then remembering how to execute the instructions quickly, so we can see how the changes will look on the side quickly.
Did you face any such issues? How did you overcome these issues?

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There are moments on those calls where it’s not possible to make a conclusive edit with different thoughts being thrown around. I note the different perspectives in comments and figure out the edit after. It might be worth practicing this skill with your juniors to help you get better at it with more senior people.

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Thank you. Yeah, I think it’s about practice. But I also feel such shame in my inability that I try to hide it and not seek help.

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This was me and I improved this based on some of the answers here:

- Listen to one person at a time
- Ask for clarification
- Add comments to come back to later

Additionally, I have done the following:

- Download PPT plugin for shortcuts (alignment/font/color)
- Internal Chat GPT to structure my notes/make priority list (if applicable)

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Where do I find this PPT plugin? I googled but couldn’t find a clear answer.

It can be nerve racking at first. But the partners instructing you actually have no idea. So just take a chill pill and have confidence in your skills.

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Thanks all, appreciate the suggestions!
Will start focusing on improving myself rather than blaming ADD

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OP: I have same problem, the anxiety just eats me alive

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I totally feel your pain. But heartening to note we are not alone.

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Have you thought about or tried medication? I know some people are totally oppposed but it has been my saving grace. I truly don't know what I woudl do if adderall didn't exist. I wish you the best of luck.

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Thanks for the good wishes :)

No, I can’t take medications as I’m also going through IVF cycles to hopefully get pregnant soon. My therapist suggested I stay away from any medications.

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I haven’t done this myself, but I imagine everyone on the call understands that it’s not expected to be perfect while working in flight- can say “ok I’ll put a placeholder here and come back to refine it later”. Also take your time. If multiple people are talking at once pause until they’re in consensus. Once they all agree what to put on the slide say “so we agree this box is X “.

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