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It’s not just about present-ability, if you are nervous that means you are underprepared. A kid who is confidently wrong is equally as bad as a kid who is nervously right, bc that nervousness implies that you accidentally got that technical question or whatever right, instead of actually just knowing it.
Just think about it, if some MD asked you honestly, what is 2+2? Do you think there would be insecurity in your answer being 4? But when I ask you why you decided to use a WACC of 12% in a deal and how you came to answer- your voice starts cracking? Now I can’t confidently trust you know what you’re talking about or if you’re just skating by. We don’t need any star gigachad types, just know your shit and repeat it to yourself enough times so you don’t stumble over your words in the interview.
I do a ton of IB superdays/interviews. Well north of a few hundred at this point. I do not care if someone is nervous as long as it's not significantly impacting their interview, and I've hired some really nervous people who go on to do very well at the job. Public speaking and interviewing are a skill and I don't expect every 19 year old to have perfected it.
Obviously if you're so nervous you forget answers, mind blanks out, or your answers are impossible to follow, that's one thing. But I am not bothered by a handful of ums, speaking a bit fast or getting rambley on an answer here or there. I wouldn't say I think you care more about getting the job (anyone interviewing for IB does) but just that I was once a nervous 19 year old too.
Also let's be real, no intern or analyst is presenting to an MD lol. Maybe for an intern project or something else that is only for practice, but unless you count sending an email that says "Please see attached for the latest draft" as presenting, it's just not part of the job.
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