- You need to have enthusiasm!
- Enjoy what you are talking about.
- Don't mumble.
- Try to avoid talking mono-tone and droning. (sometimes it just takes practice!)
- Slides should be a combination of visual text, voice and images as well as diagrams.
- Real world examples and examples that the audience can relate to are a good idea.
- Practice your presentation if you are nervous in front of people.
- Interact with your audience, presentations don't have to be a one way information channel.
- Questions are best left to the end of the session but if you must answer one keep the answer short and sweet and follow up at the end with the individual in more detail.
- It is all about the transfer and way in which you present the information that helps people to learn.
- Hand outs can be useful... especially ones where you can write your own notes next to the slides.
- Get your audience to turn off their mobiles and do not allow walk outs.
- Include the right level of information for your audience, and make it clear what you are going to cover in the summary.
I think that will do to start... (these are general comments about presentations based on what I have seen from some good and bad presentations today... They are not a full set of guidelines by a long way!)
posted @ Tuesday, June 06, 2006 3:53 PM