Just a few reminders for presenting….

…run through your presentation a few times prior to presenting. This will allow you to decide what to talk about and not to talk about while helping to ensure you are not reading the slides. Reading slides is a dead giveaway of not being prepared for the presentation or that you do not know the material.

…be confident that they want to hear what you are talking about. Practicing helps build the confidence.

…do not be afraid to make it personal. Do not go off for five minutes on a personal story though, more than two minutes may be excessive depending on the length and topic of the presentation.

..include the audience if you can. Of course they are going to love what you are talking about so if you can let them participate do. This is commonly done by asking questions. The kind where people just blurt out what they are thinking. Be ready for someone to blurt something out or dead air…both will happen.

…have fun.