Effective Presentations

Presentations can be a nerve racking experience. Some people find it hard to stand up and deliver their presentation in front of a room of people. I recently had this challenge to do. Like others I found it tough first picking a subject to do.

What I found helpful was deciding to do the presentation on a subject I was familiar with. This can help people as the subject can just roll of the tongue and not make you stutter and tighten up. From my lectures we got useful tips, like looking at your audience and not talking too fast. This helped me as it made me connect to my audience. It is important when doing a presentation to speak clear and be fully prepared.

Cue cards can be a good choice for presentations. If using cue cards it would be helpful to have small words on them which act like trigger words to help with the speed of your presentation.

When dealing with a presentation it is important to make it clear of your aims of this presentation. There should an introduction, a main body and a conclusion. If you are like me I would ask to have questions asked after the presentation as I feel this can be an uneccesary distraction and could throw you off course.

Finally I would say is dont panic and get stressed as most others are in the same position as you. Take your time and relax!