Give A Presentation

The moment you are to give your presentation has arrived. You have carefully prepared, thoroughly practiced and have your nerves under control.

Here are 4 effective tips to help you give an effective presentation:

1. Make eye contact with your audience. Look into their faces and maintain eye contact with them for short period until moving on.

2. Glance at your notes briefly as required, but don't get glued them or read them aloud. It makes it difficult to engage with the audience.

3. Keep a track of time. It is rude to go over. Leave some flexibility in your presentation to cut if you are running over time, or ask the audience or the organizer if you can carry on.

4. Don't stand still, move and gesture naturally as you would in conversation.

The ability to give an effective presentation comes from doing it. The more you give presentations the better you will become.

Give A Presentation - Nerves

Public speaking anxiety is one of biggest hurdles to being able to give a presentation for many people. It is possible to overcome this public speaking stage fright and become a confident presenter.

Here are some tips to lessen the impact;-

1. Carefully prepare your presentation and practice thoroughly. Both these activities build self confidence in your ability to give a presentation.

2. Get to know your audience. Greet and meet your audience. It is easier to present to people you know.

3. Use relaxation techniques to relieve tension - stretching and taking deep breaths

4. Keep your mind occupied by going over your notes, concentrating on other speakers, going over a shopping list etc.

5. Smile. A smile makes you feel better, and it is contagious.

Give A Presentation - Practice

When you give a presentation you are effectively performing. Actors when they are in a play will rehearse. In the same way practice is important to giving a presentation.

Practising can be boring, but it builds both confidence and competence in the ability to give a presentation. It helps with timing and identifying parts of the presentation that don't work. Practice in front of family and friends to get used to giving the presentation in front of an audience.

If you can practice your presentation in the room you are to give the presentation. It will help to lower your stress level being familiar with the actual circumstances. It also gives a good opportunity to check out the audio visualequipment and solve any issues.

Give A Presentation - Preparation

When you know you are give a presentation, get started straight away. Don't leave it to the last minute. Rarely are these last minute rush jobs as good as a presentation where some thought and time has been put into it.

Planning a presentation starts with determining a clear reason for presenting. The clearer the reason the more effective the presentation is likely to be.

Know your audience and know your stuff - research thoroughly

Next is deciding on the 3 - 5 main points you are going to cover in your presentation and how you are going to put them across. Will you use PowerPoint slides? How many are you going to use?

Writing an outline of your presentation will help you get your thoughts in order, and give you a chance to organize your material into a logical structure.

Steps To Give A Presentation

It is easier to give a presentation when there is well defined process to follow. It helps to get the best results and keeps the focus on the steps rather than the result. This helps to avoid anxiety caused by looking ahead at what could go wrong.

A proven 5 step process to give an effective presentation are:


1. Preparing Your Presentation - planning and developing your presentation
2. Practicing Your Presentation - like actors in a play you are performing when you give a presentation
3. Presentation Nerves - too many nerves can get in the way of a presentation
3. Give Presentation - the moves to make, where to look and how to sound
4. Review Presentation - improving your presentation

Following these steps will help you give a presentation that will be well received.

Give Presentation

For many people the first reaction to being asked to give a presentation is think "Oh no". but with some application, positive thinking and quite a bit of preparation it is possible to give a good presentation.

Many roles at now require the ability to give effective presentations. After reaching a certain level in many careers the ability to give effective presentations is vital to advancement and not just in sales. Also in business the ability to give good presentations is an effective way to make more sales and gain new customers.

The ability to give an effective presentation is more than the ability to design PowerPoint slides, it includes the preparation and the speaking part of the presentation. In a good presentation thePowerPoint slides support the presentation.