2. Effective Presentations

We all know the feeling of dread we all get before being asked to stand up in a room full of strangers and talk about a topic most of the people in the room probably couldn't care less about.  Firstly, it is unbelievably nerve wrecking! Your voice begins to crack and you think in your head 'do they notice how nervous I am?'.  More than likely they do, but to do a presentation effectively, from my own experience you need certain elements in which to do so, such as :

• Make sure you know how long your presentation must be so you don't go off on a tangent.
• Use key-words and elaborate on the point so to keep people interested rather than you and them reading from the screen.
• Cue cards are now your best friend! To ensure your not glued to the screen and so you address your audience.  They also keep you on track of where you are.
•  Always relate the presentation back to your own experiences and use examples from your own life to help them understand better.
• The golden rule = do your presentation on something you find interesting! If your not interested your audience won't be either.

When I did my own presentation for class, despite my chilled out attitude I'm portraying in this blog, I was as nervous as anything.  Once I started the words kind of just flowed, it wasn't as bad as I thought.  So people, relax, speak slow and clear and trust me you will do great.