4. Effective Presentations

When preparing for your presentation firstly know yourself as the presenter exactly what  you want the audience to take away from the presentation. This will narrow the presentation down to find the exact information that you will be looking for. Software such as Microsoft PowerPoint is an ideal medium to use for the presenter to present their topic its quick and easy to use interface will make light work of an already nervous situation!! if not prepared. Keep to about 3-4 points per slide making sure not to over complicate the presentation.


Having done my own presentation I found having a good knowledge of the subject is key and being able to compress a considerable amount of information by narrowing it down to about 4 points per page. Fitting it into five minutes also was difficult but really effective if you know your subject well.  Another thing that helped me was to practice over and over again until you got to the stage of being fed up; this means you know your presentation inside out which takes a lot of worry away.

I would practice also by speaking out aloud just so I could get used to hearing my own voice doing a presentation. Believe me this helps a lot! When doing the presentation I just had to concentrate on keeping the audience interested and make as much eye contact as I could. Practice practice and this will get you through your presentation.

Below is an excellent video which goes through the essentials of effective presentations.





Remember this is your presentation so just go for it!!