Delivering your presentation
What can make a talk bad?
• Little/no eye contact
– No engagement with the audience
• Mumbling
– Often because not engaging with audience
• Reading from a paper
– Too fast, monotone
• Little/no structure
– Lack of clarity
• Too much information
• Bad visual aids
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Think about the structure
• Show how your talk is structured
– Bullet list / Diagram /map
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Do you have an introduction?
Does it flow?
Do you summarize your key points?
Does your conclusion relate back to
introduction?
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Think about your audience
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Look at them!
Talk to them!
Make eye contact
Introduce your topic to help them
Be interested in your topic
Be enthusiastic
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Deal with your nerves
• Be prepared
– Plan and rehearse
• Deep breathing!
– May sound daft, but it works
• Engage with your audience
– Makes you feel more relaxed
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in the purchaser’s school or college.