10 Tips on becoming a better presenter

10 Tips on Becoming a Better Presenter
Know Your Topic Your comfort level with presenting will be high if you know everything about your topic. After all, the audience is looking to you tobe the expert. However, don't overload the audience with your complete toolkit of knowledge about your topic. Three key points is just right to keep them interested, allowing them to ask questions ifthey want more.
Make it Clear what You Are There to Share with Them Use the tried and true method that skilled presenters have used for eons.
Tell them what you are going to tellthem.
Outline briefly the key points you will talk about.
Tell them.
Cover the topic in depth.
Tell them what you told them.
Summarize your presentation in a fewshort sentences.
A Picture Tells the Story Keep the audience's attention with pictures rather than endless bulleted slides. Often one effective picture says it all. There is a reason forthat old cliché - "a picture is worth a thousand words".
You Cannot Have too Many Rehearsals If you were an actor, you would not be performing without first rehearsing your part. Yourpresentation should be no different. It is a show too, so take time to rehearse -- and preferably in front of people -- so that you can see what works and what doesn't. An added bonus of rehearsing is thatyou will become more comfortable with your material and the live show will not come off as a recitation of facts.
Practice in the Room What works while rehearsing at home or the office,may not come off the same in the actual room where you will present. If at all possible, arrive early enough so that you can become familiar with the room setup.
Podiums are Not forProfessionals Podiums are "crutches" for novice presenters. To be engaging with your audience you have to be free to walk among them if you can, or at least vary your position on stage, so that you will...