MAKING A SHOW OF YOURSELF

Prepare -

- know what you are talking about

- plan to a story you want to tell and break down slides to remind yourself

- use imagery to enhance what you are saying and reinforce points you are covering

- limit the text as lots of text takes away from the content that you are saying

Relax -

- right or flight reaction to facing crowds

- the easiest way to relax is to prepare and rehearse so you are fully conversant with what your talking about

- keep it simple and easy to follow

Speak Clearly -

- Take your time and try not to read from notes
- Introduce yourself, simply tell people who you are 
- Smile!

Tell them what they're going to see -
- set out what you want to cover during the presentation 
- Make eye contact, pause and relax and remember to smile 
- Take your time, there's no need to rush

Pauses - 
a few pauses will relax you and help people catch up and consider potential questions 

Tell it a story -

- beginning

- middle

- end

If you use bullet points -
think about build ups so there not read all at once, this can also be applied to images 

Checklist - 

- why am I doing it

- what am I trying to get over

- what do I need to show

- get a rough draft together, time out your presentation, refine /add in areas that need it

- check the quality of images