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forget that your audience hears this information for the first time. When
you use visuals or give a
demonstration, you need to tell the listeners what they are going to see. If you use slides make them
easy to follow. Put the title at the top of the slide where your audience expects to find it. Include only
important and interesting information. Keeping the number of slides to a minimum ensures that the
presentation will not become too long. It also avoids the problem of continually changing slides during
the presentation that can be a distraction to your audience. On average, one slide per minute is about
right. Combining photos, charts and graphs with the text will add variety and keep your audience
interested in the presentation. Avoid having only text on your slides.
The fist key to a successful presentation is to speak in front of your audience.
If you stick to
your written script or for example speak to a board you’ll obviously lose your audience. On the
contrary eye contact and smiling at proper time will help you to keep your listeners interested and
motivated.
It’s very important to let your audience know that you’ve finished your talk. The conclusion is
the last but not the least part of any presentation. When you prepare your presentation think what
you’ll say in the conclusion. There are some possible options: you may either summarize the most
important points of your presentation or outline your personal opinion on the problem. Thank the
audience for attention and invite questions and opinions from them. But you must always bear in mind
the time limit which is usually no more than ten or fifteen minutes. However,
if you structure your
presentation effectively, you would not believe how much you can say in these ten minutes.
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