Tips for public speaking and presentation

Tips for public speaking and presentation

1. 1. Planning

   • Boosts your confidence
   • Take time to prepare and practice

2. 2. Time

   • Begin and end your presentation on time
   • Be punctual
   • Consider your audience time

3. 3. Know your audience

   • Who are they?
   • Why are they interested in your presentation?

4. 4. Dress code

   • First impressions matter
   • Get dressed according to the occasion
   • Clothes should be clean and pressed
   • Are your shoes polished? Is your hair tidy?

5. 5. Plan B for visual material

   • Be ready to handle any situation with technological devices
   • Take duplicates of your material

6. 6. Tone down information overload

   • Your audience might get bored
   • Stick to important topics
   • Make an interesting speech

7. 7. Do not use inappropriate humor

   • Know your audience so you know what to say

8. 8. Speech tones

   • Be animated
   • Avoid monotony

9. 9. Relating your topic

   • Your audience wants to know how your presentation might help them
   • Stop talking about yourself
   • Testimonies

10. 10. Learning from the experience

    • Remain calm throughout your presentation
    • Respect is always necessary
    • Answers to questions should be short