Effective Presentations (not as easy as it sounds)

So, I have been working on a PowerPoint for my English class, and realized that the content of it is not all it is about. I googled for some "successful presentation tips," and found some very interesting and helpful information, so before presenting anything, always do the following.

1. Know your audience. Knowing them can really give you a heads up on their views and how to present your info to them.

2. Open with confidence. If you open with confidence, then you will give the audience a good impression of your confidence in what you are going to teach them. If you start out unsure of yourself then you have already lost the attention of the audience.

3. Do NOT memorize. Use notes, your are not superhuman. People will always forget something under pressure, so when presenting memorize to an extent, but also have note cards. Note cards are good to keep you on track during your presentation, but not being so large (such as a full sheet of paper) that it is blatantly obvious that you do not know the material.

4. Make it worth while. Just get to the point and say "the point is" and other phrases similar to this so that your message is conveyed, and also so that people will remember what you said after they have left.

5. Do not talk excessively. Simply stated, don't talk while people are taking notes, and go slow enough for notes to be taken.

6. Have a strong ending. Personally I (as well as others) always tend to remember the last thing that I hear. Make your closing statement a memorable one that can be recalled after you are finished.

Overall, it is important for you to be able to grab the attention of, as well as entertain your audience, while getting the message across in an effective way.

So this post was definitely different that the others, but the purpose of this blog is to give insight and interpretations on things I have done and on the way I feel towards certain matters. (if you can't tell, I ususally put little personal messages in italics!)