4. effective presentations

An effective presentation is where you have got your audience full attention, they are interested in what you have to say and you get your point across successfully. 

The three things to aim at in public speaking are: first, to get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and lastly, to get your subject into the heart of your audience.

Previously I have had two experiences of presenting and I found them both equally terrifying. My most recent presentation was a 5 minute PowerPoint assignment on a topic of my choice. When I heard about this assignment I felt very anxious and scared because even though I am outgoing and I do love to talk, the idea of public speaking makes me extremely nervous. I find that my palms start to sweat, my knees start to wobble and my voice starts to shake but to avoid this feeling I would recommend trying to act confident, be calm and think to yourself in 5minutes it will be all over. Make sure your presentation is clear and your audience can understand what you are saying, make eye contact with the people and the most important element is to practice, practice and of course more practice because as the saying goes practice makes perfect!