when giving a presentation you are often left to your
own devices as to what to say, but here are 10 things
that you should steer clear off.

1) I am really tired
Let’s be honest they are not interested in you, it is
what you have to say that is important. It does not
sound professional and it is going to make the
audience think you are not going to give your best. If
you are not up to the job you should not have
accepted or at best should have cancelled. It is not
going to take you that long to give the presentation so
have a coffee, use your medication and get on with it

2) I’ll come back to that
Don’t ever knock back the chance to get someone
involved and maybe open up the floor. If it really is
something that you were about to come to, go
straight to that point. It seems that is what is
interesting at least someone. Encourage others and if
it means re-organising the way you were going to
present then so be it

3) Can you hear me?
If there is a problem with the audio equipment, let
the venue staff deal with it. If you can’t be heard once
you start to speak there will be someone who will let
you know. If there is a problem, try again and if you
still can’t be heard then there will have to be a break
while it is fixed. Always stay calm and confident and if
there is just a small audience you may mange to
carry on without a microphone.

4) I cant see you
Does that really matter as long as they can see you
and watch the presentation. If the lights are so bright
they affect you, ask if they can be dimmed, but
otherwise walk around confidently and if there are to
be questions ask that someone not on the stage and
who can see the crowd, chooses the ones to ask
them

5) Can you see this?
Make sure that the font is big enough before you
start and a good rule of thumb is to select a font that
is twice the average age of the people you will be
presenting to. So if you expect a group of 30 year
olds, choose 60 font. It may cut down on what you
can fit on a slide but that can be a good thing.

6) I’ll read this out
Make sure that each slide is brief and takes seconds
to read. A slide should be a not for you and the
details you want to give should come from the notes
you are reading from. If people take time reading
what you have written they will automatically stop
listening and then you have to win them back. If there
is something you think needs to be written in full,
give the audience the time to read it and don’t speak
while they are doing so.

7)[b]Please shut off your appliances
This could work against you as it will prevent
listeners from tweeting your words of wisdom. It
could be that someone does not want to be there and
they are going to look at Facebook whether you want
them to or not. It is no good demanding that they
give you their undivided attention, you need to be so
interesting that they choose to listen to you at the
exclusion of everything else.

8] No need for notes – I’ll upload it
If you have provided a good presentation it will be
short and succinct. Some people may want to note
what you say that is not written down. If writing it
down helps them remember then that is all to the
good. Treat the audience like adults and allow them
to get the most out of the presentation their own way

9)I’ll answer that now
It’s great that you can give a great answer right away
but can you be sure that the rest of the audience
heard the question and know what you are
answering. Repeat the question before you answer it
– it also gives you the chance to think about exactly
what you are going to say next.

10) I’ll stay brief
No you won’t, no one does. The audience don’t want
to feel you are about to rush through something that
may be important to them and they will have invested
time and effort to get there. Tell them it will be a little
longer than you expect it to be and when you finish
early, let them go for coffee and they will be
impressed that everything was covered so quickly.

11.UMMM.!! AVOID using words including "um" "uh," You know," And like"
Using those words too often takes away the effectiveness and Eloquence of ur presentation.the are also distracting and make you sound unsure about what you are going to say next..

Nice tips.thumbs up to the op.

dont start a presentation by saying u are not well prepared.

Learning never ends

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Going well prepared might include taking a shot of whiskey

Dis no fit make fp

sekzy99:
Dis no fit make fp

I hate it when my to pic makes front page..... Dnt ask me why

richardjemedafe1:

I hate it when my to pic makes front page..... Dnt ask me why

Lol.... Why

Nice one OP. In addition,b confident n make sure uv read ur project over n over,a lecturer almost frustrated me with one particular question bt she wanted to b sure I knew it n did it mysef.

Nice work,but I don't realy agree on two points:
3.Can you hear me?...sometimes you do that ,not necessarily to know if someone is hearing you,but just a way of connecting and affirming their attention.
7.shutin off appliance....I believe there shud be order and docurum in some gatherings...there are instances where such gadgets affects the audio system,and I know wat am talkin about..not using your fone for few minutes of presentation will not kill you,..if you are not there to add to or to learn you can as well keep off!

fairheven:
Nice work,but I don't realy agree on two points:
3.Can you hear me?...sometimes you do that ,not necessarily to know if someone is hearing you,but just a way of connecting and affirming their attention.
7.shutin off appliance....I believe there shud be order and docurum in some gatherings...there are instances where such gadgets affects the audio system,and I know wat am talkin about..not using your fone for few minutes of presentation will not kill you,..if you are not there to add to or to learn you can as well keep off!

I totally agree with you!