This document provides tips for giving a presentation, including dressing professionally, speaking clearly and confidently, using silence for emphasis, keeping within the allotted time, considering the audience and available aids, welcoming the audience and stating objectives, using an attention-grabbing introduction, summarizing main points, answering questions, thanking the audience, and ending positively.

2. Tips for your presentation
 Dress smartly: don't let your appearance distract from
what you are saying.
 Smile.
 Speak clearly, firmly and confidently as this makes
you sound in control.
 Use silence to emphasise points.
 Keep within the allotted time

4.  Consider:
 Who are the audience?
 What points do I want to get across?
 How much time have I got?
 What visual aids are available? Powerpoint projector?
flip chart? Don't necessarily use these. Sometimes the
best presentations are the most informal.

5.  Welcome the audience.
 Say what your presentation will be about: the aims
and objectives.
 The introduction should catch the attention. Perhaps a
provocative statement or a humorous anecdote:

6.  Briefly summarise your main points.
 Answer any questions.
 Thank the audience for listening. Look at the
audience again,smile and slow down.
 The end should be on a strong or positive note