Make it clear during the presentation when you have reached the end of a paragraph or start a new sentence. Indicate when you are summarizing.

Prepare the written portion of your topic. Develop coherence with your planned transitions. Study the type of audience and adjust accordingly. Check the room and make sure the equipment works properly. Previous Page - Knowing your Audience.

During most of the presentation the audience sees you! Therefore the non verbal messages that you send out will have a key impact on the effectiveness of your presentation. Make sure you look great. Have a good presence - be sure of yourself.

A small amount of research into the makeup of your audience will reap large benefits on presentation day. It involves gathering information about the people who will be listening to and be affected by your talk. Previous Page - Knowing your Purpose.

Explain effective techniques for adapting oral presentations to cross-cultural audiences. When you do an oral presentation in front of the audiences that are from different cultural background and their English is limited, you have to be very careful about the level you of English you will be using. Break your presentaiton into short segment. Be careful of your body language.

To do a successful oral presentation, people need to know the techniques for Starting, During, and After. Start with joke if appropriate. Explain how the topic is related. End with a summary and appreciation. Next Page - Adapting to Cross-Cultural Audiences. The Short Road to Great Presentations. A Checklist for Sucessful Oral Presentations.

To emphasize and clarify main points. To make the presentation more professional. Be careful not to use them during the presentation, they tend to distract the audience. It is best to keep it with you and have is available after the presentation to those who want it. Transparencies require overhead projectors and screens. The room should be darkened in order to see better.

Part of your presentation strategy involves analyzing what you want and need. Then, narrow your focus until you can create a presentation objective. Use your objective to stay focused as you put together and deliver your presentation. Next Page - Knowing your Audience.