Delivery
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Delivery:
Delivery
Introduce yourself.
Breathe, if you feel very nervous, stop and take a breath.
Stick to your plan, if it was ok for the last few weeks it will be fine on the day and certainly better than suddenly making up a whole new presentation.
Appearance – be neat, tidy and clean, respect your audience and they will not be distracted by your appearance.
Voice
Aim your voice at the back wall.
In general people in conversation drop intonation at the end of a sentence and words are swallowed, keep the sentence going right to the end.
Pronounce each word separately to avoid swallowing words.
Articulate each word.
Take your time and speak slowly, if you are nervous there is a general tendency to rush.
Speak up a little all the time, aim a bit louder than normal conversation.
Pause after each topic, this helps the audience know the paragraph breaks.
Body
Eye contact – speak to individuals but don’t focus on the same individual all the time, this can be intimidating.
Use the space, you don’t have to stand still, you can move round and look at different people.
Use your hands but not too much, try not to fidget but don’t get hung up on it.
If there is a problem move on - none of us are perfect. None of us can avoid disasters we can only learn to cope.
Do not read from a script, you are not delivering a speech.
At the end ask for questions.
