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This is a presentation and not a speech.
Do not read your presentation – you can use cue/prompt cards.
You are speaking to an audience not reading the news on the radio.
A vital part of a presentation is an audience, without an audience there would be no point in you presenting. Speak to your audience, look at them.
The audience want you to do well, they start out on your side, they are not your enemy – you are.
An audience is not a blob, it is made up of individuals, speak to the individuals.
A presentation is about communication, you have a message to send, you are given an audience to receive, if you prepare and properly encode your message they will be able to decode and understand it. If you have done well you will know by the feedback you get in the form of questions. You are not in a vacuum talking to yourself, communication is the most important factor.
Avoid jokes, they can sound staid, jokes are meant to be spontaneous.
Respect your audience, do not make lewd comments or try to shock. This will only make your audience cringe and the point of your exercise is to bring the audience with you not drive them away. Do not use inappropriate language.
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