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- Set a goal.
- Understand your audience.
- Make a good start.
- Research your subject well.
- Arrange ideas in a coherent manner.
- Use acronyms to remember points.
- Dress for the occasion.
- Keep your gestures under control—use them sparingly for a reason.
- Keep a posture which commands authority and attention.
- Speak in a pleasant, modulated voice.
- Maintain eye contact.
- Ensure audience’s involvement.
- Inject appropriate humour.
- Use anecdotes to spice up your speech.
- Keep handouts ready if any.
- Use colours and fonts which are easy on the eye.
- Present rather than read.
- Vary your pace, tone, volume, style judiciously.
- Keep plan B handy.
- Have some content up your sleeve for any emergency.
- End on a positive note.
