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Body language
It's normal to be nervous during a talk...
... but you don't want your audience to know
Plant your feet firmly on the ground
Don’t Cross Your Arms And legs. Keep A Good Attitude. Use Hands More Confidently.
Sentences
Run-on sentences are a sure way to lose
your audience.If a sentence takes longer than a
few secondsto say, break it up.
jargon
Only if and when appropriate!Go easy with it even if you think your audience can handle it
Example : Agonal sweet equity
Detail level
Imperative to know your audience
You can't give a PhD-level talk to middle scholars', nor vice versa .
Conclusion
Don't walk away without it!Even if you have to cut some
parts from yourtalk, always conclude at the end!It’s a important part of a talk
HINTS FOR GIVING AN EFFECTIVE TALK
Keep it simple and short Know your audience and environment
Look at your audienceUse effective slidesDeliver with passion and sense of humor
HINTS FOR GIVING EFFECTIVE TALK
Pauses are better than “ahm “, “ok”, ”you know”.
A slide should have no more than six to seven lines of text.
A blind person should be able to listen to your talk and get a reasonably good idea of what the talk is about
Sometimes hard to grasp...
If presented badly, your ideas are
worthless. If you abuse your audience, your ideas are
worthless.
Generally...
Listening is not easy Paying attention is even harderYou need audience's full
attention to getyour ideas acrossSo...
DO
talkStandmovevary voicebe loud, clearfinish on time conclude
DO NOT
read sit stand still drone on be quiet, mumble start or end late just end and leave
Conclusion
Talks are hard On the speaker And on the audience Keep your talk simple and
interesting give a lot of talk Interact with audience speak with confidence