I will give you advice regarding presentations.
My back story. I use to be scared to death of talking in front of people. As in middle school and high school come close to passing out due to anxiety. For me I learned in college and now have become very effective at them. I still feel nervous but people don't realize it. The trick is to practice. And when I say that I mean stand up in front of a tv or computer put your slides up there and go through it until you do not ever have to look at the screen.
Some tips.
1. Don't ever read from the slides
2. If you do look at he screen it better be for pointing to something.
3. Never have more then 6 works per slide and in all reality you want 0
4. The slides are there to enhance your presentation. If they give all the info you are not needed. If you put words up. People will start reading them within 5sec of the slide showing up.
5. Feel free to walk around. You don't have to stand still. Also in power point the letter B blacks out the screen and W whites it out. This is a great feature if you want to emfacies the point you hit B or click the black out on the pointer. Everyone looks at you then you can hammer down a point.
If your going to talk about a type of bumper put up a picture of that type of bumper. Snorkel put up a picture of a snorkel. Water put up a glass of water. Ect. But don't put up 10 pictures per slide. Only 1 or 2.
These are fantastic tips.
More:
-Its okay to talk with your hands, but don't be twitchy or throw your hands in your pockets. It distracts the audience, while moving your hands to your pockets can cause slouching, looking unprofessional.
-When choosing backgrounds for your presentation, consider reds, yellows invoke a warming, more energetic mood, while blues and purples do the opposite.
-If you're the nervous, self-conscious type, look at foreheads or hair as opposed to eyes. Really. If you have
anthrophobia, this seriously helps...
Let me know and I can send a couple over LOL
