Year: 2009

You owe your audience and yourself a good presentation, but creating an effective presentation takes planning and practice, so some final pointers Start preparing early; don’t wait until the last few days to prepare · prepare it early, let it rest a little bit and come back to it · practice your entire presentation-including your… Continue reading A Checklist for your Presentation

First of all, think……. Think about what you want to achieve: do you want to inform your audience, inspire them to think about your topic, or convince them of a particular point of view? Think about your audience: what background knowledge do they have about your topic? Do they have any particular interests? How are… Continue reading Preparing your oral presentation

Introduction (may be written last) Capture your listeners’ attention: Begin with a question, a funny story, a startling comment, or anything that will make them think. State your purpose; for example: ‘I’m going to talk about…’ ‘This morning I want to explain…’ Present an outline of your talk; for example: ‘I will concentrate on the… Continue reading Organizing the content for Your Presentation

Talk to your audience, don’t read to them! A presentation is not the same as an essay. If you read out your presentation as if it were an essay, your audience will probably understand very little and will lose concentration quickly. So use notes, cue cards or overheads as prompts, and speak to the audience.… Continue reading Delivering your presentation

If you haven’t found an exhaustive aromatic herbs list before then you are at the right place. Most of them are perennial and their benefits are numerous. A number of the aromatic herbs are scarce and hard to come by, hence having a list is very important. They include: Chives– It belongs to the onion… Continue reading An Exhaustive Aromatic Herbs List