Reorder the following steps according to their importance in giving a presentation
a. Check that your postcards and presentation are in order.
b. Try to bring vitality and variety into your speech pattern.
c. Keep regular eye contact with your audience. Remember to look at the whole audience not
just the tutor. If you feel uncomfortable doing this, choose a few people in the audience
and glance at them at regular intervals.
d. Acknowledge the audience when you have finished your formal presentation. Do not
finish your presentation with your last sentence,
e. Prepare yourself. Have a good night’s sleep. Eat a proper breakfast or lunch. Arrive in
plenty of time.
f. Take your watch off and place it on the desk in front of you. Check it regularly (although
without making it obvious) to ensure that you are keeping to your schedule and not
running out of time.
g. Check how things work: light switches, electric sockets, heating, windows, blinds and
computers.
h. quickly gather up your material and rush to sit down. After you have thanked the audience
and ended your presentation, then calmly collect your materials
i. Do not begin until your tutor and audience are settled and ready to begin listening.
j. Try not to rush your presentation. Try to make sure that you speak more slowly than you
would in normal conversation.
k. handle the questions with confidence. If you do not know the answer to any question then
be honest and say that you will find out.
l. Room management. Some people feel more comfortable using a lectern or table.