How to give a good presentation? Every day, there are thousands upon thousands of presentations given.
Some of them are very good, but most of them are worth nothing.
You've most likely experienced some yourself.
Boring slides filled with numbers and charts and all kinds of other stuff you don't want to hear about.
Hours and hours of listening to a speaker whose voice never changes a single pitch, who is sitting all the time and who pretends like you are not there.
And then comes a time where you have to give your very own presentation, where you want to communicate what you know to a large group of people.
So, convinced that you would never make the same mistakes others make, you start creating your presentation, preparing your speech.
But when the day finally arrives and you overconfidently give your presentation, you only see similar reactions as your own when listening to a speaker.
Everybody is bored, everybody is sleeping and nobody remembers the slightest bit of what you've said.
Where did you go wrong? This article will provide you with some basic rules you can immediately apply in order to give smashing presentations.
Follow these rules and you'll be giving wonderful presentations in no time.
The very basic techniques of great public speaking:

1. Prepare your presentation on three levels: text, audience and equipment.
   Preparation is highly important for any public speaker.
   You need to know what you are talking about, who you are talking to and what you are using to talk.
   Without proper preparation, you won't be able to deliver your message very well.
   
2. Practice your presentation.
   You can even do this with friends.
   It's important to practice what you are going to talk about.
   Practicing has a lot of advantages.
   It can help you find any mistakes in your text, it can help you understand if what you are saying makes sense.
   Practice will prepare you for a great presentation.
   
3. Create a proper and good ending.
   Everybody's always talking about having a good opening speech.
   I'll tell you one thing, an opening speech is never as important as a decent closure.
   You see, the closing speech summarizes everything you talked about.
   It's the very last thing you can do to convince your audience.
   Therefore, spend enough time finding a decent ending.
   
4. Avoid too much text.
   In your visual presentation, that is.
   If you are working with visuals, keep in mind that they are called VISUALs for a reason.
   Don't put text there.
   People read a lot faster than you can speak, which renders you completely useless.
   Use your visual equipment to show imagery.
   
5. Use images where you can, but Keep It Simple, Stupid.
   Images are nice, they help people to understand what you are talking about.
   The use of images is very important for any public speaker.
   However, be careful with the use of imagery.
   It's important to keep it relevant and very simple.
   Don't overcomplicate things, don't flood your audience with images.
   
6. Be consistent.
   I'm talking about layout.
   Again, when using a visual presentation aid, it's very important to keep a similar layout.
   Your visual presentation aid is, in the first place, an AID.
   It is helping your audience to focus, to see the big lines.
   Use the same style for headings, images, body text, slide transitions,...
   Remember, think first of the audience and how they will perceive your presentation.
   
7. Make a good first impression.
   When you get out there, on the stage, you've got one shot at making a good impression.
   I can tell you, from personal experience, it's very, very difficult to get the audience on your side when you make a bad first impression.
   A good impression starts long before you open your mouth.
   The moment the first person takes his or her seat, the 'impression-time' has begun.
   Every small detail of your stage will be calculated in the first impression.
   Don't overdo it, but don't 'underdo' it as well.
   Find the correct balance and make sure the audience likes you straight away.
   Don't forget, you want them to see you as 'trust'.
   
8. Don't read from a script.
   Wait, let me correct that: NEVER read from a script.
   You are presenting, you are telling a story, you are convincing your audience of an idea.
   How can you do this, when you are literally reading what's on your script? It's very disrespectful and your audience will lose it's interest in you.
   
9. Be dynamic with your body.
   Use body language.
   You basically have two major things 'onboard' to give a great presentation: your voice and your body.
   The way you combine these two will determine the way the audience perceives you.
   Have an open body language, involve people.
   

Conclusion Remember the above tips when giving a presentation.
Preparation, practice, a smashing ending, taking care of your visual aid, consistency, making a good first impression and using your body.
I guarantee you that you'll be giving much better presentations with this.
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