Presentation  presenter

Talk  speaker
To give/ deliver talks/ presentations
To make a presentation
University: course/ lecture/ practical course
Students attend courses/ lectures, etc.

Good presentations/ talks

- Well structured
- Well prepared
- Appropriate length – don’t repeat ideas
- Delivered naturally
- Accessible language – adjusted to audience level
- Introductions: strong, catchy, able to hook the audience
- Content: clearly presented, logical, smooth transition from one
point/idea to the next
- Conclusion: summary of the presentation, take-home message
- Slides - optional: key words, relevant images, quotes, schemes  
- Visuals – relevant for the topic
- Examples related to the topic
- Stories – people relate to stories and are much likely to remember the
content
- Interactive approach: interact with the audience!
o Eye contact!!!
o Ask them to do something [e.g. warm-up your voice exercise]
o Questions/ rhetorical questions
o Imagine something – mental activity
o Visuals (images, slides, etc.)
- Jokes – fun elements, puns – appropriate for the topic
- Q&A section– be ready to answer any questions related to the topic

Good presenter/ speaker

- Charisma: inborn or trained (experience)
- Relaxed – smile
- Confident – don’t hesitate too much but don’t rush either!
- Well-organized
- Speak clearly!
- Non-verbal communication
- Gestures
- Body language - use your body to communicate something
- Posture
- Know your audience – what they know about the topic, what might
interest them, what they could gain from the presentation
- Adjust the language – specialized/ lay terms
- Jokes – fun elements
- Pace – not too fast/ slow
- Change the rhythm of speaking
- Use your voice to enhance meaning, make a point, etc.
- Establish a relationship/connection with the audience –things in
common
- Share personal experience/ give real examples
- Include a story/ stories
- Don’t be afraid to show emotion
- Establish eye contact throughout the presentation with everyone in the
audience!
- Show enthusiasm
- Believe in what you say
- Be willing to share your knowledge and experience
- Appropriately dressed – according to event (never too casual, no shorts
or flip flops)
- Speak freely! Don’t read!
- Don’t memorize the presentation! Use notes: only key words, figures,
etc. not full sentences!