effective presentation techniques:

•Focus on your audience – every presentation you do should be

tailored to your listeners, this will keep them interested and
engaged. What do you want your audience to think, feel and do?
Plan how you will achieve this.
•Keep your presentation slides simple – be as clear and concise
as possible. Your listeners cannot concentrate on what you are
saying if you have lots of text on slides. Try to use imagery to
supplement what you are saying instead of text. 
•Be passionate and emotive – humans are more interested
when emotion is involved. Think about how you can make your
presentation personal and relatable. 
• Practice, practice, practice – the saying is true, practice does make
perfect and there is nothing worse than forgetting what you were
going to say in your presentation. First practice aloud to yourself, then
practice in front of your friends, family or colleagues. Then ask them
for feedback, improve, and practice again. 
• Have an open and inviting body language – having an open body
language shows you are confident and believe in what you are saying.
Great presenters always perform with their hands open and palms
facing towards the audience. Try this yourself, it helps the audience to
connect with you better.
• Smile and make eye contact – this shows you are friendly and builds
rapport with the audience. It also helps keep you calm and
concentrated as you will feel like you are talking to individuals rather
than a room filled with people. 
• Dress for the occasion – check what the dress code is; if in doubt we
would always advise you to dress smartly as this will look much better
than being under-dressed. 
• Don’t rush, keep your speech at a slow and steady pace – this is a
common fault with presenters, it especially happens when people are
nervous. Try to be aware of the pace you are speaking at and speak
slower than you think you need to; trust us this will be a perfect
speed.
• Banish the nerves – if you struggle with confidence whilst presenting
then adopting a persona can help. Acting helps your brain achieve
things you wouldn’t usually feel comfortable with, breaking down
those usual barriers.