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Stand up straight!
Dress according to your audience!
Speak with confidence and knowledge of your topic!
Keep your eye on the audience...
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Posture
Remember to stand up straight
and keep your hands out of your pockets. When sitting, remember
not to rest your chin on your hand, especially while talking.
Moving around and talking with your hands can be effective if
used in moderation.
Dress Appropriately
Business formal attire is not
a requirement for giving a presentation. Choose your attire
based on the audience. However, jeans, wrinkled
t-shirts, and sandals with sweat socks are never a good idea.
Subject Matter
Know your subject matter. Charts
and graphs should not have to be analyzed while giving
a presentation.
When giving a PowerPoint presentation,
colorful backgrounds, sounds and animations can enhance your
presentation-or distract from it. Use them with caution.
Start your speech on a light note if
you wish, but do not begin the presentation with, "I
just started working on this last night"
The Audience Matters
Do face the audience and make
frequent eye-contact. Avoid turning your back to the audience
to point to a graphic. Create graphics that tell their own story
and don't need the distraction of a laser pointer that won't
turn on or moves randomly over the screen.
Timing Is Everything
The best presentations start
on time, end on time, and never mention time.
For questions about this
tip sheet or assistance in working with industry, please contact:
Lisa Lorenzen
Biotechnology Industrial Liaison
1210 Molecular Biology Building
Phone: (515) 294-0926
Email: llorenze@iastate.edu
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If you look like you
don't care, no one else will!
No matter how popular Survivor is, don't dress like one!
Charts and graphs shouldn't be analyzed while giving a
presentation!
Because, unlike your mother, you don't have eyes on the back of your head!
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