First thing, is know your audience. Second thing is rehearse rehearse rehearse until you can do your speech in your sleep.
Lastly have fun with the presentation and gauge your audiences attentiveness during your presentation, if you see that you are losing them, stop slow down and ask a question to re-engage them, it has helped me in the past when I have given presentations. Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization [email protected] Work:401-255-2497 This electronic message and any attachments may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are reading this message, but are not the intended recipient, nor an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from copying, printing, forwarding or otherwise disseminating this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by replying to the message. Then, delete the message from your computer. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public Know your subject and your presentation inside and out. That will help give you the confidence you need. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public Next week, against my better judgement, I'm doing my first ever bit of technical presentation in front of an audience...and because my submission was apparently different and interesting, I'm going on last out of six presenters :-( Just wondering if anyone on the list (particularly the conference veterans) have any tips or hints to share around this sort of thing (besides having about five or six beers first)? I'm not a natural public speaker or limelight-seeker, I write much better than I talk :-( All input appreciated! JR Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY
