How to Give High School Presentations
As if High School isn't stressful enough, knowing that you have to stand in front of a classroom for 10 - 15 minutes can be very stressful. It takes a lot of discipline and practice to put on a presentation.
[edit] Steps
- When Preparing for Your Presentation
- Keep your introduction short and strong.
- Keep text to a minimum; because if you don't, people will tend to read it than to listen to you.
- Check the font size. Make sure that people can read it from a distance.
- Use pictures, graphs, and charts to get your ideas across. Avoid complicated charts, keep visual ideas simple.
- Giving The Presentation
- Think positive.
- Speak slowly, do not talk so fast that no one knows what you are saying. Pause when you need to take a breath.
- Do not agonize over mistakes-- don't say you're sorry.
- Smile, laugh and joke, if appropriate. A little humor can go along way, but don't over do it.
- To make sure everyone understands what you're talking about, ask if anyone has any questions at the end of every slide.
- End strong.
[edit] Tips
- Practice.
- Pass out an outline of what you'll be talking about.
- Think about your audience, and how they can relate to what you're talking about.
- Don't panic.
[edit] Warnings
- Remember, giving a presentation is hard work, make sure that you've done enough research on your topic.
