NOT TO TALK IN ALL CAPITALS lol Chow

* Always speak in a loud but gentle and clear voice * Proper grooming * Maintain eye contact with your audience

The composition of your audience - Rhodes scholars or village idiots? Time allotted vs. time used, and pacing your delivery for a timely finish, allowing for review and Q&A. Lighting, sound, temperature, length of time between breaks, and other environmental issues within the delivery space. Your personal presence - clean, dressed appropriately, calm and organized in appearance in demeanor, no filthy habits (no picking your nose, no foul language), no personal attacks on anyone, be well-rested, ... Sufficient handouts of appropriate material, distributed at an appropriate time. Speak loud enough, and clearly. Be sober and don't slur your speech. Start on time - let the late arrivals know they should be on time the next time they want to attend one of your presentations. Don't allow a few of your audience members to establish a bad precedent. Respond to interruptions appropriately, but don't allow them to upset your pre-established schedule. Build in some slack time for valid, useful responses for which the audience prompts you. Arrive early to check out your setup requirements: your contact information posted conspicuously, computer readiness, projection TV, slide show, microphones and amps, lighting, podium, ... Present in three phases if you are giving a teaching presentation: 1) Tell them what you are about to tell them - the prologue. 2) Tell them what they came to learn - the body. 3) Tell them what you just told them - the epilogue. Have fun, relax, and enjoy yourself - nobody wants to have to watch somebody sweat, squirm, and be miserable when they came to learn from them.