Preparation for me: - note all the key points you want to make, collate into groups, these become slides - generate slides, focus on diagram not text, you are

Preparation for me: - note all the key points you want to make, collate into groups, these become slides - generate slides, focus on diagram not text, you are going to speak the text. Ensure a key is present if necessary - if the diagrams are complex, do a flick book : generate the final picture and duplicate the slide subtracting content working backwards, you will end up with lots of slides but they print cleanly stand alone and are clear - print the slides . Write notes along side them, repeat repeat repeat, distill into the following per slide: 3 intro points 3 content points 3 summary points And most importantly .. a lead into the next slide; these become your notes -give the talk, the notes slides are your anchors, you can easily glance down to remember where you are if you are lost, giving the 3 summary points builds your confidence along the way, and the link to the next slide keeps everything flowing nicely - if you are nervous. Get a plant in the audience to ask you an easy question on the 2nd or 3rd content slide, I calm down immediately if I get a question I can answer early on Good luck !