I gave a presentation to in Japan (I don't speak Japanese) to about 200 people through a interpreter. The challenge there is that you must be able to speak slo

I gave a presentation to in Japan (I don't speak Japanese) to about 200 people through a interpreter. The challenge there is that you must be able to speak slowly, clearly and use non-complicated and less technical words. Since my presentation was technical it was difficult to stay away from technical terms and I later found out that the interpreters did a poor job translating my presentation and many people didn't really get a lot of the detail I discussed. My suggestion is to keep things simple, find interesting ways to explain your technology,product,ideas,etc in a non-technical way (as you were explaining it to your mother). This is obvious, but it becomes that much more important when your presenting to an international audience especially when you are going through an interpreter. Roy