who is your audience? where are they starting from? know this before going in. get there very early and check that the tech is sorted. have a short list of e

who is your audience? where are they starting from? know this before going in. get there very early and check that the tech is sorted. have a short list of explicit goals - feel free to write them out. practice at least once, for real, out loud. If no one will help, present the talk to a stuffed bear. do not read your slides to the audience. expect live demos to fail - have a practiced contingency plan. no lewd illustrations and don't put people down - you are in a position of responsibility. at the end, sum up.