Preparing for Presentations

• How can you ensure that your text meets the expectations of a live audience?
• How does your presentation fulfill your purpose, including the goals of the assignment?
• How do the introduction and conclusion hold the audience’s attention?
• Is your organizational structure crystal clear? How do you guide listeners? Are your transitions and signpost language explicit? Do you effectively repeat key words or ideas?
• Have you marked the text you are using for pauses and emphasis?
• Have you prepared all necessary visuals, including presentation slides and other multimedia? Are they large enough to be seen? Would other visuals be helpful?
• Have you practiced your presentation and gotten responses to it?