The way people should behave during oral presentations is described by many writers and paper men. One can find thousand useful words which can help at the official oral presentation. John Windsor, the author of the article “Presenting Smart: What Story Do Your Graphics Tell?”, provides a reader with some certain rules as to how one should choose appropriate visual aids for oral presentations. According to his experience, relevance is the most important element in presentation pictures. They should not be boring and uninformative; visual aids should be relevant to the audience, your business and it would compulsory bring success to your oral presentation. Kathy Reiffenstein devoted her article to “Five Things Not to Do in Front of an Audience”. She stressed that future cooperation with partners and a number of clients depend on the way the oral presentation was carried out. The author underlines that everyone should follow certain rules:
- be organized (the facts of the presentation material should properly organized);
- do not concentrate too much attention on your personality;
- do not ignore questions of the audience;
- do not make the presentation too tense and formal, try to mix it with some life stories;
- try not to apologize for some misspeaking or wrong slide.
One more important aspect of oral presentations success was covered by Gwen Parsons in “The Way I See It: Got Trade Show Troubles?” She focuses on the ways of maximizing investments and attracting more clients by way of oral presentation. The most important thing, according to her material, is to promote your presence in advance and attract more visitors.
The articles researched above clear up the way the oral presentation should be carried out. I for one consider that my own presentation would focus on the rules mentioned above in order to reach success. The usage of appropriate visual aids and right strategy would lead to rapid increase of clients, investments and business partners.