How to have an effective presentation

Getting nervous during presentation is normal. Sometimes our palms start sweating and getting cold, plus sometimes we can feel our hands shaking. There is nothing we want to embarrass of about this because everyone had been through this kind of situation but once you get used to this the nervous will fade away slowly.

First we should know the context of presentation. What is presentation? Presentation is a form of communication with an audience. The object of a presentation is to transmit information and opinions to an audience in your own words, within a limited amount of time. Actually there are several techniques can be used in doing presentation that are mind mapping, outlining and using specific organizational patterns. 

Next, we going to talk about the presentation process:

1.  Be clear about the topic
2. Find out about your audience 
3. Choose the best structure of your presentation
4. Prepare the content
5. Prepare the visual aids
6. Rehearse the presentation
7. Check the venue of the presentation
8. Deliver the presentation & handle questions

Before you start your presentation you have to find out the four 'W', which means:

• Who will I be speaking to?
• What they already know about the topic?
• What will they want to know about my topic?
• What do I want them to know by the end of my presentation?

For the introduction you need to make an interesting intro because attention span of audience is very high in the beginning, but starts to fall after 10 minutes. The most important thing is we have to ensure that our audience understand what we really want them to know so I think we should focus more on the objective of the presentation. 

For the body of the presentation, if you're working in group you have to divide points with your members so  there is going to be no clash or confusion to take turn to present. While you presenting you need to give a lot of examples to make your audience understand your point. Probably you can use visual aids like videos or audios, drawings, maps, charts etc but make sure the duration is not that long. Be alert, don't exaggerate while you're presenting your point because sometimes it can confuse your audience, just keep it simple as long as they can understand it. Some people present their point kind of like too fast because they can't wait for their turn to get over but I think that is unprofessional. So make sure you pause between sections and then sum up your point that you have covered.

For the conclusion, just give your opinion about the chapter or topic that you're presenting or maybe give recommendations. 

Talking about nervousness while doing presentation, you have to remind yourself to;

• Smile! your audience will react warmly
• Treat audience as your friends
• Confess that you are nervous
• Take a few deep breaths
• Be well-prepared
• Practice giving your presentation before actual occasion
• Be organized
• Control any nervous habits like rubbing your face, stretching your head, twiddling with watch/pen etc

While delivering your presentation, you have to pay more attention to your;

• Voice quality
• Time limit
• Gestures & postures
• Involving the audience 
• Question & answer sessions
• Using notes
• Pronunciation
• Speed
• Clarity
• Eye contact
• Stand straight
• Face questions with confidence, clearly and briefly
• Do not read your slides or text and also do not memorize 

So there are some tips that maybe useful for you I hope it helps and GOOD LUCK with your presentation =)