Your Presentation Checklist...

If you've stumbled across our website with only a few hours left before you need to take the stage, this is the page for you!

Use the following as a quick checklist to ensure you've covered the basics and, if needs be,

• Aim of presentation
  • What are you looking to achieve from the presentation?
  • Make sure your audience is also made aware!
   
• Preparation
  • Make sure you know the presentation back to front! 
  • Learn as much as you can about your audience - why are they taking time out of their busy day to listen to you?
  • How long have you been allocated?  If it's shorter than expected, what can you edit out?
   
• The PowerPoint Presentation
  • If you only have a few hours left:  Remind yourself with the storyboard and, if possible, get rid of any unnecessary animations & builds.
  • If you have more time:  Get your PowerPoint checked over by a professional presentation business (check out the links page for suitable companies).  A new set of eyes approach could refresh your presentation & aid your effectiveness in front of the audience.
   
• The venue
  • Make sure you know where it is!
  • Find out as much about it as possible - will you be provided with a mic or will you have to throw your voice?
  • If its an small audience, do you even need a projector or will your laptop suffice?
   
• Supporting materials
  • What exactly would your audience appreciate?
  • Consider providing PowerPoint handouts with free sections for note taking
  • How many copies do you need?
   
• Disaster recovery
  • Do you have back up of your presentation (CD, USB memory key)?
   
• And finally
  • Break a leg!