Presenting Your Material

Quick Tips

• Get the attention of the audience with a little-known fact, a statistic, or a challenge
• Organize your presentation in advance, including time to be spent on each point, to ensure you stay within your timeframe
• Give the audience a clear outline of the issues that will be addressed at the beginning of your presentation. Stick to your outline when presenting and do not go off on tangents
• Convey energy and passion about your topic by sharing a relevant experience from your practice
• Deliver your presentation in a conversational style — never read your materials to the audience
• Use charts, diagrams, or images to supplement your presentation. Visual aids can clarify concepts and raise the interest level of the attendees