Today's discussion will focus on the "tip of the iceberg" issues of presentation. 

 We will talk about the final steps that you must take before you go out there and make a presentation.

    1. Practice

After completing our PPT we often feel relieved that we are done and decide to not look at it again until it's time to present. This is a big mistake. Before presenting it is necessary to not only practice what you will say but also what questions may be asked by the audience.  To help you with this step we will discuss some Q&A tips. 

       2. Delivery

Here we will turn a useful list of presentation DONT's provided by Business Week Online.  Sometimes the best way to know what to do is by talking about what not to do.  For some additional advice you can also return to our friend Gary Reynolds for his top 10 "Delivery Tips". 

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Bonus Materials - below are some exercises you can try out. 

When an Audience member asks you a question that you just don't quite understand ... Asking for Clarification

Sometimes we don't hear or understand what the speaker has said. When this happens, we need to ask for repetition or clarification. Here are some exercises to help you do that.

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2

Dealing with Questions

• "What you can say"
• "Dealing with Questions 1"
• Word Practice