Tip 197: Familiarise yourself with the venue room

When you visit the room where you will be delivering your presentation, you must use this opportunity to familiarise yourself with the room in as much intimate detail as possible.

You must identify the following:

• The podium

• Where the chairperson will be sitting

• Where your audience will be sitting

• The distance between the podium and the chairperson

• The distance between the podium and your audience

• Is the presenter expected to stand / sit at a particular position, or is there flexibility for the presenter to move around the room or stage?

• What are the acoustics of the room

• How your voice travels across the room, and how loud you must talk in order to be heard in all areas of the room

• How you will control your slide presentation

• Whether you have access to a pointer

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Table of contents
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Introduction
About the author
How to use this book
Who needs this book?
Chapter 1: Planning for your presentation
Chapter 2: Preparing the delivery
Chapter 3: Preparing effective PowerPoint® slides
Chapter 4: Preparing a handout
Chapter 5: Rehearsals
Chapter 6: Just before the presentation
Chapter 7: Last-minute tips for confidence
Chapter 8: Delivering the presentation
Chapter 9: 'Any questions?'
Chapter 10: After the presentation
Chapter 11: Final Thoughts

About the author

Dr Mandar Marathe graduated from Southampton University with an honours degree in Biomedical Sciences in 1998 and a Bachelor of Medicine degree in 1999. He holds advanced qualifications in Emergency Medicine and in Toxicology.

He juggles a career as a doctor working in Accident & Emergency, while raising three children with his wife, writing books, and endlessly surfing the internet looking for the next "big thing".

With almost two decades of public speaking experience in both academic and professional arenas, he is today an enthusiastic and popular educator who is well qualified to share his ideas about what makes a successful speaker and a powerful presentation.

Dr Mandar Marathe is the course director for the FCEM Course.