Tip 180: Use the practice to perfect the presentation
It is amazing how you often I think that I have created a perfectly reasoned, argued and presented presentation on paper, but it is only when I stand up to practice it, and I say the words I am planning to say, and look at the slides I am intending to show… that I realise that there are big problems with my presentation and that a lot more work is required!
Your presentation may seem reasonable on paper, but you will find out what works and what doesn’t work in real life only by performing it time and time again.
When you are doing a dry-run of your presentation you will inevitably get flashes of inspiration which compel you revisit certain sections and re-design them for the better. You should also become more relaxed and identify redundant or problematic sections in your presentation which may need more work (which may involve more basic research).
During this stage of the preparation, you also need to keep a look out for the following:
Slides that don’t make the point as strongly and as naturally as you had hoped
Slides that just don’t work well in that sequence
Slides that don’t flow well together.
When you practice, you should imagine that you are performing it at the venue in front of your intended audience.
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