Improving your presentation skills

Tips and tricks for an effective presentation
Before starting to work on a presentation, make sure you ask yourself the following questions:

Who?

Who is my audience?

What do I know about it?

What is the most compelling interest they might have in all I could tell them about?

and physically write down the answers.

Where

What is the physical context I will presenting in?

formal vs informal

indoor vs outdoor

large conference hall vs small seminar room

well equipped (i.e. projector) vs scarcely equipped

is interaction with the audience possible/desirable,and for how long?

When?

early in the morning when everybody, if present at all, is still sleepy?

just after lunch?

last after a series of many other speakers?

For how long?

How much time am I supposed to be presenting?

(to be continued...)