Each one of your presentations should have at least two visual aids included. Whenever you discuss numbers, use a chart or table to describe the numbers. Numbers make people's eyes glaze over. Keep your audience's attention with pictures or other visual aide. Make your speech personal.
Contact is personal.
Whether you're speaking to a small group in a board or committee meeting or an audience of over one thousand at a trade show, make your presentation intimate. If you use a microphone, try to use a small wireless mike attached to your lapel or tie so that you can move around. Engage particular people in the audience for short periods by moving toward them and establishing eye contact. Don't read your speech. Nothing will cause the premature death of your audience faster than a speech that you read.