People want to hear content, they don t count our mistakes. Also, avoid overly formal language that is usually found in textbooks and is never discussed in conversations. Try to be natural, although he acknowledged that this is the hardest part about holding a presentation at all. In his conclusion, Zelazny revealed two final tricks to struggling Columbia future presenters. First, always try to make real eye contact.
Eye contact is like a virtual handshake and helps a presenter bond with the audience.
He stressed that we are talking about real eye contact, not the staring look into the masses without any connection. His second trick involved the skill of how to appropriately handle questions from the audience. Handling questions is very tricky, possibly the hardest part of the presentation because it makes you think on your feet. No, of course not. Never defer an answer to a question, even if the answer will come along later in the presentation.