List and explain four techniques to use during a presentation to ensure you give an effective presentation

Answer 1

Answers should include four of the six techniques listed here:
• Smile. A smile will go a long way toward helping you relax and making you appear accessible to your audience. This is especially important when dealing with the general public.
• Use eye contact. Regardless of the size of the audience, select one person with whom to establish eye contact. Let your eyes dwell on this one individual a few moments, and then move on to another person. This gives the appearance of a one-on-one interactive discussion, which engages the audience in your presentation and helps ensure that they are listening to you.
• Use gestures. Gestures give energy to your presentation and provide additional emphasis for key points. Practice making them during your rehearsals. Exercise a little common sense here—wild arm movements and pirouettes will detract from your presentation.
• Control the pace. Although maintaining a steady pace will ensure that you complete your speech on time, it may make your audience sleepy. Vary the pace to keep the audience interested in what you are saying.
• Use pauses. Pauses, like gestures, can be used for emphasis. A well-timed pause keeps your audience engaged and allows them a moment to process what you've just said.
• Vary the volume and pitch. Changing the volume and pitch of your voice has more auditory appeal for the audience than speaking in a monotone.