Presentation in 12 hours!

[polo54]

I've got an interview tomorrow morning and I need to do a 10 minute presentation on insurance with questions at the end.

This is my first ever interview so I don't know what to expect!

Has anyone got any tips or advice for the interview or the presentation?

[don4l]

Practise your presentation tonight.

Make sure that you know it off by heart. If you have an OH, then ask her to listen to the presentation. If you are alone the do it in front of a mirror.

If you are feeling very nervous, then simply hold your hands behind your back while you talk. This will hide any evidence of "shaking". Your knees might be a bit wobbly, but, trust me, this cannot be seen in a typical man's trousers.

If you have practised your presentation enough, then you have no need to be nervous.

Good luck!


Don
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[Puggit]

SPEAK SLOWLY

Use a slide to tell them what you're going to tell them
Tell them it
Use a slide to tell them what you've told them

SPEAK SLOWLY

Did I say speak slowly?


Keep the slides short and punchy, maximum of 3 short lines on each one. No gimmicks like moving graphics and silly transitions between slides.

Don't read off the slides.



Good luck

[NoNeed]

5 easy steps

1. Introduction
2. Tell them what you are going to tell them.
3. Tell them
4. Tell them again in summary making sure they understood.
5. open questions.

They say it helps to imagine the audience naked as you feel more relaxed. I may or may not have tried this.

[Chilli]

NoNeed said:

They say it helps to imagine the audience naked as you feel more relaxed. I may or may not have tried this.

I'd hate to try and give a presentation with a massive errection to control as well
I find that as long as you know what you are talking about, and I mean really know then you'll be fine.