Effective Presentations

We had a lecture about how to prepare for and deliver an effective presentation.
The key points to a good presentation would be, to avoid using a lot of text. The reason for this is that when you are delivering a presentation, you are supposed to guide people trough your thoughts, pitch or information. The audience will not be compelled by an overwhelming amount of text in front of them. Try using imagery instead. A visual stimulus is more effective than a chunk of text anytime. In a nutshell keep it short and to the point.
Another key point to an effective presentation would be- be prepared. Always have notes for what you will be speaking about, test the equipment and the software before hand to ensure that no unpredicted problems come up. Also try and rehears what you want to say. For some, articulating their thoughts is harder then for others, therefor some practice can only be beneficial.
A third tip would be-

• AVOID USING BULLET POINTS
• BECAUSE ITS ANNOYING
• AND DONT USE CLIP ART

Also, use appropriate tone. Pitching an idea to fellow students or peers would allow you to use a more casual tone, whereas pitching to investors or company employees will require a more serious and appropriate tone.

So these are the main things that I've learned about how to successfully give a presentation.