One of the most challenging things to accomplish is to deliver a presentation. It can be nerve-wracking and stressful for many people. Good presentation skills and effective presentation approaches are essential for a successful presentation.

Here are some tips for a successful presentation:

1. Be Prepared
   You will feel more relaxed and confident while presenting if you prepare well ahead of time, and your body language will improve as well.
2. When giving a presentation, maintain eye contact and smile.
   Maintaining eye contact with the audience during the presentation is especially vital to give each of your listeners the sensation of being important and being personally addressed.
3. Use of gestures and facial expressions
   It is recommended that you adopt proper gestures and body language to emphasize the content of your presentation. During a presentation, avoid crossing your arms, placing your hands behind your back, or putting your hands in your pockets.
4. Be Confident
   You convey to the listener that you are confident in your subject and have properly prepared yourself by appearing self-confident. Make an effort to appear calm and relaxed.
5. Speak Freely
   Avoid reading the presentation if you want it to be as dynamic and engaging as possible. Freely, slowly, and clearly express yourself. There should be no continuous text, only short, precise bullet points!
6. Use different types of media
   A presentation can easily become boring and monotonous. To avoid this, it is recommended to use different types of media to boost the attention of your audience and help in keeping them focused until the end.
7. Use effective pauses
   Pausing between two blocks of your presentation can signal your audience that something new is about to happen. A brief pause can also enable you in recalling your next point without the audience realizing that you have forgotten what you were about to say.
8. Use the 10-20-30 rules for slideshows
   • Contain no more than 10 slides
   • Last no more than 20 minutes
   • Use a font size of no less than 30 point

You will surely present better if you can get yourself to relax. Your audience will respond by being more engaged if you start to value yourself.