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say it—because saying it out loud does make you feel a little better. However,
the presentation is about the audience, and telling them how nervous you are
does not serve their interest. Acknowledge to yourself that you are nervous.
Being nervous is normal and saying it to yourself will help you feel better. But
you do not need to share this information with the audience.
Do You Need to Show the Structure?
Do not start with an agenda slide. After you have made an initial connection
with the audience, however, it’s a good idea to give people an idea of where
you are going during your time. Usually you can do this verbally in just a few
seconds. But, if you have a lot of material, you may want to show the audience
how your talk is structured and then remind them along the way where you are
in the presentation. In a 2007 Macworld keynote presentation, Steve Jobs did
this by breaking his presentation into three “Acts” and displaying the number
of the act before each of his three sections.
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