Without them, you risk leaving your audience behind as you advance to a new topic. Transitions alert the audience that you are finished with one point and are moving on. USE clear transitional statements to indicate movement to a new point. Avoid the temptation to explore amusing facts and ideas which, while interesting in an of themselves, have very little to do with the central goal of your presentation. The best way to avoid wandering off on a tangent is to ask yourself why this particular point is pertinent to the central idea of the presentation you are giving. If some points are developed at great length while others are just briefly noted, the presentation gives the impression that some main points are unimportant.Д¬ONNECT each main point to the thesis of your presentation. Each topic should receive roughly the same amount of time. Use simple, declarative sentences to introduce each point you wish to make in the presentation.Д«ALANCE the development given to each main point. STATE main points as concisely as possible. The similarity in wording that parallel phrasing introduces will help your audiences identify the major topics of the presentation. PHRASE main points in parallel language if possible.

Audiences often have trouble following a presentation that tries to cover too many major topics.

LIMIT the number of main topics in the body of the presentation. PREPARING THE MAIN POINTS FOR A PRESENTATIONДEFINITION: Main points are the major divisions of the body of a presentation.Д®ach main point introduces one idea, or makes one claim, that helps to advance the central idea (thesis) of the presentation.

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