I had a presentation on how to do a presentation.

Anything reassembling a presentations I find incredibly stressful, purely because I struggle converting what I want to say into what I am saying and having so much attention directed at me is terrifying to me even when ordering at Subway.              Today our teacher gave a presentation on what not to do in a presentation...

1. Don't risk tiny text - bigger is always better. But NOT alot of text. If you have a lot of text print it and hand it out to your audience.
2. Assume your audience knows nothing about the subject you're speaking about (or very little).
3. Know your subject but keep it simple and understandable. 
4. Avoid clipart.
5. Avoid bullet points.
6. If you made a mistake, correct yourself and move on. Don't ruin the whole presentation.
7. Don't ramble, slow yourself down and take a breath now and then.

I used to be terrified of giving presentations , but recently I gave one at my old college -I felt so confident, because what I was talking about (animation) no one else really knew about. Perhaps I'm getting more confident talking in general, or perhaps it was getting there early and preparing myself that helped me give the presentation.