Interviews - presentations

Presentations: Today's article is on
"Presentations

If invited for interview or to take part in an assessment centre, you may well find that you have to give a presentation, which is fine if you're used to doing so in your job. But what if you've never given a presentation before? Here are a few tips to help you.

Giving a presentation is often part of the interview process and quite a frightening prospect for many candidates. The presentation generally lasts for 5 or 10 minutes and usually applicants are warned before the interview, although sometimes it's sprung upon them on arrival.

However, it's not as difficult as you might expect. Whichever situation you face, you can make sure you are well prepared. If you know the subject of your presentation in advance, this is obviously a great deal easier, but also means much more will be expected of you. So you must take the time to put together a professional presentation and practise it until you can do it in your sleep!"

It's important to research your subject thoroughly - even though you only have to
speak for 5 or 10 minutes, you need to show that you know your stuff.

You'll also need to prepare effective audio visual aids - these should be professional and reflect attention to detail as well as subject knowledge.

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